England survive World Cup scare against Nepal
Test Match Special
BBC
4.4 • 2.3K Ratings
🗓️ 8 February 2026
⏱️ 33 minutes
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Summary
Henry Moeran is with Steven Finn and Prakash Wakankar in Mumbai.
Sam Curran joins the podcast to explain how he held his nerve at the end, plus we hear from player of the match Will Jacks and the two captains Harry Brook and Rohit Paudel.
And we reflect on the exciting start to the tournament with associate nations like USA, Scotland & the Netherlands also coming close to shock victories.
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| 0:45.6 | Here we go. Six needed from one. Sam Curran, Interpol, and it's been hit away down the ground, |
| 0:53.9 | on the ground, cruciallycially and England win the game |
| 0:57.0 | my goodness me it has been thrilling and how big do those runs scored by Will Jacks at the back end of innings number one look I mean goodness |
| 1:11.6 | well England have won a thriller here in Mumbai, |
| 1:15.6 | beating Nepal by just four runs, setting Nepal 185 as a target, |
| 1:21.6 | having themselves England hit 184 for seven. |
| 1:25.6 | Nepal looked odds-on favourites to win it it with the 19th over and the 18th over having been oh so expensive. It looked as though it was going to go the way of the associate side. In the end though, Sam Curran with a fabulous final over. Five from it and England managed to get over the line or be it scrambling over the line and goodness me |
| 1:48.1 | what relief that will be for Harry Brook and the England camp will bring you reaction |
| 1:53.4 | from both sides shortly but Stephen Finn Ash is winning fast bowler and Prachash Wakanko were watching on for test match special |
| 2:05.6 | and Prakash first of all it's been some atmosphere and some game of cricket. A phenomenal game of cricket. |
| 2:07.6 | Yes, relief for England and heartbreak again for Nepal. |
| 2:10.6 | But this is really what this World T20 is all about, isn't it? |
| 2:16.6 | Just giving the opportunity and yet again we're seeing Finney and Henry that when the |
| 2:22.9 | associate nations are given that platform and that opportunity, the development that they're |
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