Mitchell Santner Creates History With Record-Breaking 143rd T20I Appearance

New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner etched his name in the record books on Sunday, becoming his country's most-capped men's T20I player with his 143rd appearance during the fifth and final match against India at Seddon Park, Hamilton. The left-arm spinner surpassed fellow bowler Ish Sodhi, who previously held the record with 142 T20I appearances for the Black Caps. Santner, who made his T20I debut in 2015, reached the milestone after more than a decade of representing New Zealand in the shortest format. Santner now tops the list of New Zealand's most-capped T20I players, followed by Sodhi with 142 appearances. Former fast bowler Tim Southee is third with 126 matches, while former opener Martin Guptill ranks fourth with 122 appearances. Daryl Mitchell completes the top five with 109 T20Is for New Zealand.

The 34-year-old has made significant contributions with both bat and ball throughout his international career. In 143 T20Is, he has scored 1,117 runs at an average of 20.30, with a highest score of 77 not out. With the ball, he has claimed 151 wickets at an average of 23.09, with best figures of 4/11.

Santner recently achieved another milestone in the format, becoming only the third New Zealand bowler to claim 150 T20I wickets. He reached the landmark during the fourth T20I against India on Friday, returning figures of 2/24 and dismissing Axar Patel and Nitish Kumar Reddy.

However, the milestone appearance in Hamilton did not bring him a wicket, as Santner conceded 39 runs in his four overs during India's innings.

India, who had already secured the five-match series with an unassailable 3-1 lead after winning the first three matches, were asked to bat first after New Zealand won the toss.

Ishan Kishan (61) and Shreyas Iyer (50) led India's recovery with half-centuries after the visitors lost Abhishek Sharma (1) and Sanju Samson (4) early.

The pair added 93 runs for the third wicket to put India back on track.

Naman Dhir contributed 33 runs, while Nitish Kumar Reddy chipped in with 22 as India posted 191/8 in their 20 overs.

Fast bowler Adam Milne was the standout performer for New Zealand, claiming 4/19 in his four overs. Nathan Smith and Blair Tickner picked up two wickets apiece to prevent India from crossing the 200-run mark.

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