Black Caps dominate with Santner’s 77no

Black Caps captain Mitchell Santner made an unbeaten 77 off 42 balls as they beat the Netherlands by eight wickets in their second Twenty20 international yesterday. Santner emerged at No 3 and shared in an unbroken partnership of 123 for the third wicket with Daryl Mitchell, who made 51no off 27, as the tourists cantered to 149-2 with six overs to spare. The Netherlands made 147-4 with Kiwi spinner Michael Bracewell taking 2-20.