The cricket council in England and Wales (ECB) announced on Friday, September 5, versatile Sam Curran on the National Party for the upcoming series of three T20i matches against South Africa, followed by three other games against Ireland.
Curran last performed for England during a tour of West India in November 2024, but since then he has been missing in the international duty under the head coach Brendon McCullum. 26 -year -old man replaces Ben Ducketta for South African accessoriesS and comes to Matthew Potts in the Irish leg. Meanwhile, Potts was released to represent Durham in the final rounds of the regional championship.
While these T20is offers England The chance to tune their combinations of white balls before the World Cup 2026 T20, also provides Curran an important opportunity to promote the return of limited. When Jamie Overton withdrew from the cricket of the red ball, Potts would also be perceived as a candidate for a place in the Ashes Group at the end of this year.
Curran had previously demonstrated its value with Bat and Ball in a test cricket, the most memorable during the 2018 series against India, where its versatile heroism won the series of the series Awards. Since then, however, its involvement in the longest format has been limited due to injuries and management of workload.
The left -handed versatile comes into a national set in a solid form. This season this season Sto and T20 Blast scored over 600 runs over 150 in 24 matches. He also took 33 goals with the ball and reaffirmed his reputation as a true three -dimensional cricket capable of supplying the T20 at all stages of the game.
For Currana, this download is more than just assigning a white ball. He will want to prove himself as a reliable specialist in limited control to help England find their land in shorter formats.
England Squad vs South Africa: Harry Brook, Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Brydon Cars, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Jamie Smith, Luke Wood.
England Squad vs Ireland: Jacob Bethell (C), Rehan Ahmed, Sonny Baker, Tom Banton, Jos Buttle, Jordan Cox, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Tom Hartley, Will Jacks, Saqib Mahmood, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Luke Wood.
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Published:
Amar Pancker
Published on:
September 5, 2025
