Rise to Success: Career Highlights of Sam Curran

How Sam Curran built a successful career. Explore key moments that defined the journey.

Sam Curran is an English cricketer, playing for England in all formats, with a particular reputation in limited overs cricket. He currently represents Surrey in domestic cricket and has participated in various Twenty20 leagues. While recognized as a strong limited overs player, Curran aspires to rejoin the Test side, having last played a Test match in 2021 against India.

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Full Timeline Career & Achievements

2011: Represented Zimbabwe Cricket U13s

In 2011, Sam Curran represented the Zimbabwe Cricket U13s team at the 2011–12 CSA U13 Week in South Africa, where he won the player of the tournament.

2014: Played for Weybridge

During the 2014 season, Sam Curran represented Weybridge in the Surrey Championship Premier Division.

June 2015: Senior Debut in Twenty20 Match

On 19 June 2015, at the age of 17 years and 16 days, Sam Curran made his senior debut in a Twenty20 match against Kent at The Oval in the NatWest t20 Blast tournament.

July 2015: First-Class and List A Debut

In July 2015, Sam Curran made his first-class debut in a County Championship fixture against Kent at The Oval. He also made his List A debut in a Royal London One-Day Cup match against Northamptonshire at The Oval.

2016: Represented England Under-19s

In 2016, Sam Curran represented England Under-19s at the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup.

2017: Selected for England Lions

In 2017, Sam Curran was selected for the England Lions for their tour of the United Arab Emirates and their match against South Africa A at Canterbury.

2017: Signed by Auckland Aces

In 2017, Sam Curran was signed by Auckland Aces for the 2017–18 Super Smash.

2017: Trans-Tasman Tri-Series Selection

Sam Curran received his first senior call-up for England in January 2018 for the 2017-18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series.

January 2018: First Senior Call-Up for England

In January 2018, Sam Curran received his first senior call-up for England for the 2017-18 Trans-Tasman Tri-Series against Australia and New Zealand, but did not play any games.

May 2018: Added to England Test Squad

On 30 May 2018, Sam Curran was added to the England Test squad ahead of the second Test against Pakistan, as cover for Ben Stokes.

June 2018: Test Debut at Headingley

On 1 June 2018, Sam Curran made his Test debut at Headingley.

June 2018: One Day International Debut

On 24 June 2018, Sam Curran made his One Day International debut against Australia.

November 2018: Tour of Sri Lanka

In November 2018, Sam Curran played two Tests during England's tour of Sri Lanka, scoring 112 runs at an average of 37.33, but only took a single wicket.

December 2018: Bought by Kings XI Punjab

In December 2018, Curran was bought by the Kings XI Punjab in the player auction for the 2019 Indian Premier League.

2018: Test and ODI Debut

In 2018, Curran made his Test and One Day International debuts for England.

September 2019: Test series against Australia and named in squads against New Zealand

In September 2019, Curran played in the final Test of England's home series against Australia and was later named in England's Test and Twenty20 International (T20I) squads for their series against New Zealand.

November 2019: T20I debut against New Zealand

On 1 November 2019, Curran made his T20I debut for England against New Zealand.

2019: Winter Tours of New Zealand and South Africa

After playing only two tests in the summer, in 2019 Curran played all six Tests of the 2019–20 winter tours of New Zealand and South Africa.

2019: T20I Debut

In 2019, Curran made his Twenty20 International debut for England.

2019: Performances in West Indies tour and Test summer

In 2019, Curran played two Tests in the England tour of the West Indies, and also participated in one Test against Ireland and the fifth Ashes Test.

2020: Bought by Chennai Super Kings

In 2020, Sam Curran was bought by the Chennai Super Kings ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League.

2020: Played Tests Against West Indies and Pakistan

In the 2020 England summer, Sam Curran played in one Test against the West Indies and one against Pakistan.

July 2021: First Five-Wicket Haul in ODI Cricket

On 1 July 2021, in the second match against Sri Lanka, Curran took his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket.

August 2021: King Pair at Lord's

On 16 August 2021, in the second test against India, Curran was the first batter to get a king pair at Lord's.

September 2021: Named in T20 World Cup Squad

In September 2021, Sam Curran was named in England's squad for the 2021 ICC Men's T20 World Cup.

2021: Last Test Match Against India

In 2021, Sam Curran played his last Test match against India.

2021: Included in Squad for Tour of Sri Lanka

Sam Curran was included in the squad for England's 2021 tour of Sri Lanka.

April 2022: Bought by Oval Invincibles

In April 2022, Sam Curran was bought by the Oval Invincibles for the 2022 season of The Hundred.

April 2022: Return to County Championship

On 21 April 2022, Sam Curran made his comeback in the County Championship for Surrey against Somerset after being out of action for around seven months.

June 2022: First Five-Wicket Haul and Maiden First-Class Century

In June 2022, Sam Curran took his first five-wicket haul in Twenty20 cricket, with 5/30 against the Hampshire Hawks in the 2022 T20 Blast. Later that month, he scored his maiden century in first-class cricket against Kent.

2022: T20 World Cup win and Player of the Tournament

In 2022, Sam Curran was part of the England team that won the T20 World Cup. He took the most wickets for England at the tournament and was named Player of the Tournament.

2023: First English Bowler to Take a Wicket off the First Ball on World Cup Debut

In the 2023 Cricket World Cup, Curran became the first English bowler to take a wicket off the first ball on World Cup debut.

May 2024: Named in England's Squad for 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

In May 2024, Sam Curran was named in England’s squad for the 2024 ICC Men's T20 World Cup tournament.

2024: Captained Punjab Kings

In 2024, Sam Curran was given responsibility to captain Punjab Kings for the remainder of the season since Shikhar Dawan got a career ending injury except the last match where Jitesh Sharma led the team.