When the heat is on, Sam always delivers

OVERTON HAILS COOL CURRAN

- BY DAVID CHARLESWORTH

SAM CURRAN is once again proving England's man for the big moment at the T20 World Cup.

Without him, England might have been embarrassingly eliminated in the group stage as he defended 10 from the final over against Nepal last week before shutting down Italy's charge at the death on Monday.

Italy needed 30 off 12 balls after Adil Rashid conceded 21 from his last over but Curran dismissed the dangerous Grant Stewart and England did not look back as they guaranteed a top-two finish in Group C.

Curran has also made a couple of crucial cameos with the bat to show his worth after an up-and-down past few years since being crowned player of the tournament in England’s 2022 triumph in Australia.