The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 has seen several teams hit by injuries and other absences, leading to squad reshuffles right from the early stages.
Ireland lost captain Paul Stirling to knee ligament damage, while Australia dealt with captaincy issues after Pat Cummins' injury and Mitchell Marsh's subsequent problem, prompting Steve Smith to join as a reserve.
Sri Lanka's Wanindu Hasaranga and Zimbabwe's Brendan Taylor both suffered hamstring strains in openers, and other sides like India, USA, Oman, New Zealand, South Africa, Afghanistan, and UAE made changes too. Below is a full rundown of outs, ins, and updated squads by group.
T20 World Cup 2026 Squad Changes: Full List of Updated Players
Have a look at the full list of updated squads of all the teams and the injury replacements.
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, Netherlands, 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; Steve Smith (travelling reserve)
Updated 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 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, Scotland, England, Italy, Nepal: No injury replacements.
Group D
New Zealand
Out: Adam Milne (hamstring), Michael Bracewell (calf)
In: Kyle Jamieson; Cole McConchie, 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.
