2016 ICC World Twenty20 squads

Eden Gardens, the venue for the 2016 World Twenty20 Final.

The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 wasthe sixth ICC World Twenty20, and the first to be hosted by India. Sri Lanka were the defending champions, having won the 2014 edition. The following squads were chosen for the 2016 ICC World Twenty20. The player ages are as on 8 March 2016, the opening day of the tournament, and where a player plays for more than one team in Twenty20 cricket, only their domestic team is listed (for example, Jos Buttler plays for Lancashire Lightning in the T20 Blast and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League).

Afghanistan

Coach: Pakistan Inzamam-ul-Haq

No. Player Date of birth Batting Bowling style Domestic team
44Asghar Stanikzai (c)22 February 1987 (aged 29)RightRight-arm fast-mediumKabul Eagles
4Amir Hamza15 August 1991 (aged 24)LeftLeft-arm orthodoxKabul Eagles
10Dawlat Zadran19 March 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm fast-mediumMis Ainak Knights
14Gulbadin Naib16 March 1991 (aged 24)RightRight-arm fast-mediumMis Ainak Knights
66Hamid Hassan1 June 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm fastSpeen Ghar Tigers
84Karim Sadiq28 February 1984 (aged 32)RightRight-arm off-spinAmo Sharks
7Mohammad Nabi3 March 1985 (aged 31)RightRight-arm off-spinBand-e-Amir Dragons
77Mohammad Shahzad (wk)15 July 1991 (aged 24)Right—Mis Ainak Knights
1Najibullah Zadran18 February 1993 (aged 23)LeftRight-arm off-spinBoost Defenders
15Noor Ali Zadran10 July 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm fast-mediumMis Ainak Knights
19Rashid Khan20 September 1998 (aged 17)RightRight-arm leg-spinKabul Eagles
45Samiullah Shenwari31 December 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm leg-spinSpeen Ghar Tigers
28Shafiqullah Shafaq (wk)7 August 1989 (aged 26)Right—Speen Ghar Tigers
20Shapoor Zadran7 March 1985 (aged 31)LeftLeft-arm fast-mediumBoost Defenders
87Usman Ghani20 November 1996 (aged 19)Right—Boost Defenders

Australia

Australia announced their squad on 9 February 2016.[1]

Coach: Australia Darren Lehmann

No. Player Date of birth T20Is Batting Bowling style Twenty20 team
49Steve Smith (c)2 June 1989 (aged 26)23RightRight-arm leg breakSydney Sixers
46Ashton Agar14 October 1993 (aged 22)1LeftSlow left-arm orthodoxPerth Scorchers
6Nathan Coulter-Nile11 October 1987 (aged 28)11RightRight-arm fastPerth Scorchers
44James Faulkner29 April 1990 (aged 25)13RightLeft-arm fast-mediumMelbourne Stars
5Aaron Finch17 November 1986 (aged 29)24RightSlow left-arm orthodoxMelbourne Renegades
41John Hastings4 November 1985 (aged 30)4RightRight-arm fast-mediumMelbourne Stars
38Josh Hazlewood8 January 1991 (aged 25)4RightRight-arm fast-mediumSydney Sixers
1Usman Khawaja18 December 1986 (aged 29)3LeftRight-arm mediumSydney Thunder
8Mitchell Marsh20 October 1991 (aged 24)4RightRight-arm fast-mediumPerth Scorchers
32Glenn Maxwell14 October 1988 (aged 27)27RightRight-arm off breakMelbourne Stars
20Peter Nevill (wk)13 October 1985 (aged 30)3Right—Melbourne Renegades
68Andrew Tye12 December 1986 (aged 29)2RightRight-arm medium-fastPerth Scorchers
31David Warner27 October 1986 (aged 29)54LeftRight-arm leg breakSunrisers Hyderabad
33Shane Watson17 June 1981 (aged 34)52RightRight-arm medium-fastSydney Thunder
63Adam Zampa31 March 1992 (aged 23)2RightRight-arm leg breakMelbourne Stars

Bangladesh

Bangladesh announced their squad on 3 February 2016:[2]

