T20 World Cup 2026: List of injured players and their replacements

Feb 13, 2026 - 07:45

India's Harshit Rana copped a blow to his knee during the warm-up fixture against South Africa, and the defending champions soon replaced him with the right-arm pacer Mohammed Siraj.. (Photo Source: Alex Davidson-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)

The ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 is well underway, and like any other multi-team tournament, the 30-day-long event has had a bunch of injuries to players already. A few players were ruled out of the marquee event even before the commencement, while a few got injured midway. Meanwhile, the United Arab Emirates' Muhammad Zohaib Khan was sent back home by the Emirates Cricket Board for quite an unusual reason.

Paul Stirling is the only captain to be injured on this list, as the Ireland cricketer pulled his hamstring during the team's opening match against Australia. India's Harshit Rana copped a blow to his knee during the warm-up fixture against South Africa, and the defending champions soon replaced him with the right-arm pacer Mohammed Siraj.

T20 World Cup 2026: List of injured players & their replacements

Sr. No.	Player Name	Country	Role	Injury / Reason	Replacement Player Name
1	Naveen-Ul-Haq	Afghanistan	Bowler	Shoulder Tear	Zia-Ur-Rahman Sharifi
2	Adam Milne	New Zealand	Bowler	Hamstring Pull	Kyle Jamieson
3	Tony de Zorzi	South Africa	Batter	Hamstring Tear	Ryan Rickelton
4	Donovan Ferreira	South Africa	All-rounder	Clavicle Fracture	Tristan Stubbs
5	Harshit Rana	India	Bowler	Knee Injury	Mohammed Siraj
6	Wanindu Hasaranga	Sri Lanka	All-rounder	Hamstring Tear	Dushan Hemantha
7	Eshan Malinga	Sri Lanka	Bowler	Shoulder Tear	Pramod Madushan
8	Josh Hazlewood	Australia	Bowler	Shoulder Tear	N/A
9	Pat Cummins	Australia	Bowler	Back Stress	Ben Dwarshuis
10	Michael Bracewell	New Zealand	All-rounder	Calf Pull	Cole McConchie
11	Paul Stirling	Ireland	Batter	Hamstring Pull	Sam Topping
12	Brendan Taylor	Zimbabwe	Wicketkeeper	Hamstring Pull	Ben Curran
13	Muhammad Zohaib	United Arab Emirates	Batter	Mental Well-Being & Team Welfare	Haider Shah