The Australian team for the T20I World Cup has been announced. They are a team that will always be in the running for the trophy. The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021 champions, Australia, won the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2023, and they will be full of confidence heading into the 20-team event starting in June. Australia have announced a balanced squad.
Australia have played two ICC Men's T20 World Cup finals (2010 and 2021), while they won their only ICC Men's T20 World Cup trophy in the 2021 edition in UAE (co-host Oman).
Let’s look at the Australian squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024.
Batters
|
Player |
Number
of T20 World Cup editions |
Matches |
Batting |
||||
|
Runs |
Average |
Strike-rate |
Highest Score |
100s/50s |
|||
|
David Warner |
7 |
34 |
809 |
25.18 |
133.22 |
89* |
0/6 |
|
Tim David |
1 |
3 |
26 |
26.00 |
144.44 |
15* |
0/0 |
|
Travis Head |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
WICKETKEEPERS
|
Player |
Number
of T20 World Cup editions |
Matches |
Batting |
||||
|
Runs |
Average |
Strike-rate |
Highest Score |
100s/50s |
|||
|
Matthew Wade |
3 |
17 |
103 |
20.60 |
130.37 |
41* |
0/0 |
|
Josh Inglis |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
ALL-ROUNDERS
|
Player |
Number
of T20 World Cup editions |
Matches |
Batting |
||||
|
Runs |
Average |
Strike-rate |
Highest Score |
100s/50s |
|||
|
Mitchell Marsh |
3 |
12 |
321 |
35.66 |
136.01 |
77* |
0/2 |
|
Glenn Maxwell |
5 |
24 |
446 |
27.87 |
147.68 |
74 |
0/2 |
|
Cameron Green |
1 |
1 |
3 |
3.00 |
150.00 |
3 |
0/0 |
|
Marcus Stoinis |
2 |
11 |
206 |
51.50 |
151.47 |
59* |
0/1 |
|
Ashton Agar |
3 |
3 |
29 |
14.50 |
103.57 |
20 |
0/0 |
Player
Number
of T20 World Cup editions
Matches
Bowling
Wickets
Average
Economy
rate
Best
bowling
4wks/5wks
Mitchell Marsh
3
12
1
90.00
8.18
1/26
0/0
Glenn Maxwell
5
24
9
34.77
7.42
2/14
0/0
Cameron Green
1
1
0
—
6.50
—
0/0
Marcus Stoinis
2
11
1
122.00
10.16
1/6
0/0
Ashton Agar
3
3
2
29.00
7.56
1/15
0/0
|
Player |
Number
of T20 World Cup editions |
Matches |
Bowling |
||||
|
Wickets |
Average |
Economy
rate |
Best
bowling |
4wks/5wks |
|||
|
Mitchell Marsh |
3 |
12 |
1 |
90.00 |
8.18 |
1/26 |
0/0 |
|
Glenn Maxwell |
5 |
24 |
9 |
34.77 |
7.42 |
2/14 |
0/0 |
|
Cameron Green |
1 |
1 |
0 |
— |
6.50 |
— |
0/0 |
|
Marcus Stoinis |
2 |
11 |
1 |
122.00 |
10.16 |
1/6 |
0/0 |
|
Ashton Agar |
3 |
3 |
2 |
29.00 |
7.56 |
1/15 |
0/0 |
Pacers
Player
Number
of T20 World Cup editions
Matches
Bowling
Wickets
Average
Economy
rate
Best
bowling
4wks/5wks
Pat Cummins
3
17
14
36.14
7.90
2/16
0/0
Mitchell Starc
4
20
27
24.44
8.35
3/20
0/0
Josh Hazlewood
3
13
17
21.35
7.72
4/39
0/0
Nathan Ellis
—
—
—
—
—
—
—
|
Player |
Number
of T20 World Cup editions |
Matches |
Bowling |
||||
|
Wickets |
Average |
Economy
rate |
Best
bowling |
4wks/5wks |
|||
|
Pat Cummins |
3 |
17 |
14 |
36.14 |
7.90 |
2/16 |
0/0 |
|
Mitchell Starc |
4 |
20 |
27 |
24.44 |
8.35 |
3/20 |
0/0 |
|
Josh Hazlewood |
3 |
13 |
17 |
21.35 |
7.72 |
4/39 |
0/0 |
|
Nathan Ellis |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
SPINNER
|
Player |
Number
of T20 World Cup editions |
Matches |
Bowling |
||||
|
Wickets |
Average |
Economy
rate |
Best
bowling |
4wks/5wks |
|||
|
Adam Zampa |
3 |
14 |
23 |
13.30 |
6.12 |
5/19 |
0/1 |
Talking Points from the Squad
- Mitchell Marsh will be the captain of the Australian team.
- David Warner, Matthew Wade, Josh Inglis, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Mitchell Starc, Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, and Adam Zampa were in the 15-member Australian squad for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021, where Australia won their first T20 World Cup title. Nathan Ellis was the reserve player for the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2021.
- In the present squad, only David Warner was the Australian team member, who participated in the ICC World T20 2010. In that tournament, Australia finished as the runners-up.
