ENG vs ZIM | Twitter and Zimbabwe fans ecstatic as surprised Curran returns to crease courtesy DRS shock

05/24/2025

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The Zimbabwe fans at Trent Bridge went up as one when the big screen showed Sam Curran had survived during the one-off Test between England and Zimbabwe

Sport never fails to surprise or deceive even the hardest of veterans and the keenest of eyes. When Ben Curran had embraced his departure at Trent Bridge on Saturday, technology delivered him a pleasant surprise to extend his stay at the crease, and left umpire Kumar Dharmasena looking sheepish.

Zimbabwe showed a resilient front in the morning session on Day 3 of the one-off Test against England as the side went the first 20 overs unbeaten, recovering well from the loss of two early wickets in their follow-on innings. Sean Williams took charge straightaway under the clouds and against the swinging ball with a brilliant counter-attack while Ben Curran resolutely kept the ball out to stitch together a century stand. However, just when the duo had begun to inspire hopes of a famous draw as the weather grew ominous, a heart-stopping moment arrived and led to some brilliant theatre at Trent Bridge.

Shoaib Bashir, in his first spell off the innings, trundled in from around the wicket in the 31st over and on the fourth ball floated a drifter across Curran that pitched on a length on leg stump. The opener had taken a big stride forward to play the sweep, but was undone by the slight turn as the Duke's thumped into his pad and sent England into a loud appeal. Dharmasena took a long think before ultimately raising his finger, much to the surprise of Curran who after a long consultaiton with Williams opted for the review. The replays showed that the ball had pitched in line -- which was never a doubt -- and straightened just enough to make impact in-line. It was all the evidence Curran needed to begin walking-off, only to be left with mouth agape when Hawk-Eye showed that the red cherry had bounced over the stumps.

The youngster made a hasty U-turn with the Chevron fans' deafening roar echoing around the ground, the sheer sound of it even making Dharmasena smirk while he signalled the reversed decision. Twitterati was all joy after the incident.

What a luck!

— Birdman (@kingbirdman22)

She will enjoy their son's play!

What's Ben Curran's mom going to do when her sons face other in a cricket match since they play for different countries
— Sydney Moya (@sydney_moya)

Yeah!

Lucky Ben Curran! Survived.
— Sourabh Sanyal 🇮🇳 (@sourabhsanyal)

He is really playing matured innings!

Ben Curran is playing a very responsible innings, understanding his role very well 👌🏾
— Anesu on the Internet (@HwangeExpress)

Great stand there!

Excellent Partnership for 3rd Wicket ➡️ Sean Williams 🤜🤛 Ben Curran 100* Runs.
— JaayShaan (VaidhyaJayaShankar) (@JaayShaan)

They wanna their brother bat!

Tom Curran, brother, to Ben Curran in attendance at Trent Bridge.
— Merovaeous (@Merovaeous)

Haha! Yeah!

What Bennett did on Day 2

Williams is doing even better

Thank you Sean for being a faithful servant of Zimbabwe Cricket.

Nice to see Ben Curran redeem himself from the woeful 1st innings
— #ZanuPFMustGo (@MeyahMeya)

LOL!

Sam Curran batting for Surrey on the laptop and Ben Curran batting for Zimbabwe... who's losing their wicket first? 👀
— Rari♡ (@RariAyliffe)

Very interesting info.

Interesting Fact - Ben Curran who is playing Test for Zimbabwe again England is brother of Sam and Tom Current who played for England. All of them are son of Kevin Curran who was the top scorer against India in the match Kapil Dev made world record 175* in the 1983 world cup.
— Neil Ghosh (@neilghosh)

Is he abtting like that?