Colombo, Feb. 27 -- Mitchell Santner is a protective shield around his teammates and finds a way to make them feel bigger in stature, New Zealand opener Rachin Ravindra said in effusive praise of his captain after the Black Caps beat Sri Lanka by 61 runs to enter the T20 World Cup semi-finals. While Ravindra scored 32 and also scalped 4/19 to win Player Of The Match award, it was skipper Santner's 26-ball 47 that propelled New Zealand to 168/7 after being down and out at 84/6. He also bowled a miserly spell of 1/19 in four overs with half a dozen dot balls in Sri Lanka's 107/8. According to Ravindra, the greatest attribute of Santner is showing the way. "Obviously we all know how chill he (Santner) is but also how his mind works, like what ...