Top 5 players from ICC World T20 2016

#5. Mitchell Santner

New Zealand came into this tournament without their legendary batsman, Brendon McCullum. McCullum was their most explosive player in this edition and his absence was supposed to bring New Zealand down even before they were up.

However, it was anything but that.

Playing in a young team—captain by the young Kane Williamson—they stunned India in the very first game, and the man who starred there was Mitchell Santner.

The slow left-armer was the revelation of the tournament as he took 12 wickets in just 5 games, at a miserly economy rate of 6.27. His exploits were the biggest reason for New Zealand’s unbeaten run to the semi-finals and his less-than-usual performance in that game was what gave England the victory.