Father: Joseph Santner, Brother: Elliot, Sister: Olivia, Wife: Caitlin Dodunski, Daughter: Esme Santner
Mitchell Santner is a crafty left-arm orthodox spinner and handy lower-order batter who has become a mainstay of New Zealand’s white-ball setup and briefly captained the side across limited-overs formats. The Hamilton-born allrounder made his international debut in 2015, stepping into the spin-bowling shoes left by Daniel Vettori, and quickly established himself with composed performances with both bat and ball. His Test career featured memorable highlights, including a five-wicket haul and crucial runs in Kanpur in 2016, and a standout 13-wicket match in Pune in 2024 that helped New Zealand secure a historic series whitewash in India. In white-ball cricket, Santner has been even more prolific, playing key roles in New Zealand’s runs to World Cup finals and taking 100 ODI wickets alongside crossing 1000 ODI runs. A three-time IPL winner with Chennai Super Kings, he later joined Mumbai Indians where he proved to be their most economical spinner. Known for his calm demeanour and ability to deliver under pressure, Santner remains one of New Zealand’s most reliable spin-bowling allrounders.
| Bowling | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | Balls | Runs | Wkts | BBI | BBM | Ave | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Tests | 32 | 54 | 5551 | 2603 | 78 | 7/53 | 13/157 | 33.37 | 2.81 | 71.1 | 2 | 2 | 1 |
| ODIs | 124 | 118 | 5875 | 4717 | 133 | 5/50 | 5/50 | 35.46 | 4.81 | 44.1 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| T20Is | 138 | 133 | 2832 | 3387 | 142 | 4/11 | 4/11 | 23.85 | 7.17 | 19.9 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| FC | 68 | 110 | 10834 | 5231 | 139 | 7/53 | 13/157 | 37.63 | 2.89 | 77.9 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| List A | 154 | 146 | 7303 | 5735 | 170 | 5/50 | 5/50 | 33.73 | 4.71 | 42.9 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| T20s | 271 | 262 | 5520 | 6606 | 270 | 4/11 | 4/11 | 24.46 | 7.18 | 20.4 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting & Fielding | |||||||||||||
| Format | Mat | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | Ct |
| Tests | 32 | 44 | 2 | 1085 | 126 | 25.83 | 2300 | 47.17 | 1 | 4 | 120 | 32 | 26 |
| ODIs | 124 | 92 | 33 | 1580 | 67 | 26.77 | 1689 | 93.54 | 0 | 3 | 115 | 50 | 53 |
| T20Is | 138 | 92 | 38 | 1108 | 77* | 20.51 | 848 | 130.66 | 0 | 2 | 90 | 43 | 49 |
| FC | 68 | 104 | 6 | 2975 | 136 | 30.35 | 5730 | 51.91 | 4 | 16 | 364 | 63 | 60 |
| List A | 154 | 119 | 35 | 2295 | 86 | 27.32 | 2490 | 92.16 | 0 | 8 | 187 | 66 | 69 |
| T20s | 271 | 197 | 76 | 2871 | 92* | 23.72 | 2162 | 132.79 | 0 | 7 | 220 | 130 | 99 |
He is a bowling allrounder who bowls slow left-arm orthodox and bats left-handed, capable of contributing valuable runs in the lower order alongside his primary bowling duties.
He has represented two IPL franchises: Chennai Super Kings (CSK), where he spent five seasons from 2019 to 2024 and won titles in 2021 and 2023, and Mumbai Indians (MI), who bought him for INR 2 crore ahead of the 2025 season.
In the 2024 tour of India, he took 13 wickets in the Pune Test, outspinning R Ashwin and Ravindra Jadeja to help New Zealand secure a landmark 3-0 series whitewash in India.
He made his ODI debut in 2015 against England at Edgbaston, followed by his Test debut in the first-ever day-night Test against Australia in Adelaide later that year.
He played key roles in New Zealand's runs to the 2019 ODI World Cup final and the 2022 T20 World Cup final. He also became the first New Zealand spinner to take five wickets in a World Cup game, against Netherlands in 2023, and reached 100 ODI wickets and 1000 ODI runs.
He scored his maiden Test century in 2019 during an epic partnership with BJ Watling that took New Zealand to 615, their highest Test total against England.
Yes, he captained New Zealand in ODIs and T20Is, including leading the team to the Champions Trophy semi-final in 2025 where he took 3 for 43.
He played 13 games for Mumbai Indians in 2025, proving to be their best spinner with an economical spell, going at just 7.92 runs per over.
He was born on February 5, 1992, in Hamilton, making him 34 years old.
In his debut Test, the first ever day-night Test, he scored 31 and 45 batting at No. 6 and took two wickets in a low-scoring game against Australia in Adelaide.
