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No mystery but spin trio the unlikely heroes for New Zealand with street-smart practical wisdom

No mystery but spin trio the unlikely heroes for New Zealand with street-smart practical wisdom

Quartets, trifectas and pairs in cricket walk with an aura. But New Zealand’s trio of Cole McConchie, Mitchell Santner and Rachin Ravindra trudge without a halo. They have been the most modest, yet most prolific, spin firm in the tournament, firing New Zealand’s unrealistic dream. Between them, they have snared 15 wickets and conceded just 7.22 runs an over, without wielding any mystique or mystery; just plain practical wisdom practised to perfection. Opposition batsmen would not lose sleep over any of them; neither would they spend countless hours dissecting their wrist positions and releases; they would not make frantic calls to friends or teammates who had played them. They are the staple spinners they would have encountered a thousand times. But yet, they could not conquer them. The combined figures of the three on Wednesday read 9-0-54-4. A run a ball; four wickets. Job well done. None would remember the spells, but teammates would vouch for their impact. When Rachin boarded the flight to India, he would not have anticipated in his wildest dreams that …