The T20 World Cup 2026 has been riddled with injuries, forcing many teams into emergency changes. Here’s a group-wise list of squad changes so far in the tournament.
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Ireland were among the latest to suffer an injury blow after their captain, Paul Stirling, was ruled out of the remainder of the event due to ligament damage to his knee. Australia, too, are without their original captain Pat Cummins due to injury, with Mitchell Marsh named the skipper in his stead. But the batter has injured himself as well, forcing Australia to fly down Steve Smith as a stand-by for the opener.
Sri Lanka leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga picked up a hamstring injury during his spell of 3-25 in their tournament opener against Ireland. Brendan Taylor also suffered a hamstring injury during Zimbabwe's win over Oman and was ultimately replaced by Ben Curran.
Australia’s Matthew Short and the UAE’s Muhammad Zohaib were named in their respective teams’ original squad for the T20 World Cup but were replaced for non-injury reasons. While Matt Renshaw replaced top-order batter Short to provide more balance to the squad, Zohaib was sent home due to disciplinary reasons and replaced by Haider Shah.
Group A
India
Out: Harshit Rana (knee)
In: Mohammed Siraj
Updated squad: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh.
Pakistan: No injury replacements
Netherlands: No injury replacements
Namibia: No injury replacements
USA
Out: Jasdeep Singh (shoulder)
In: Ehsan Adil
Updated 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.
Group B
Sri Lanka
Out: Wanindu Hasaranga (hamstring), Eshan Malinga (shoulder)
In: Dushan Hemantha, Pramod Madushan
Updated squad: Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Perera (wk), Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Pavan Rathnayake, Dushan Hemantha, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Matheesha Pathirana, Pramod Madushan.
Zimbabwe
Out: Brendan Taylor (hamstring)
In: Ben Curran
Updated squad: 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, Ben Curran.
Australia
Out: Pat Cummins (back), Josh Hazlewood (hamstring)
In: Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott and Steve Smith (travelling reserves)
Updated squad: Australia: 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 reserves: Sean Abbott, Steve Smith.
Ireland
Out: Paul Stirling (knee ligament)
In: Sam Topping
Updated squad: Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Ben Calitz, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Sam Topping, Ben White, Craig Young.
Oman
Out: Hassnain Shah (side strain)
In: Aamir Kaleem
Updated 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.
Group C
West Indies: No injury replacements
Scotland: No injury replacements
England: No injury replacements
Italy: No injury replacements
Nepal: No injury replacements
Group D
New Zealand
Out: Adam Milne (hamstring), Michael Bracewell (calf)
In: Kyle Jamieson, Cole McConchie and Ben Sears (travelling reserves)
Updated squad: Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi, Kyle Jamieson. Travelling reserves: Cole McConchie, Ben Sears.
South Africa
Out: Donovan Ferreira (shoulder), Tony de Zorzi (hamstring)
In: Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs
Updated squad: Aiden Markram (c), Quinton de Kock, Dewald Brevis, David Miller, Ryan Rickelton, Tristan Stubbs, Marco Jansen, Keshav Maharaj, Kagiso Rabada, Kwena Maphaka, Lungi Ngidi, Jason Smith, George Linde, Corbin Bosch, Anrich Nortje.
Afghanistan
Out: Naveen Ul Haq (right shoulder)
In: Zia ur Rahman Sharifi, Farid Ahmad Malik (travelling reserve)
Updated squad: Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Sediqullah Atal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Ishaq Rahimi, Shahidullah Kamal, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Darwish Rasooli, Ibrahim Zadran, Zia ur Rahman Sharifi. Travelling reserves: AM Ghazanfar, Ijaz Ahmadzai, Farid Ahmad Malik.
Canada: No injury replacements
UAE
Out: Muhammad Zohaib (team welfare issues)
In: Haider Shah
Updated squad: Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Mayank Kumar, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Haider Shah, Rohid Khan, Sohaib Khan, Simranjeet Singh.
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