""Sam Curran said England will not "hide" from a "need to improve" following their recovery from 105-5 to beat huge underdogs Italy at the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at Kolkata's Eden Gardens. Will Jacks hits an unbeaten 53 off 22 balls to rescue England, who won by 24 runs to reach the Super 8 stage in unconvincing style. Ben Manenti registered 60 off 25 deliveries for Italy, while England's Jofra Archer took both of his wickets in his first over and Jamie Overtun recorded 3-18 as the tournament debutants suffered elimination.""
""I don't think we bowled really well," Curran told Sky Sports. "Teams we have played against have been of different intensity. "There are a few nerves, but I don't think we are nervous. Every time we have tried to push, we have lost wickets... I guess it's a fine balance going too hard and losing wickets. "We don't hide from the fact that we have been not at our best. There's a need to improve. We have to look at positives, too. We are a honest group and we will have honest conversations in the team.""
England collapsed to 105-5 before recovering to post 202-7 and beat Italy by 24 runs at Eden Gardens to reach the Super 8 stage. Will Jacks rescued England with an unbeaten 53 off 22 balls, supported by a 30 from Banton and early strikes from Jofra Archer and three wickets for Jamie Overton. Italy’s Ben Manenti struck 60 off 25 and Grant Stewart added 45, but the debutants were eliminated. England’s spinners conceded 102 from nine overs, taking their final economy to 9.34, and the team acknowledged they were not at their best and must improve.
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