Coach: Sri Lanka Chandika Hathurusingha

No. Player Date of birth Batting Bowling style Domestic team
2Mashrafe Mortaza (c)5 October 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm fast-mediumComilla Victorians
75Shakib Al Hasan (vc)24 March 1987 (aged 28)LeftLeft-arm orthodoxRangpur Riders
14Abu Hider14 February 1996 (aged 20)RightLeft-arm fast-mediumComilla Victorians
4Al-Amin Hossain1 January 1990 (aged 26)RightRight-arm medium-fastBarisal Bulls
30Mahmudullah Riyad4 February 1986 (aged 30)RightRight-arm off-spinBarisal Bulls
8Mohammad Mithun Ali (wk)13 February 1990 (aged 26)Right—Rangpur Riders
15Mushfiqur Rahim (wk)9 May 1987 (aged 28)Right—Sylhet Super Stars
90Mustafizur Rahman6 September 1995 (aged 20)LeftLeft-arm fast-mediumDhaka Dynamites
69Nasir Hossain30 November 1991 (aged 24)RightRight-arm off-spinDhaka Dynamites
63Nurul Hasan (wk)21 November 1993 (aged 22)Right—Sylhet Super Stars
1Sabbir Rahman22 November 1991 (aged 24)RightRight-arm leg-spinBarisal Bulls
59Soumya Sarkar25 February 1993 (aged 23)LeftRight-arm medium-fastRangpur Riders
28Tamim Iqbal20 March 1989 (aged 26)Left—Chittagong Vikings
51Shuvagata Hom11 November 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm off break
9Saqlain Sajib1 December 1988 (aged 27)LeftLeft-arm off break
Withdrawn players
3Taskin Ahmed3 April 1995 (aged 20)LeftRight-arm fastChittagong Vikings
6Arafat Sunny29 September 1986 (aged 29)LeftLeft-arm orthodoxRangpur Riders

England

England announced their squad on 10 February 2016:[3]

Coach: Australia Trevor Bayliss

No. Player Date of birth T20Is Batting Bowling style Twenty20 team
16Eoin Morgan (c)10 September 1986 (aged 29)56LeftRight-arm mediumMiddlesex
63Jos Buttler (vc & wk)8 September 1990 (aged 25)42Right—Lancashire Lightning
18Moeen Ali18 June 1987 (aged 28)12LeftRight-arm off breakWorcestershire
7Sam Billings (wk)15 June 1991 (aged 24)6Right—Kent Spitfires
83Liam Dawson1 March 1990 (aged 26)0RightSlow left-arm orthodoxHampshire
2Alex Hales3 January 1989 (aged 27)39RightRight-arm mediumNottinghamshire Outlaws
34Chris Jordan4 October 1988 (aged 27)11RightRight-arm fast-mediumSussex Sharks
17Liam Plunkett6 April 1985 (aged 30)3RightRight-arm fastYorkshire Vikings
95Adil Rashid17 February 1988 (aged 28)12RightRight-arm leg breakYorkshire Vikings
66Joe Root30 December 1990 (aged 25)14RightRight-arm off breakYorkshire Vikings
67Jason Roy21 July 1990 (aged 25)8RightRight-arm mediumSurrey
55Ben Stokes4 June 1991 (aged 24)11LeftRight-arm fast-mediumDurham Jets
23Reece Topley21 February 1994 (aged 22)4RightLeft-arm medium-fastHampshire
14James Vince14 March 1991 (aged 24)3RightRight-arm mediumHampshire
15David Willey28 February 1990 (aged 26)5LeftLeft-arm fast-mediumYorkshire Vikings
11Steven Finn4 April 1989 (aged 26)21RightRight-arm fastMiddlesex

Hong Kong

Hong Kong announced their squad on 28 January 2016.[4]

