The Australia cricket team will be led by Mitchell Marsh at the T20 World Cup. Marsh led Australia in three T20I series as an interim skipper over the past 12 months. Big names like Steve Smith, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Jason Behrendorff and all-rounder Matt Short were not named in Australia’s 15-member T20 World Cup squad. The Aussies will kick off their T20 World Cup 2024 journey with a game against Oman scheduled to be played in Barbados on June 5. At this year’s T20 World Cup, the Australia cricket team have been placed in Group B along with England, Namibia and Scotland.
Complete List of T20 World Cup 2024 Squads
Australia’s T20 World Cup Squad
- Mitchell Marsh (captain)
- Ashton Agar
- Pat Cummins
- Tim David
- Nathan Ellis
- Cameron Green
- Josh Hazlewood
- Travis Head
- Josh Inglis
- Glenn Maxwell
- Mitchell Starc
- Marcus Stoinis
- Matthew Wade
- David Warner
- Adam Zampa
Australia’s T20 World Cup Schedule and Match Timings in IST
Australia will start their T20 World Cup campaign with a match against Oman in Barbados on June 6. The Aussies find themselves in Group B along with England, Namibia and Scotland.
DATE (USA)
Matches
TIME (IST)
VENUE
06-Jun-24
AUSTRALIA v OMAN
6:00 AM
Barbados
08-Jun-24
AUSTRALIA v ENGLAND
10:30 PM
Barbados
12-Jun-24
AUSTRALIA v NAMIBIA
6:00 AM
Antigua
16-Jun-24
AUSTRALIA v SCOTLAND
6:00 AM
St Lucia
Australia’s History at T20 World Cups
Year
Result
Host
2007
Semi-final
South Africa
2009
Group stage
England
2010
Runners up
Cricket West Indies
2012
Semi-final
Sri Lanka
2014
Group stage
Bangladesh
2016
Super 10
India
2021
Champions
UAE/Oman
2022
Group stage
Australia
Australia’s win-loss record in T20 World Cups
Matches
40
Won
25
Lost
15
Tied
0
No-result
1
Win-Loss Ratio
1.666
5 Highest run-getters for Australia in T20 World Cups
Player
Matches
Runs
Highest Score
Ave
Strike-rate
100
50
4s
6s
David Warner
34
806
89*
25.18
133.22
0
6
86
31
Shane Watson
24
537
81
28.26
140.94
0
5
41
31
Aaron Finch
16
458
71
30.53
119.27
0
3
40
20
Glenn Maxwell
24
446
74
27.87
147.68
0
2
38
23
Michael Hussey
21
437
60*
54.62
139.61
0
2
33
16
5 Highest wicket-takers for Australia in T20 World Cups
Player
Matches
Wickets
BBI
Ave
Economy
Strike-rate
4-fer
5-fer
Mitchell Starc
20
27
3/20
24.44
8.35
17.55
0
0
Adam Zampa
14
23
5/19
13.30
6.12
13.04
0
1
Shane Watson
24
22
3/26
27.63
8.07
20.54
0
0
Mitchell Johnson
14
20
3/15
17.55
6.72
15.65
0
0
Josh Hazlewood
13
17
4/39
21.35
7.72
16.58
1
0
Highest individual score for Australia in T20 World Cups
Player
Runs
4s
6s
SR
Opposition
Ground
Year
David Warner
89*
9
4
158.92
v West Indies
Abu Dhabi
2021
Cameron White
85*
6
6
173.46
v Sri Lanka
Bridgetown
2010
Shane Watson
81
7
4
165.30
v Pakistan
Gros Islet
2010
Mitchell Marsh
77*
6
4
154
v New Zealand
Dubai
2021
Glenn Maxwell
74
7
6
224.24
v Pakistan
Mirpur
2014
Best Bowling Figures for Australia in T20 World Cups
Player
Overs
Maidens
Runs
Wickets
Econ
Opposition
Ground
Year
Adam Zampa
4
0
19
5
4.75
v Bangladesh
Dubai
2021
James Faulkner
4
0
27
5
6.75
v Pakistan
Mohali
2016
Dirk Nannes
4
0
18
4
4.5
v Bangladesh
Bridgetown
2010
Stuart Clark
4
0
20
4
5
v Sri Lanka
Cape Town
2007
Josh Hazlewood
4
0
39
4
9.75
v West Indies
Abu Dhabi
2009
Highest Team totals for Australia in T20 World Cups
Score
Overs
RR
Inns
Result
Opposition
Ground
Year
197/7
19.5
9.93
2
won
v Pakistan
Gros Islet
2010
193/4
20
9.65
1
won
v Pakistan
Mohali
2016
191
20
9.55
1
won
v Pakistan
Gros Islet
2010
184/5
20
9.2
1
won
v India
Bridgetown
2010
179/5
20
8.95
1
won
v Ireland
Brisbane
2022
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