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‘The small stuff can change games quickly’ – Santner rues dropped catches and misfields

The New Zealand captain acknowledged his team was 'in a very good position' but their errors in the field let India recover from 70 for 5 to chase down 181…

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Published: Saturday, 24 October 2026 at 1:04 PM

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Mitchell Santner stated dropped catches and misfields cost New Zealand victory against India in Christchurch.
India recovered from 70 for 5 to successfully chase down 181 and take a 2-0 series lead.
New Zealand gave reprieves to four Indian batters, including Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, and Naman Dhir.

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Mitchell Santner attributed New Zealand's second T20I defeat to fielding errors, arguing dropped catches and misfields allowed India to recover from 70 for 5 to successfully chase 181 in Christchurch. Santner noted that the mistakes altered the outcome, giving India a 2-0 lead in the five-match series instead of New Zealand being ahead.

New Zealand gave reprieves to Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, and Naman Dhir during the chase. Tilak Varma capitalized by scoring an unbeaten 51 off 26 balls alongside Nitish Kumar Reddy to secure India's victory ahead of the third match in Wellington.

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‘The small stuff can change games quickly’ – Santner rues dropped catches and misfields

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