Coach: England Simon Cook

No. Player Date of birth Batting Bowling style Domestic team
33Tanwir Afzal (c)12 June 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm fast-mediumPakistan Association
8Mark Chapman (vc)27 June 1994 (aged 21)LeftLeft-arm orthodoxHong Kong CC
2Nadeem Ahmed28 September 1987 (aged 28)RightLeft-arm orthodoxLittle Sai Wan
–Tanveer Ahmed18 September 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium-fastKowloon CC
12Haseeb Amjad11 November 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm medium-fastUSRC
23Jamie Atkinson (wk)23 August 1990 (aged 25)Right—Kowloon CC
73Waqas Barkat17 February 1990 (aged 26)RightRight-arm leg-spinKowloon CC
1Ryan Campbell7 February 1972 (aged 44)RightRight-arm off-spinKowloon CC
–Christopher Carter (wk)9 September 1997 (aged 18)Right—Kowloon CC
10Babar Hayat5 January 1992 (aged 24)RightRight-arm mediumLittle Sai Wan
11Aizaz Khan21 March 1993 (aged 22)RightRight-arm medium-fastPakistan Association
75Nizakat Khan8 July 1992 (aged 23)RightRight-arm leg-spinHong Kong CC
–Waqas Khan10 March 1999 (aged 16)RightRight-arm medium-fastLittle Sai Wan
13Anshuman Rath5 November 1997 (aged 18)LeftLeft-arm orthodoxHong Kong CC
9Kinchit Shah9 December 1995 (aged 20)LeftRight-arm off-spinKowloon CC

India

India announced their squad on 5 February 2016.[5]

Director: India Ravi Shastri

No. Player Date of birth Batting Bowling style Domestic team
7Mahendra Singh Dhoni (c & wk)7 July 1981 (aged 34)Right—Rising Pune Supergiants
99Ravichandran Ashwin17 September 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm off-spinRising Pune Supergiants
93Jasprit Bumrah6 December 1993 (aged 22)RightRight-arm fast-mediumMumbai Indians
45Rohit Sharma30 April 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm off-spinMumbai Indians
3Harbhajan Singh3 July 1980 (aged 35)RightRight-arm off-spinMumbai Indians
25Shikhar Dhawan5 December 1985 (aged 30)LeftRight-arm off-spinSunrisers Hyderabad
8Ravindra Jadeja6 December 1988 (aged 27)LeftLeft-arm orthodoxGujarat Lions
18Virat Kohli5 November 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm mediumRoyal Challengers Bangalore
6Pawan Negi6 January 1993 (aged 23)LeftLeft-arm orthodoxDelhi Daredevils
64Ashish Nehra29 April 1979 (aged 36)RightLeft-arm medium-fastSunrisers Hyderabad
9Manish Pandey10 September 1989 (aged 26)RightRight-arm off-spinKolkata Knight Riders
33Hardik Pandya11 October 1993 (aged 22)RightRight arm medium-fastMumbai Indians
27Ajinkya Rahane6 June 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm mediumRising Pune Supergiants
48Suresh Raina27 November 1986 (aged 29)LeftRight-arm off-spinGujarat Lions
11Mohammed Shami9 March 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm fastDelhi Daredevils
Withdrawn players
12Yuvraj Singh12 December 1981 (aged 34)LeftLeft-arm orthodoxSunrisers Hyderabad

Ireland

Ireland announced their squad on 8 February 2016.[6]

Coach: New Zealand John Bracewell

No. Player Date of birth Batting Bowling style Domestic team
6William Porterfield (c)6 September 1984 (aged 31)LeftRight-arm off-spinWarwickshire
63Andy Balbirnie28 December 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm off-spinMiddlesex
50George Dockrell22 July 1992 (aged 23)RightLeft-arm orthodox spinSomerset
35Andy McBrine30 April 1993 (aged 22)LeftRight-arm off-spinDonemana
34Tim Murtagh2 August 1981 (aged 34)LeftRight-arm medium fastMiddlesex
22Kevin O'Brien4 March 1984 (aged 32)RightRight-arm medium fastLeicestershire
72Niall O'Brien (wk)8 November 1981 (aged 34)Left—Leicestershire
25Andrew Poynter25 April 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm off-spinClontarf
90Stuart Poynter (wk)18 October 1990 (aged 25)Right—Durham
30Boyd Rankin5 July 1984 (aged 31)LeftRight-arm medium fastWarwickshire
26Max Sorensen18 November 1985 (aged 30)RightRight-arm medium fastThe Hills
1Paul Stirling3 September 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm off-spinMiddlesex
17Stuart Thompson15 August 1991 (aged 24)LeftRight-arm medium fastEglinton
14Gary Wilson (wk)5 February 1986 (aged 30)Right—Surrey
44Craig Young4 April 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm medium fastBready

Netherlands

The Netherlands announced their squad on 6 February 2016.[7]

