Left-arm pacer Ben Dwarshuis will substitute Cummins after he didn’t get better in time for the event.
Printed On 31 Jan 2026
Australian quick bowler Pat Cummins has been dominated out of the ICC Twenty20 World Cup after failing to get better from a nagging again harm, with Ben Dwarshuis named as his alternative within the event beginning subsequent month.
“With Pat needing extra time to get better from his again harm, Ben is a prepared alternative who provides a left-arm tempo possibility in addition to dynamic fielding and late-order hitting,” selector Tony Dodemaide mentioned on Saturday.
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“We imagine his potential to swing the ball at good tempo, together with intelligent variations, will probably be well-suited to the circumstances we count on and total construction of the squad.”
Cummins performed simply one of many 5 Ashes Checks in opposition to England, however Australia stored him within the provisional World Cup squad, hoping for his availability within the Tremendous Eight stage of the event to be performed in India and Sri Lanka.
Matt Renshaw additionally changed fellow batter Matthew Quick however veteran Steve Smith couldn’t break into the World Cup squad regardless of his robust type within the Large Bash League.
The Mitchell Marsh-led aspect are presently taking part in a three-match T20 collection in Pakistan as a part of their preparation for the World Cup.
“With the highest order settled and spin-heavy circumstances anticipated within the pool levels in Sri Lanka, we additionally really feel Matt supplies additional middle-order assist, with Tim David finishing his return-to-play programme within the early part of the event,” Dodemaide mentioned of Renshaw’s choice.
“As a left-hander, he additionally provides a degree of distinction to the middle-order batting.”
Renshaw scored 15 in his T20 debut for Australia in Thursday’s defeat in Lahore.
The previous champions start their World Cup marketing campaign in opposition to Eire in a February 11 match in Colombo.
Australia’s squad for the T20 World Cup: Mitchell Marsh (captain), Travis Head, Xavier Bartlett, Josh Hazlewood, Cooper Connolly, Josh Inglis, Tim David, Matthew Kuhnemann, Ben Dwarshuis, Glenn Maxwell, Cameron Inexperienced, Matthew Renshaw, Nathan Ellis, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
