Australia’s Squad and Matches for T20I World Cup 2026
Australia has been placed in a competitive group and will face a mix of experienced and emerging cricket nations during the initial stage of the tournament.
Captain: Mitchell Marsh
Vice Captain: Travis Head
Coach: Andrew McDonald
Australia vs Ireland
Date: 11 February 2026
Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Australia vs Zimbabwe
Date: 13 February 2026
Venue: R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Australia vs Sri Lanka
Date: 16 February 2026
Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
This match is expected to be one of the toughest group-stage clashes for Australia. Sri Lanka’s familiarity with local conditions and spin-friendly pitches could provide a strong challenge.
Australia vs Oman
Date: 20 February 2026
Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
Australia will close their group-stage campaign against Oman. Depending on earlier results, this match could play an important role in determining group standings.
Squad: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (wk), Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Renshaw, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
Mitchell Marsh (Captain)
✅ Strengths
- Powerful top-order batting and finishing ability
- Reliable seam-bowling all-rounder
- Strong leadership and match temperament
❌ Weaknesses
- Injury history
- Bowling consistency sometimes fluctuates
Xavier Bartlett
✅ Strengths
- Excellent swing bowling with new ball
- Good wicket-taking ability in powerplay
- Emerging pace talent
❌ Weaknesses
- Limited ICC tournament experience
- Death overs execution needs improvement
Cooper Connolly
✅ Strengths
- Promising batting all-rounder
- Flexible middle-order batting option
- Useful spin bowling
❌ Weaknesses
- Limited international exposure
- Needs consistency at elite level
Tim David
✅ Strengths
- Explosive finishing power
- One of the best death-over hitters
- Strong ability against spin
❌ Weaknesses
- Limited role in building innings
- Can struggle against high-quality pace early
Ben Dwarshuis
✅ Strengths
- Left-arm pace variation
- Effective death-over bowling skills
- Handy lower-order batting
❌ Weaknesses
- Economy rate can fluctuate
- Limited big tournament exposure
Cameron Green
✅ Strengths
- Tall fast-bowling all-rounder
- Technically strong batting
- Excellent fielding ability
❌ Weaknesses
- Strike rate inconsistency in T20 format
- Injury management concerns
Nathan Ellis
✅ Strengths
- Specialist death-over bowler
- Excellent slower balls and variations
- Calm under pressure
❌ Weaknesses
- Less effective with new ball
- Can be expensive if variations fail
Josh Hazlewood
✅ Strengths
- Exceptional line and length accuracy
- Strong powerplay and middle overs control
- Vast ICC tournament experience
❌ Weaknesses
- Less variation compared to some T20 specialists
- Death-over bowling occasionally expensive
Travis Head
✅ Strengths
- Fearless aggressive opening batting
- Excellent ability against spin bowling
- Big-match performer
❌ Weaknesses
- High-risk attacking approach
- Vulnerable against early swing bowling
Josh Inglis
✅ Strengths
- Aggressive wicketkeeper-batter
- Flexible batting position
- Strong finishing capability
❌ Weaknesses
- Inconsistent long innings performance
- Pressure handling in big ICC matches
Matthew Kuhnemann
✅ Strengths
- Accurate left-arm spin control
- Effective in middle overs
- Maintains tight economy rate
❌ Weaknesses
- Limited wicket-taking ability
- Less experience in global T20 tournaments
Glenn Maxwell
✅ Strengths
- 360-degree stroke-making ability
- Off-spin bowling versatility
- One of the best match-winning all-rounders
❌ Weaknesses
- High-risk batting style
- Inconsistency in longer innings
Matthew Renshaw
✅ Strengths
- Technically strong batting
- Flexible batting position
- Useful spin bowling option
❌ Weaknesses
- Strike rate sometimes slow in T20 cricket
- Limited finishing experience
Marcus Stoinis
✅ Strengths
- Powerful middle-order hitter
- Seam-bowling all-round ability
- Strong finishing record
❌ Weaknesses
- Bowling consistency varies
- Can struggle against quality spin
Adam Zampa
✅ Strengths
- World-class leg spinner
- Excellent wicket-taking ability in middle overs
- Vast T20 experience
❌ Weaknesses
- Can concede runs on flat batting pitches
- Dependent on pitch assistance