Mitchell Santner vs Kuldeep Yadav Comparison: Who is the Better Spinner? Check ODI and World Cup Stats

Mitchell Santner vs Kuldeep Yadav ODI Stats: Check here the records and player comparison of two of the best spinners in modern cricket - New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner and India's Kuldeep Yadav.

Oct 22, 2023, 08:00 IST
Get here the cricket stats and World Cup comparison between Mitchell Santner and Kuldeep Yadav
Get here the cricket stats and World Cup comparison between Mitchell Santner and Kuldeep Yadav

Mitchell Santner vs Kuldeep Yadav Record: There are many forms of bowling in cricket, like spin and pace. And they also have subcategories like seam, swing, off spin and leg spin. Some pitches favour fast bowlers while others favour spinners. India is a country that’s famous for producing some amazing spin bowlers like Anil Kumble and Ravichandran Ashwin.

As such, when it was announced that India would be hosting the 2023 ODI World Cup, experts predicted that spinners would play a critical role for all teams. The same has come to pass, with New Zealand spinner Mitchell Santner leading the list of players with the most wickets in the World Cup 2023. Australia’s Adam Zampa and India’s Kuldeep Yadav aren’t far behind either.

Today, we’ll take a look at the player comparison between New Zealand’s Mitchell Santner and India’s Kuldeep Yadav, two of the greatest active spinners in cricket. 

New Zealand and India are set to clash once again in the 2023 ICC Cricket World Cup on October 22. Santner and Yadav are expected to be the biggest bowling assets for their teams.

Check here to know about Mitchell Santner vs Kuldeep Yadav comparison, record and stats in the World Cup, ODI, T20I and Test cricket.

Related:

ICC World Cup Points Table 2023

India vs New Zealand Head to Head Match Records in ODI, T20 and Test

Mitchell Santner vs Kuldeep Yadav in ODI World Cup

The 2023 ICC World Cup began on October 5 in New Zealand and marked the second appearance of both Mitchell Santner and Kuldeep Yadav. Both players have bowled a similar number of overs, played a same number of games, and conceded an almost identical number of runs. Even their economy rate differs by just decimals. However, Santner has a better bowling average and strike rate due to his higher wicket count.

 

World Cup Stats

Mitchell Santner

Kuldeep Yadav

Overs

104.4

107.0

Balls

628

642

Maidens

5

2

Runs Conceded

489

501

Wickets

17

12

Average

28.76

41.75

4 Wickets in Innings

1

0

Best

5/59

2/32

Economy Rate

4.67

4.68

Strike Rate

36.94

53.50

Catches:

7

2

Most Catches in Innings:

2

1

 

Also Read | Highest Run Scorers in ICC Cricket World Cup

Mitchell Santner vs Kuldeep Yadav in Overall One Day Matches

 

ODI Bowling

Mitchell Santner

Kuldeep Yadav

Match

98

94

Inning

93

91

Balls

4545

4795

Runs

3677

4059

Wickets

102

158

BBI

5/50

6/25

BBM

5/50

6/25

Average

36.04

25.68

Economy

4.85

5.07

Strike Rate

44.5

30.3

4 Wicket haul

0

7

5 Wicket haul

2

2

10 Wicket haul

0

0

 

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Mitchell Santner vs Kuldeep Yadav: T20I Record

T20I Bowling

Mitchell Santner

Kuldeep Yadav

Match

90

32

Inning

89

31

Balls

1868

687

Runs

2206

758

Wickets

100

52

BBI

4/11

5/24

BBM

4/11

5/24

Average

22.06

14.57

Economy

7.08

6.62

Strike Rate

18.6

13.2

4 Wicket haul

2

1

5 Wicket haul

0

1

10 Wicket haul

0

0

 

Mitchell Santner vs Kuldeep Yadav: Test Cricket Record

Test Cricket Bowling

Mitchell Santner

Kuldeep Yadav

Match

24

8

Inning

40

14

Balls

4037

1279

Runs

1871

733

Wickets

41

34

BBI

3/53

5/40

BBM

5/173

8/113

Average

45.63

21.55

Economy

2.78

3.43

Strike Rate

98.4

37.6

4 Wicket haul

0

2

5 Wicket haul

0

3

10 Wicket haul

0

0

 

Who is better, Mitchell Santner or Kuldeep Yadav? Record & Stats

Judging by the official records, it can be said that when it comes to ODI cricket, Kuldeep Yadav holds a slight edge over Mitchell Santner. In the test and T20I, there is a significant disparity between the number of games played by Yadav and Santner. But in the ODIs, Yadav has taken more wickets and has a better bowling average and strike rate.

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