Sam Curran insists India T20 World Cup semi-final holds ‘no fear’ for England
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<ul><li><p>All-rounder ‘excited for the challenge’ of facing hosts</p></li><li><p>‘Baz and Brooky are keeping the group nice and calm’</p></li></ul><p>England have pledged to go into Thursday’s T20 World Cup semi-final against India with no fear, with Sam Curran describing the fixture as “a dream” and “a brilliant opportunity” about which they are feeling “hugely confident”.</p><p>On the face of it the challenge Englan
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Sam Curran insists India T20 World Cup semi-final holds ‘no fear’ for England All-rounder ‘excited for the challenge’ of facing hosts ‘Baz and Brooky are keeping the group nice and calm’ England have pledged to go into Thursday’s T20 World Cup semi-final against India with no fear, with Sam Curran describing the fixture as “a dream” and “a brilliant opportunity” about which they are feeling “hugely confident”. On the face of it the challenge England face is daunting. Though they won all three games in the Super 8 stage to ease into the semi-finals those matches were played in Sri Lanka, where they now have a 100% record in six outings this year. They have since returned to Mumbai, where they were so nearly beaten by Nepal in their tournament opener and then actually beaten by West Indies , and where they can expect nothing but hostility from a sold-out crowd of 33,000. Though scoring rates here in this tournament have been relatively modest, across the last three seasons of the Indian Premier League the Wankhede has been the competition’s highest-scoring ground, with an average of 9.89 runs scored per over. India’s team is packed with players who have extensive experience here including their captain, Suryakumar Yadav, the highest scorer on the ground in that time with 888 runs in 20 innings at the extraordinary average of 63.42, and his Mumbai Indians teammate Jasprit Bumrah, who with 23 wickets at 11.52 and an economy of 5.61 does not so much stand out from other bowlers as exist in a different category entirely of his own. England played India here as recently as last February: the opener Abhishek Sharma scored a ludicrous 135 off 54 , England were bowled out in just over 10 overs and the winning margin was 150, making it the worst T20 defeat in England’s history. But despite all of this, and the fact that England are yet to produce a truly authoritative display in this tournament, their coach-and-captain combo of Brendon McCullum and Harry Brook have managed to ...
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