‘it Would Have Been A Horrible One To Lose’: Curran Relieved After England’s Nepal Scare

England flirted pinch 1 of nan awesome T20 World Cup upsets successful Mumbai earlier getting their run nether measurement pinch victory against Nepal by 4 runs and, though they did not suffer nan game, Sam Curran insisted they had mislaid immoderate consciousness of complacency.

“We return those 2 points and return awesome confidence, because it wouldn’t person been a bully dressing room this evening,” said Curran, who conceded conscionable 5 runs successful nan last complete to determine nan game.

“I’ve played a batch of T20 cricket. When you triumph nan adjacent ones they’re really nan ones that springiness you a small boost and a spot of a grin connected your look … The subordinate nations are getting truthful overmuch better. Some of nan shots successful nan past fewer overs … it’s superior stuff. You can’t underestimate these guys immoderate more.”

Will Jacks said of Curran: “He’s won america that game. It was ebbs and flows nan full way. I thought it was almost mislaid pinch six balls to go. Winning disfigured is simply a awesome trait. It’s incredibly difficult to replicate that acquisition and a crippled for illustration today, wherever we perchance weren’t expecting it to spell down to nan past shot and it has. When we get successful that business successful nan remainder of nan tournament, which we decidedly will astatine immoderate stage, we’ll beryllium capable to look backmost connected this acquisition and return that pinch us.”

England adjacent play West Indies connected Wednesday but successful nan moments earlier he delivered nan important complete Curran already had their 2nd opponents connected his mind, specifically Carlos Brathwaite’s four successive sixes disconnected Ben Stokes to settee nan 2016 World Cup last successful their favour.

“I weirdly thought of nan 2016 last erstwhile Carlos sewage clasp of Stokesy,” Curran said. “I was thinking: ‘Well, if I execute he’s not going to deed maine for six.’ I conscionable watched his feet and thankfully executed. Those games are awesome to win, but wow it would person been a horrible 1 to lose.”