Last Updated on 5 months ago by Charbel Coorey
There are plenty of moving parts in Australia’s T20I squad for the five-match series against India. Players will leave halfway through the series while others will join at various points.
However, despite the ins and outs, Australia will field the core team that has been the driving force behind their good run in T20Is.
Australia T20I squad for India series: Josh Hazlewood, Glenn Maxwell and other changes
Here is a look at Australia’s squad, including when certain players will come in and out.
Mitchell Marsh (captain), Sean Abbott (games 1-3), Xavier Bartlett, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis (games 4-5), Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood (games 1-2), Mahli Beardman (games 3-5), Travis Head, Glenn Maxwell (games 3-5), Josh Philippe, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Mitchell Owen, Matt Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa (unavailable for start of series), Tanveer Sangha (replacing Adam Zampa for start of series).
Josh Hazlewood is available for only the first two T20Is before he gears up for the Ashes. Sean Abbott will leave the squad after the third T20I. Both are reportedly set to play for New South Wales in their round four Sheffield Shield match against Victoria starting November 10.
Also, Adam Zampa is unavailable for the start of the series as his wife is due to give birth to their second child. Fellow legspinner Tanveer Sangha has been drafted to the squad, as confirmed by ESPNcricinfo.
In terms of the inclusions, Glenn Maxwell is set to return from game three onwards, as reported by cricket.com.au. The all-rounder fractured his wrist during the recent T20I tour of New Zealand.
Ben Dwarshuis, who has impressed for Australia this year, will return for game four. The left-arm seamer suffered a calf strain in New Zealand earlier this month. As a result, he missed the ODIs against India and won’t be available for the first three T20Is.
In a surprise, Australia have selected young gun Mahli Beardman for games 3-5. The 20-year-old has enjoyed a strong start to the One Day Cup season for Western Australia, and can notch speeds of 140km/h and above.
The five-match T20I series kicks off on Wednesday October 29 at Manuka Oval, Canberra. Both nations are in excellent form in 20-over cricket, with Australia winning 16 of their past 18 completed matches since the 2024 T20 World Cup. India, who won that title in the Caribbean, also recently won the Asia Cup.