Coach: South Africa Anton Roux

No. Player Date of birth Batting Bowling style Domestic team
83Peter Borren (c)21 August 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm mediumVRA
34Wesley Barresi (wk)3 May 1984 (aged 31)RightRight-arm off-spinQuick Haag
7Mudassar Bukhari26 December 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm medium-fastDosti-United
32Ben Cooper10 February 1992 (aged 24)LeftRight-arm medium fastVRA
26Tom Cooper26 November 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm off-spinMelbourne Renegades
23Vivian Kingma23 October 1994 (aged 21)RightRight-arm medium fastVoorburg
17Ahsan Malik29 August 1989 (aged 26)RightRight-arm medium-fastVOC Rotterdam
97Stephan Myburgh28 February 1984 (aged 32)LeftRight-arm off-spinHermes DVS
4Max O'Dowd4 March 1994 (aged 22)RightRight-arm off-spinNorth Holland Hurricanes
68Michael Rippon14 September 1991 (aged 24)RightLeft-arm unorthodox spin
8Pieter Seelaar2 July 1987 (aged 28)RightLeft-arm orthodox spinVOC Rotterdam
90Logan van Beek7 September 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm medium-fastCanterbury
10Timm van der Gugten25 February 1991 (aged 25)RightRight-arm medium-fastHobart Hurricanes
52Roelof van der Merwe31 December 1984 (aged 31)RightLeft-arm orthodox spinSomerset
47Paul van Meekeren15 January 1993 (aged 23)RightRight-arm medium-fastRood & Wit Haarlem

New Zealand

New Zealand announced their squad on 1 February 2016.[8]

Coach: New Zealand Mike Hesson

No. Player Date of birth Batting Bowling style Domestic team
22Kane Williamson (c)8 August 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm off-spinNorthern Knights
78Corey Anderson13 December 1990 (aged 25)LeftLeft-arm medium-fastNorthern Knights
18Trent Boult22 July 1989 (aged 26)RightLeft-arm fast-mediumNorthern Knights
88Grant Elliott21 March 1979 (aged 36)RightRight-arm mediumWellington Firebirds
31Martin Guptill30 September 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm off-spinAuckland Aces
81Mitchell McClenaghan11 June 1986 (aged 29)LeftLeft-arm medium-fastAuckland Aces
15 Nathan McCullum1 September 1980 (aged 35)RightRight-arm off-spinOtago Volts
20Adam Milne13 April 1992 (aged 23)RightRight-arm fastCentral Stags
82Colin Munro11 March 1987 (aged 28)LeftRight-arm medium-fastAuckland Aces
86Henry Nicholls (wk)15 November 1991 (aged 24)LeftRight-arm off-spinCanterbury Kings
54Luke Ronchi (wk)23 April 1981 (aged 34)Right—Wellington Firebirds
74Mitchell Santner5 February 1992 (aged 24)LeftLeft-arm orthodoxNorthern Knights
61Ish Sodhi31 October 1992 (aged 23)RightRight-arm leg-spinNorthern Knights
38Tim Southee11 December 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm fast-mediumNorthern Knights
3Ross Taylor8 March 1984 (aged 32)RightRight-arm off-spinCentral Stags

Oman

Oman announced their squad on 13 February 2016:[9]

Coach: Sri Lanka Duleep Mendis

No. Player Date of birth Batting Bowling style
7Sultan Ahmed (c, wk)18 June 1977 (aged 38)Left—
13Aamir Kaleem20 November 1981 (aged 34)LeftLeft-arm orthodox
22Amir Ali24 November 1978 (aged 37)RightRight-arm off-spin
77Ajay Lalcheta22 October 1983 (aged 32)LeftLeft-arm orthodox
–Arun Poulose22 July 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm medium-fast
10Jatinder Singh5 March 1989 (aged 27)RightRight-arm off-spin
68Khawar Ali20 December 1985 (aged 30)RightRight-arm leg-spin
14Mehran Khan13 April 1987 (aged 28)Right—
–Mohammad Nadeem4 September 1982 (aged 33)RightRight-arm medium-fast
37Munis Ansari21 March 1979 (aged 36)RightRight-arm medium-fast
–Rajeshkumar Ranpura17 July 1983 (aged 32)LeftRight-arm medium-fast
–Sufyan Mehmood21 October 1991 (aged 24)LeftRight-arm medium-fast
–Vaibhav Wategaonkar30 August 1982 (aged 33)Left—
–Yousuf Mahmood28 March 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm fast-medium
12Zeeshan Maqsood24 October 1987 (aged 28)LeftLeft-arm orthodox
–Zeeshan Siddiqui22 July 1979 (aged 36)RightRight-arm leg-spin
08Bilal Khan10 April 1988 (aged 27)LeftLeft-arm medium-fast
21Adnan Ilyas30 December 1984 (aged 31)RightRight-arm medium

