The Black Caps were defeated by the India Cricket Team in the ICC Champions Trophy finals. However, New Zealand captain Mitchell Santner is extremely proud of his side. After the game in Dubai, he admitted that his side lost to a superior side and he has no regrets of losing the finals.
The Kiwis were handed a 4-wicket loss as the Men in Blue chased down the 252-run target set by Santner and Co. This was Mitchell Santner‘s first outing at an ICC event while leading his side. India headed into the tournament as firm favorites and went undefeated throughout the campaign to lift the title. Santner revealed that he has been extremely proud of his side.
Santner is proud of his side
“I couldn’t be prouder of this group. There’s always adversity in these tournaments. You could take it back to a few different things. We didn’t really complain about anything, we kind of get on with it. That’s how we like to operate,” Mitchell Santner said after the game.
Mitchell Santner revealed that he is extremely proud of his side. He claimed that he can’t complain and they faced a tough opposition. He claimed that the Black Caps played some good cricket and got beaten in the finals by a good team.
“I guess they’re starting to add up now. If you make a final, you’re coming up against another pretty good team who’s playing pretty good cricket. I was proud of the way we fought tonight. We pride ourselves in the field on not giving up. I don’t think we did throughout that innings. It’s bittersweet, you always want to win one of these, I don’t know how many more chances we’ll get. We were playing some good cricket leading into this, we thought we were a real sniff today. We just got beaten by a good team,” he concluded.
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