{"id":10833,"date":"2026-01-31T15:12:02","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T09:42:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?p=10833"},"modified":"2026-01-31T15:12:04","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T09:42:04","slug":"australias-world-cup-squad-to-face-sri-lanka","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/australias-world-cup-squad-to-face-sri-lanka\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia&#8217;s World Cup squad to face Sri Lanka"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Australian squad for the 2026 Twenty20 World Cup has been announced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The squad, led by Mitchell Marsh, includes 15 players.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Pat Cummins has missed the World Cup due to a back injury. Accordingly, steps have been taken to call up Ben Dwarshuis in the squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Matt Short has been dropped from the squad, and Steven Smith, who showed great performance in the Big Bash League, has also not been allocated a place in the squad.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Short was previously named in the preliminary squad, but steps have been taken to replace him with Matthew Renshaw in order to strengthen the middle order. 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