Curran in dreamland as England chase top form

SAM Curran is undaunted at taking on India in another T20 World Cup semifinal despite England also having to contend with a noisy, partisan Mumbai crowd tomorrow.

- By DAVID CHARLESWORTH

Sam Curran practises as England prepare to face India in their T20 World Cup semi-final

(MATT ROBERTS-ICC)

The teams met at the same stage in the last two editions of the competition, with England claiming a crushing 10-wicket win in Adelaide in 2022 and India gaining revenge in Guyana in 2024, by 68 runs.

India have home advantage for the trilogy contest but Curran and several of his England teammates have experienced the Wankhede Stadium at its boisterous best at the Indian Premier League in recent years.

"It’s an experience as a young cricketer you dream of: playing India in the semifinal of a World Cup," all-rounder Curran said. "India are a quality side but we've played a lot of cricket here.