Pakistan

Pakistan announced their squad on 10 February 2016:[10]

Coach: Pakistan Waqar Younis

No. Player Date of birth Batting Bowling style Domestic team
10Shahid Afridi (c)1 March 1980 (aged 36)RightRight-arm leg-spinPeshawar Zalmi
54Sarfraz Ahmed (wk) (vc)22 May 1987 (aged 28)Right—Quetta Gladiators
96Umar Akmal (wk)26 May 1990 (aged 25)Right—Lahore Qalandars
48Anwar Ali25 November 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm medium-fastQuetta Gladiators
5Mohammad Amir13 April 1992 (aged 23)LeftLeft-arm fastKarachi Kings
8Mohammad Hafeez17 October 1980 (aged 35)RightRight-arm off-spinPeshawar Zalmi
76Mohammad Irfan6 June 1982 (aged 33)RightLeft-arm fastIslamabad United
98Sharjeel Khan14 August 1989 (aged 26)LeftRight-arm leg-spinIslamabad United
18Shoaib Malik1 February 1982 (aged 34)RightRight-arm off-spinKarachi Kings
19Ahmed Shehzad23 November 1991 (aged 24)RightRight-arm Leg-spinQuetta Gladiators
51Mohammad Nawaz21 March 1994 (aged 21)LeftLeft-arm orthodoxQuetta Gladiators
47Wahab Riaz28 June 1985 (aged 30)RightLeft-arm fastPeshawar Zalmi
7Mohammad Sami24 February 1981 (aged 35)RightRight-arm fastIslamabad United
9Imad Wasim18 December 1988 (aged 27)LeftLeft-arm orthodoxKarachi Kings
35Khalid Latif4 November 1985 (aged 30)RightRight-arm off-breakIslamabad United
Withdrawn players
56Babar Azam15 October 1994 (aged 21)RightRight-arm off-spinIslamabad United
11Rumman Raees18 October 1991 (aged 24)RightLeft-arm fast-mediumIslamabad United
95Iftikhar Ahmed3 October 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm off-spinKarachi Kings
42Khurram Manzoor10 June 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm off-spinKarachi Kings

Scotland

Scotland announced their squad on 8 February 2016.[11]

Coach: New Zealand Grant Bradburn

No. Player Date of birth Batting Bowling style Domestic team
1Preston Mommsen (c)10 February 1987 (aged 29)RightRight-arm off breakDurham
15Kyle Coetzer (vc)4 February 1984 (aged 32)RightRight-arm medium-fastNorthamptonshire
44Richie Berrington4 March 1987 (aged 29)RightRight-arm medium-fast
13Matthew Cross (wk)15 October 1992 (aged 23)RightNottinghamshire
38Josh Davey3 August 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm medium-fastSomerset
5Con de Lange11 February 1981 (aged 35)RightSlow left-arm orthodoxNorthamptonshire
45Alasdair Evans12 January 1989 (aged 27)RightRight-arm medium-fastDerbyshire
29Michael Leask29 October 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm off breakNorthamptonshire
14Matt Machan15 February 1991 (aged 25)LeftRight-arm off breakSussex
93Calum MacLeod15 November 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm medium-fastDurham
28Gavin Main28 February 1995 (aged 21)RightRight-arm fastDurham
93George Munsey21 February 1993 (aged 23)LeftRight-arm medium-fastNorthamptonshire
50Safyaan Sharif24 May 1991 (aged 24)RightRight-arm fast-mediumKent
42Robert Taylor21 December 1989 (aged 26)LeftLeft-arm mediumLeicestershire
51Mark Watt29 July 1996 (aged 19)LeftSlow left-arm orthodox

South Africa

South Africa announced their squad on 10 February 2016:[12]

