{"id":113001,"date":"2026-05-01T06:52:36","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T06:52:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/shock-for-new-zealand-mitchell-santner-out-of-ireland-england-tests-with-grade-3-injury\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T06:53:42","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T06:53:42","slug":"shock-for-new-zealand-mitchell-santner-out-of-ireland-england-tests-with-grade-3-injury","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/christiancorner.us\/index.php\/2026\/05\/01\/shock-for-new-zealand-mitchell-santner-out-of-ireland-england-tests-with-grade-3-injury\/","title":{"rendered":"Shock for New Zealand! Mitchell Santner out of Ireland, England Tests with Grade 3 injury"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The New Zealand cricket team has suffered a major blow as their white-ball captain Mitchell Santner has been ruled out for at least a month due to a shoulder injury. Through an official confirmation, the New Zealand Cricket Board has revealed that the spin-bowling all-rounder has a level 3 ACL shoulder injury.<\/p>\n<p>The board confirmed the extent of the injury after a medical scan. Since he is expected to be out of action for at least a month, he will not be available for the one-off Test against Ireland and the first Test against England.<\/p>\n<h2>Mitchell Santner is set to miss several international matches due to injury<\/h2>\n<p>&#8220;Blackcaps all-rounder and white-ball captain Mitchell Santner is set to be ruled out for at least a month after scans revealed a grade three ACL shoulder injury. The diagnosis means Santner is unavailable for the one-off Test against Ireland and the first Test against England. His availability for the second and third Tests will be assessed at a later date,&#8221; the New Zealand Cricket Board said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The full squads for the Ireland and England Tests will be announced in the coming days,&#8221; it added.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\">An update from the team. Read more at <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3YsfR1Y3Sm\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/3YsfR1Y3Sm\">https:\/\/t.co\/3YsfR1Y3Sm<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udcf8 <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhotosportNZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PhotosportNZ?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-mce->@PhotoSportNZ<\/a> <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R1WL5XEjUY\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/R1WL5XEjUY\" data-mce->pic.twitter.com\/R1WL5XEjUY<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8211; Blackcaps (@BLACKCAPS) <a rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLACKCAPS\/status\/2050097979109834836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/BLACKCAPS\/status\/2050097979109834836?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" data-mce->1 May 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Mitchell Santner has been ruled out of the remainder of IPL 2026 after suffering a left shoulder injury while fielding for Mumbai Indians against Chennai Super Kings. The New Zealand all-rounder got injured while taking a diving catch.<\/p>\n<p>Read more: Two Sri Lankan cricketers arrested for making video of people taking bath in hotel<\/p>\n<p>More to follow&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The New Zealand cricket team has suffered a major blow as their white-ball captain Mitchell Santner has been ruled out for at least a month due to a shoulder injury. Through an official confirmation, the New Zealand Cricket Board has revealed that the spin-bowling all-rounder has a level 3 ACL shoulder injury. 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