Jamieson Won't Do It Every Day, But We Bank On Experience: Santner On Pacer's Back-to-back Clutch Spells

New Zealand: New Zealand skipper Mitchell Santner was all praises for Kyle Jamieson, who held his nerves in the final over to take his side to a win against the West Indies on Sunday. The Men in Black played the Men in Maroon in a third consecutive thriller and edged past them to take a 2-1 lead in the ongoing T20I series.

The Kiwis clinched a close nine-run victory in the third of the five T20Is and restricted the visitors from chasing down the 178-run target. Batting first, the New Zealanders posted 177-9 on board thanks to Conway’s 56 and Daryl Mitchell’s 41. Ish Sodhi and Jacob Duffy then stood out with their respective three-wicket hauls and helped their side cross the line.

Speaking on the players stepping up, Santner, during the post-match presentation, said, “Yeah, there was. I think that was the most pleasing thing. Different guys stepping up at different times, especially in a five-match series, is pretty key. It was a very scrappy win, but nice to be on the right side of one.”

"It's always a challenge when you come up against such a team that bats so deep. And we know they've got power all the way through. So I guess our main goal is to try and keep taking wickets even though they had a partnership from 8 and 10 there. We probably should have got 190 at least, maybe. But then I think the way the boys started, when it's swinging, we're nice. Then when it's not, obviously, Ish, outstanding again. And the boys adapted quickly with cutters. And I think even at the end, they had bouncers and slowies and yorkers. It was nice to watch,” he added.

Speaking on the players stepping up, Santner, during the post-match presentation, said, “Yeah, there was. I think that was the most pleasing thing. Different guys stepping up at different times, especially in a five-match series, is pretty key. It was a very scrappy win, but nice to be on the right side of one.”