England fought again from the brink to keep away from a significant shock and beat an impressed Nepal by 4 runs of their opening match of the T20 World Cup in Mumbai.
A month on from the conclusion of their Ashes defeat, England wanted Sam Curran to defend 10 from the final over to disclaim Nepal the most important win of their cricketing historical past and save his facet from extra distress.
The good Lokesh Bam wanted to hit the final ball for six to safe victory however solely managed one.
Lokesh, who completed on 39 not out from 20 balls, dropped to his haunches on the end as England’s gamers shook his hand to congratulate his efforts.
He had taking his facet to victory when he struck two sixes to take Jofra Archer for 22 within the 18th over earlier than swiping Luke Wooden for one more two fours within the nineteenth.
However England held on – the recently-recalled Curran discovering yorkers beneath strain on the dying.
It means head coach Brendon McCullum and captain Harry Brook, who scored 53 in England’s 184-7, start their World Cup with out the ignominy of overseeing one of many largest upsets in World Cup historical past.
They’ve three days earlier than their subsequent match in opposition to West Indies on Wednesday on the identical floor.
