All the squads for Men's T20 World Cup 2026

06 Feb 2026 cricket.com.au

Find out how the sides will line up at the 2026 edition of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup in India and Sri Lanka

The tenth edition of the ICC Men's World Cup is set to be a cricketing carnival with 20 teams to bring their colours to the competition in India and Sri Lanka starting February 7.

Italy will make their cricket World Cup debut at the tournament after an inspired performance in the European Qualifiers earned them the ticket to the sport's biggest hub.

Apart from the two hosts, the top seven sides from the previous editions had their places guaranteed. The other spots were filled by the three highest-ranked T20I teams not already qualified and eight regional qualifiers.

Co-hosts Sri Lanka were the final team to announce their squad with several head-turning selection calls among the participating nations setting the tone for an enthralling tournament.

Australia

Test captain Pat Cummins' back troubles have ruled him out of the final squad for the T20 World Cup and he has been replaced by left-armer Ben Dwarshuis. Josh Hazlewood has since also been ruled out of the tournament after initially delaying his arrival in Sri Lanka, having failed to overcome an Achilles injury that followed a hamstring issue that kept him out of this summer's Ashes series.

In better news, Nathan Ellis and Tim David have both overcome their hamstring issues to make the cut, although may be managed through the group stage.

The Australians have decided to pack their side with spin options to get the most out of the Sri Lankan surfaces on which they will play all their group games before relocating to India for the next stages.

Australia squad: Mitch Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Renshaw, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa. Travelling reserve: Sean Abbott

Allrounder Matt Short, who was named in the provisional squad, has been replaced by recent T20I debutant Matthew Renshaw with selectors looking for more middle-order versatility.

The George Bailey-led selection unit has foregone carrying a wicketkeeping backup for Josh Inglis and Glenn Maxwell is the man identified for the job in their contingency plans.

Sean Abbott was named as the squad's travelling reserve but, as of yet, has not been upgraded to the full squad by the ICC's Event Technical Committee.

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Afghanistan

Semi-finalists from the last edition, Afghanistan will once again be looking to strengthen their position among the top sides in the world.

Afghanistan squad: Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Sediqullah Atal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Naveen Ul Haq, Mohammad Ishaq, Shahidullah Kamal, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Darwish Rasooli, Ibrahim Zadran. Reserves: AM Ghazanfar, Ijaz Ahmadzai, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi

The Rashid Khan-led group will be bolstered by the return experienced allrounder Gulbadin Naib and fast-bowler Naveen-ul-Haq.

Also making a comeback to the side is off-spinner Mujeeb Ur Rahman, who took two wickets in their first match against the West Indies in a series meant to act as a preparation for the World Cup.

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Canada

Canada claimed their spot in the tournament by winning the Americas Qualifiers. The side had defeated Ireland in 2024 and will be looking to cause some more upsets at this edition.

Canada squad: Dilpreet Bajwa (c), Ajayveer Hundal, Ansh Patel, Dilon Heyliger, Harsh Thaker, Jaskarandeep Buttar, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Ravinderpal Singh, Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Shreyas Movva, Yuvraj Samra

Their 22-year-old captain Dilpreet Bajwa has some impressive knocks to his name in international cricket as well as Canada's T10 league. Young spinner Ansh Patel has rubbed shoulders with some of the top names in world cricket during his time in the Punjab Kings squad in the 2022 IPL season before emigrating from India.

England

Harry Brook will carry out captaincy duties for the first time at a World Cup but will have plenty of experienced campaigners to guide him.

England squad: Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood

England will be hoping Jofra Archer recovers from the left side strain that ruled him out of the final two Ashes Tests in time for the tournament.

Josh Tongue, who impressed in the Archer's absence, has received his first call-up to the T20I side. But wicketkeeper Jamie Smith, who faced calls to be axed from the Test side after a poor campaign in Australia, has also been dropped from the white-ball side.

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India

Co-hosts India were the first side to drop their squad and it came with the surprise omission of the country's Test and ODI captain Shubman Gill.

India squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Sanju Samson (wk), Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya, Shivam Dube, Axar Patel (vc), Rinku Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Arshdeep Singh, Kuldeep Yadav, Varun Chakaravarthy, Washington Sundar, ‍Ishan Kishan (wk), Mohammad Siraj

Sanju Samson is expected to open alongside Abhishek Sharma, the world's top-ranked batter in men's T20Is, while keeper-batter Ishan Kishan has also returned to the squad. Captain Suryakumar Yadav's form with the bat is a concern for India after a poor outing against South Africa last month, where he scored 34 runs across four innings.

Jasprit Bumrah will once again be the defending champion's strike weapon, while they also have the no.1 bowler on ICC's T20I rankings – leg-spinner Varun Chakaravarthy – in their camp.

Harshit Rana was ruled out of the squad after injuring his right knee in the warm-up match against South Africa and was replaced in the squad by Mohammad Siraj.

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Ireland

Ireland bear a look of experience and stability after retaining 12 out of their 15 squad members from the previous edition.

Ireland squad: Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Ben Calitz, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young

One of the nation's cricketing greats in Paul Stirling will be back leading the side with Lorcan Tucker named his deputy.

Ireland are one of Australia's opponents in the group stage, alongside Sri Lanka, Oman and Zimbabwe.

Italy

Italy were the toast of the cricket world after their dream run in the European Qualifiers set them on the way to their maiden World Cup appearance at any level of the game.

The followers of the sport were equally stunned when they later announced the omission of former Australian Test player Joe Burns, who had led them through the qualifying tournament, from the main event.

Italy squad: Wayne Madsen (c), Marcus Campopiano, Gian Piero Meade, Zain Ali, Ali Hasan, Crishan Jorge, Harry Manenti, Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, Syed Naqvi, Ben Manenti, Jaspreet Singh, JJ Smuts, Grant Stewart, Thomas Draca

South Africa-born Wayne Madsen has instead been handed over the captaincy, while former Proteas allrounder JJ Smuts is a major addition for the Azzurri. South Australian brothers Ben and Harry Manenti will also feature for Italy in their debut World Cup campaign.

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Namibia

This will be the African nation's fourth consecutive appearance at the Men's T20 World Cup. They have retained much of their group from the previous edition, but will miss their stalwart David Wiese, who has since retired from international cricket.

Gerhard Erasmus will continue to lead the side and will also lead the charge with the bat.

Namibia squad: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Ruben Trumpelmann, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Malan Kruger, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, JC Balt, Dylan Leicher, WP Myburgh, Max Heingo. Travelling reserve: Alexander Volschenk

Allrounder Nicol Loftie-Eaton, who made headlines in 2024 with his 33-ball century against Nepal – the fastest in men's T20Is at the time, will be another key cog in the lineup, having finished as the top bowler at the Africa Qualifiers for the tournament.

Nepal

Set for their third appearance at the men's T20 World Cup, the side from the Himalayan nation has a young leader in 23-year-old Rohit Paudel.

Nepal squad: Rohit Paudel (c), Dipendra Singh Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Sundeep Jora, Aarif Sheikh, Basir Ahamad, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Gulshan Jha, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sher Malla, Lokesh Bam

Leg-spinner Sandeep Lamichhane is the most recognisable name on the squad, having played in the Big Bash and IPL among other leagues.

Vice-captain Dipendra Singh Airee is ranked among the top allrounders in the shortest format and is one of the handful of batters to have hit six sixes in an over in a T20I, a feat he accomplished against Qatar in 2024.

Netherlands

Netherlands' path to their seventh T20 World Cup came via the European Qualifiers. Scott Edwards leads the side that will welcome back some experienced campaigners like Roelof van der Merwe, Bas de Leede, Colin Ackermann among a few others.

