T20 World Cup 2026: Aakash Chopra picks Australia’s probable XI, backs Nathan Ellis as death-overs specialist
Aakash Chopra picks Australia’s probable XI for T20 WC
16 Jan 2026
2 MinMitchell Marsh
Australia
ICC Ranking
#41 All Rounder in TEST
#40 All Rounder in T20
#42 Batter in ODI
#8 Batter in T20
Current Series
Full Name
Mitchell Marsh
Nationality
Australia
Other Name
Mitchell Marsh
Role
All Rounder
Birth Date
20 Oct 1991 (34y 95d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
Right Arm Medium
Teams
ICC Ranking
#41 All Rounder in TEST
#40 All Rounder in T20
#42 Batter in ODI
#8 Batter in T20
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 46 | 80 | 7 | 2083 | 181 | 28.53 | 3700 | 56.29 | 3 | 9 |
| odi | 99 | 95 | 12 | 3098 | 177 | 37.32 | 3276 | 94.56 | 4 | 20 |
| t20i | 81 | 76 | 13 | 2083 | 103 | 33.06 | 1490 | 139.79 | 1 | 11 |
| t20 | 220 | 207 | 39 | 5525 | 117 | 32.88 | 4025 | 137.26 | 3 | 34 |
| fc | 122 | 212 | 18 | 6415 | 211 | 33.06 | 11095 | 57.81 | 13 | 29 |
| list a | 162 | 155 | 25 | 4981 | 177 | 38.31 | 5311 | 93.78 | 7 | 32 |
| t10 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| test | 46 | 74 | 580.30 | 2061 | 51 | 5/46 | 40.41 | 3.55 | 68.2 | 1 | 1 |
| odi | 99 | 70 | 368.50 | 2036 | 57 | 5/33 | 35.71 | 5.52 | 38.8 | 1 | 1 |
| t20i | 81 | 25 | 50.00 | 387 | 17 | 3/24 | 22.76 | 7.74 | 17.6 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 220 | 109 | 259.10 | 2189 | 85 | 4/6 | 25.75 | 8.44 | 18.2 | 3 | -- |
| fc | 122 | 162 | 1570.50 | 5405 | 171 | 6/84 | 31.6 | 3.44 | 55.1 | 7 | 2 |
| list a | 162 | 108 | 615.50 | 3326 | 106 | 5/33 | 31.37 | 5.4 | 34.8 | 3 | 2 |
| t10 | -- | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS vs SS | 5 | 20 Jan 2026 | Perth | t20 | |
| PS vs MS | 12 | 17 Jan 2026 | Perth | t20 | |
| MR vs PS | 20 | 15 Jan 2026 | Melbourne | t20 | |
| AS vs PS | 88 | 11 Jan 2026 | Adelaide | t20 | |
| PS vs MR | 27 | 07 Jan 2026 | Perth | t20 |
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