Mitchell Santner Joins Mumbai Indians Camp: New Zealand’s all-rounder Mitchell Santner has joined the Mumbai Indians team in Delhi and it is expected that he will be available for the next match of IPL 2026 against Delhi Capitals on April 4. Indian cricket fans are also eagerly waiting to see his action.

could not play the first match

Mitchell Santner, along with England all-rounder Will Jaques, was not available for Mumbai’s first match of this season. Both the players had requested to extend their break a little more due to personal work. While Santner has now joined the team, there is no confirmed news yet about Jacques’ return.

Mumbai team got strength

With his arrival, the already balanced team of Mumbai Indians has become even stronger. The team started its campaign on a strong note with a spectacular win over Kolkata Knight Riders. Despite conceding 220 runs at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai chased down the target with ease; The credit for this goes to the brilliant opening partnership of 148 runs between Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton.

Retained for 2 crores

Mitchell Santner, who currently captains New Zealand in white-ball cricket, was bought by Mumbai Indians for Rs 2 crore before the IPL 2025 season and was retained in the team for 2026 as well. Last season, he played 13 matches, taking 10 wickets at an economy rate of 7.92.

T20 captain of Kiwi team

Mitchell Santner recently captained New Zealand and led the Kiwi team to the final of the T20 World Cup 2026; During this, he scored 120 runs at an excellent strike rate of 142.85 and also took 2 wickets with his left-arm spin bowling.

Dream of sixth title

Mumbai Indians are aiming to win their sixth IPL title this season. However, they are still trying to make a comeback in the finals, because they last won this trophy in 2020. It is obvious that the team’s confidence will definitely increase with Santner’s arrival.

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