Netherlands squad: Scott Edwards (c), Colin Ackermann, Noah Croes, Bas de Leede, Aryan Dutt, Fred Klaassen, Kyle Klein, Michael Levitt, Zach Lion-Cachet, Max O'Dowd, Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren, Saqib Zulfiqar

The long list of returnees also means several names who were part of the side's recent series have been left out, which has the potential to cause issues with the team's stability going into the tournament.

New Zealand

The Kiwis boast of plenty of World Cup experience with quick Jacob Duffy the only member of their squad who is yet to feature at the T20 tournament.

New Zealand squad: Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi. Travelling reserve: Ben Sears

Captain Mitchell Santner leads a strong group packed with spin allrounders, while they also possess an accomplished pace unit. The Black Caps were forced into a change when Adam Milne tore his hamstring bowling in the SA20 league, with Kyle Jamieson elevated from travelling reserve to the main group. Wellington quick Ben Sears was then added as the new travelling reserve.

New Zealand will be pleased with the form of their batters going into the tournament. Finn Allen has been in an explosive touch in BBL|15, where Tim Seifert also scored a century. Meanwhile, Daryl Mitchell was unstoppable in the ODI series in India, posting two tons and an 84.

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Oman

Oman made it to the T20 World Cup by finishing second in the Asia-EAP Qualifiers. They will be led by experienced top-order batter Jatinder Singh.

Oman squad: Jatinder Singh (c), Vinayak Shukla, Mohammad Nadeem, Shakeel Ahmad, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Shah Faisal, Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra, Shafiq Jan, Ashish Odedara, Jiten Ramanandi, Aamir Kaleem

The side will have some work to do after failing to win a single game at last year's Men's T20 Asia Cup and they have duly made five changes to their squad from that tournament. They were forced into a sixth change when Hasnain Ali Shah was ruled out with injury and replaced by 44-year-old Aamir Kaleem, the oldest player in the tournament.

Like the previous edition of the tournament, Oman have again been grouped alongside Australia, with Sri Lanka, Ireland and Zimbabwe making up the rest of their opponents.

Pakistan

Star batter Babar Azam has retained his spot in the Pakistan side despite having a forgettable maiden BBL campaign in Australia.

Pakistan squad: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Mohammad Nafay, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq

Left-armer Shaheen Shah Afridi, whose BBL|15 stint with the Brisbane Heat was cut short with a knee injury, has recovered to be named in the squad. However, Haris Rauf was again ignored by the selectors despite having a successful season with the Melbourne Stars with 20 wickets to his name.

There was no place for Muhammad Rizwan either, with Khawaja Nafay getting the backing to take the gloves after his impressive debut against Sri Lanka in January.

Scotland

Scotland have been parachuted into the World Cup to replace Bangladesh after the latter's decision to not travel to India for the tournament.

Led by Richie Berrington, Scotland have named former New Zealand international Tom Bruce for a potential maiden appearance for his new side in the T20 format. Bruce, a big-hitting batter, has already played ODI cricket for Scotland.

Scotland squad: Richie Berrington (c), Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross, Bradley Currie, Oliver Davidson, Chris Greaves, Zainullah Ihsan, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Finlay McCreath, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Mark Watt, Bradley Wheal. Travelling reserves: Jasper Davidson, Jack Jarvis, Non-travelling reserves: Mackenzie Jones, Chris McBride, Charlie Tear

Scotland's squad also features Afghanistan-born fast bowler Zainullah Ihsan, who recently became eligible to play for the country he had arrived as a refugee in.

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka were the final team to name their final 15 for the World Cup, having initially named a 25-strong preliminary squad for a tournament they co-host.

The Sri Lankans have a new captain in Dasun Shanaka, who replaces Charith Asalanka at the helm, who has been included in the final 15.

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Pavan Rathnayake, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Matheesha Pathirana, Pramod Madushan

There is no shortage of experience in the group and a versatile spin attack made up of the likes of Wanindu Hasaranga and Maheesh Theekshana can be expected to feast on the assistance provided by their home tracks. Pramod Madushan was added to the squad as a replacement for fellow quick Eshan Malinga, who injured his shoulder in the bilateral series against England prior to the tournament.

