T20 World Cup 2026: Steven Smith replaces Josh Hazlewood in Australia squad

The Event Technical Committee of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 has approved Steven Smith as a replacement for Josh Hazlewood in the Australia squad.

Smith is named as a replacement for Hazlewood, who is now officially ruled out from participating in the tournament due to a calf injury. The team’s medical staff had hoped to have him fit in time to feature in the latter parts of the tournament but were unsuccessful.

Smith was originally a part of Australia’s campaign as a standby player, where he had travelled to Sri Lanka with the squad to get acclimatised to the conditions if his need arose. He was supposed to act as a cover for skipper Mitchell Marsh but has finally replaced the injured pacer Hazlewood, as confirmed by the International Cricket Council.

Australia’s updated squad for T20 World Cup 2026

Travis Head (vice-captain), Mitchell Marsh (captain), Cameron Green, Ben Dwarshuis, Adam Zampa, Cooper Connolly, Marcus Stoinis, Glenn Maxwell, Josh Inglis (wicketkeeper), Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Tim David, Matt Renshaw and Steven Smith

Jarvis replaces Sharif in Scotland squad

Meanwhile, the Event Technical Committee (ETC) of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 has also approved Jack Jarvis as a replacement for Safyaan Sharif in the Scotland squad. Jarvis has eight T20I caps for Scotland and was already with the squad as a travelling reserve. He replaces Sharif after the seamer injured his right groin during a team training session on 12 February.

Scotland’s updated squad for T20 World Cup 2026

Richie Berrington, Tom Bruce, Michael Leask, Matthew Cross, George Munsey, Finlay McCreath, Oliver Davidson, Brandon McMullen, Brad Currie, Chris Greaves, Mark Watt, Brad Wheal, Zainullah Ihsan, and Jack Jarvis

Note: The replacement of a player requires the approval of the Event Technical Committee before the replacement player can be officially added to the squad.

(Inputs from ICC)