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**Curran Brothers’ Legacy Grows: Ben Curran Continues ODI Hot Streak for Zimbabwe**
HARARE, Zimbabwe – Ben Curran, brother of England cricket stars Sam and Tom Curran, is making a name for himself in Zimbabwean colors. The opener struck his third consecutive score of 50 or more in the second ODI against Sri Lanka today, scoring 79 runs off 95 balls, as Zimbabwe aims to level the series in Harare.
Curran, who reached his half-century off 55 balls, has been in impressive form, following up an unbeaten century (118*) against Ireland earlier this year and a score of 70 in the first ODI against Sri Lanka with today’s performance. He was eventually dismissed after hitting five fours in the powerplay by an Asitha Fernando delivery that was caught by a sub-fielder.
The 31-year-old has rapidly become a key figure in Zimbabwe’s ODI setup. After a tentative start to his ODI career, Curran’s recent form has seen his average climb to an impressive 48.57 after eight matches. The son of the late former Zimbabwe international Kevin Curran, Ben debuted for Zimbabwe in December 2023 and has also represented his country in seven Test matches.
Zimbabwe is looking to capitalize on Curran’s form to level the series against Sri Lanka after narrowly losing the first match by seven runs due to a stunning hattrick by Dilshan Madushanka in the final over. The result of the match was still unknown at the time of the writing of this article.
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