The players cut from the extended squad were Dhananjaya de Silva, Niroshan Dickwella, Sahan Arachchige, Milan Rathnayake, Nuwan Thushara, Pramod Madushan, Dilshan Madushanka, Dushan Hemantha, Vijayakanth Viyaskanth and Traveen Mathew.

South Africa

The runners-up from the last edition will be looking to go one better and add more silverware to their cabinet after their ICC World Test Championship win last year.

South Africa squad: Aiden Markram (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Tony de Zorzi, Donovan Ferreira, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi ‍Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Jason Smith

Unlike many other sides, the Proteas have stuck to their strength and packed a fast-bowling heavy attack. The return of Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje from injuries is a big boost for the Aiden Markram-led team.

Wicketkeeper Quinton de Kock is back after reversing his international return while Tristan Stubbs and Ryan Rickelton have been dropped.

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UAE

Captain Muhammad Waseem joins Alishan Sharafu and Junaid Siddique as returning members from the UAE's previous T20 World Cup campaign in 2022. Waseem, the Emirates' all-time leading T20I run-scorer and most-capped player, will shoulder a heavy load while Siddique is their chief wicket-taker.

UAE squad: Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Mayank Kumar, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rohid Khan, Sohaib Khan, Simranjeet Singh

The UAE have made two changes from the squad that has just lost 0-2 to Ireland in a two-game World Cup warm-up series, calling up opening batter Mayank Kumar and allrounder Dhruv Parashar, a 21-year-old rising star who has already played 32 T20 internationals.

USA

The USA was hit by scandal on the eve of the World Cup when star batter Aaron Jones, who was a key in their run to the Super Eight stage as co-hots in the 2024 T20 World Cup, was suspended from all cricket and charged under the ICC's anti-corruption codes on match-fixing allegations.

USA squad: Monank Patel (c), Andries Gous, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milind Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Saiteja Mukkamala, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Mohammad Mohsin, Shubham Ranjane, Ehsan Adil

Captain Monank Patel leads a squad that does feature 10 returning players from the 2024 tournament, as well as a handful of new faces. Those include ex-Sri Lanka allrounder Shehan Jayasuriya, a 34-year-old left-handed batter who bowls offspin and has played 12 ODIs and 18 T20Is for Sri Lanka between 2015 and 2020.

The 29-year-old Peshawar-born leg-spining allrounder Mohammad Mohsin and Pune-born batter Shubham Ranjane are both set to make their T20I debuts for the USA, although Ranjane has played ODI cricket before. On February 10, Jasdeep 'Jessy' Singh was ruled out of the tournament with a right shoulder injury picked up during their warm-up game against New Zealand, and was replaced in the squad by Ehsan Adil, who has played three Tests and six ODIs for Pakistan but would be on debut for the USA if he plays.

West Indies

In trademark West Indies fashion, the squad named for the tournament is packed with allrounders and power hitters.

West Indies squad: Shai Hope (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Quentin Sampson, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd

Shai Hope has been shown the trust to lead the side that has plenty of collective T20 experience with names like Jason Holder, Shimron Hetmyer, Sherfane Rutherford and Rovman Powell being proven match winners in the format.

Zimbabwe

After missing out of the previous edition, Zimbabwe won the African Qualifiers in front of a home crowd to return to the tournament in 2026. The side has an experienced leader in Sikandar Raza, who will be well supported by veteran keeper-batter Brendan Taylor.

Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Graeme Cremer, Bradley Evans, Clive Madande, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Brendan Taylor

Blessing Muzarabani is back from injury to spearhead Zimbabwe's pace attack, which will have the guidance of former West Indies great Courtney Walsh, who has been appointed by the side as a bowling consultant.

2026 ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Australia squad: Mitch Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Renshaw, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa. Travelling reserve: Sean Abbott