Marcus Stoinis recalled
Marcus Stoinis returned to Australia’s T20I squad for the New Zealand series after 10 months, with Mitchell Marsh set to lead the side.
Star all-rounder Marcus Stoinis has made a comeback to Australia’s T20I squad after more than 10 months for the upcoming three-match series against New Zealand next month.
The 2021 T20 World Cup winners will face their Trans-Tasman rivals on October 1, 3 and 4 at Mount Maunganui’s Bay Oval Stadium. Stoinis, 36, last featured in a T20I on November 18, 2024, in Hobart. On that occasion, he played a match-winning knock of 61 not out from just 27 balls, helping Australia chase down 118 runs in only 11.2 overs. Across 74 T20Is, he has scored 1245 runs and taken 45 wickets.
Mitchell Marsh will captain the side for the series, with Matthew Short, Mitchell Owen and Xavier Bartlett also part of the squad. However, all-rounders Cameron Green and Aaron Hardie, wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey, and pacer Nathan Ellis have missed out due to various reasons.
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According to a release shared by Cricket Australia, “Aussie selectors announced a 14-player squad for the whirlwind six-day trip to Mount Maunganui, which followed the shock retirement of Mitchell Starc from T20 internationals. Men’s Test and one-day international captain Pat Cummins will also miss the tour to manage a back issue in preparation for a blockbuster Ashes summer, while Nathan Ellis will be on paternity leave with wife Connie expecting the couple’s first child.”
The release further added, “Xavier Bartlett also returns to the T20 squad with Cameron Green to prioritise the early rounds of the Sheffield Shield for Western Australia as a return to bowling looms ahead of the five-Test Ashes series.”
Australia T20 squad vs New Zealand: Mitchell Marsh (C), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (WK), Matt Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
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Last Updated on September 2, 2025