Coach: South Africa Russell Domingo

No. Player Date of birth Batting Bowling style Domestic team
18Faf du Plessis (c)13 July 1984 (aged 31)RightRight-arm leg breakTitans
87Kyle Abbott18 June 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm fast mediumDolphins
1Hashim Amla31 March 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm mediumCape Cobras
28Farhaan Behardien9 October 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm mediumTitans
12Quinton de Kock (wk)17 December 1992 (aged 23)LeftTitans
17AB de Villiers17 February 1984 (aged 32)RightRight-arm mediumTitans
21JP Duminy14 April 1984 (aged 31)LeftRight-arm off breakCape Cobras
99Imran Tahir28 March 1979 (aged 36)RightRight-arm leg breakDolphins
10David Miller10 June 1989 (aged 26)LeftRight-arm off breakDolphins
2Chris Morris30 April 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm mediumTitans
69Aaron Phangiso21 January 1984 (aged 32)RightLeft-arm orthodox spinHighveld Lions
25Kagiso Rabada25 May 1995 (aged 20)LeftRight-arm fastHighveld Lions
27Rilee Rossouw9 October 1989 (aged 26)LeftRight-arm off breakKnights
8Dale Steyn23 June 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm fastCape Cobras
96David Wiese20 May 1985 (aged 30)RightRight-arm medium-fastTitans

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka announced their squad on 18 February 2016:[13]

Coach: South Africa Graham Ford

No. Player Date of birth Batting Bowling style Domestic team
61Angelo Mathews (c)2 June 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm fast mediumCCC
5Dushmantha Chameera11 January 1992 (aged 24)RightRight-arm fastNondescripts
36Dinesh Chandimal (vc)(wk)18 November 1989 (aged 26)RightNondescripts
23Tillakaratne Dilshan14 October 1976 (aged 39)RightRight-arm off spinTamil Union
14Rangana Herath19 March 1978 (aged 37)LeftLeft-arm orthodox spinTamil Union
31Shehan Jayasuriya12 September 1991 (aged 24)LeftRight-arm off breakMoors
16Chamara Kapugedera24 February 1987 (aged 29)RightRight-arm mediumCCC
92Nuwan Kulasekara22 July 1982 (aged 33)RightRight-arm fast mediumColts
82Suranga Lakmal10 March 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm fast mediumTamil Union
1Thisara Perera3 April 1989 (aged 26)LeftRight-arm medium-fastSSC
18Sachithra Senanayake9 February 1985 (aged 31)RightRight-arm off breakSSC
7Dasun Shanaka9 September 1991 (aged 24)RightRight-arm mediumSSC
57Milinda Siriwardana4 December 1985 (aged 30)LeftLeft-arm off breakChilaw Marians
66Lahiru Thirimanne9 August 1989 (aged 26)LeftRight-arm mediumRagama
46Jeffrey Vandersay5 February 1990 (aged 26)RightRight-arm leg breakSSC
Withdrawn players
Niroshan Dickwella (wk)23 June 1993 (aged 22)LeftNondescripts
99Lasith Malinga28 August 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm fastNondescripts

West Indies

The West Indian squad was announced on 29 January 2016.[14]

Coach: Trinidad and Tobago Phil Simmons

No. Player Date of birth Batting Bowling style Domestic team
88Darren Sammy (c)20 December 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm medium-fastSt Lucia Zouks
77Samuel Badree9 March 1981 (aged 34)RightRight-arm leg-spinTrinbago Knight Riders
62Sulieman Benn22 July 1981 (aged 34)LeftLeft-arm orthodoxTrinbago Knight Riders
26Carlos Brathwaite18 July 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm medium-fastSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots
47Dwayne Bravo7 October 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm medium-fastTrinbago Knight Riders
25Johnson Charles (wk)14 January 1989 (aged 27)Right—St Lucia Zouks
45Chris Gayle21 September 1979 (aged 36)LeftRight-arm off-spinJamaica Tallawahs
98Jason Holder5 November 1991 (aged 24)RightRight-arm medium-fastBarbados Tridents
17Evin Lewis27 December 1991 (aged 24)LeftSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots
5Ashley Nurse22 December 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm off-spinBarbados Tridents
80Denesh Ramdin (wk)13 March 1985 (aged 30)Right—Guyana Amazon Warriors
12Andre Russell29 April 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm fastJamaica Tallawahs
7Marlon Samuels5 February 1981 (aged 35)RightRight-arm off-spinSt Kitts and Nevis Patriots
54Lendl Simmons (wk)25 January 1985 (aged 31)RightRight-arm medium-fastGuyana Amazon Warriors
75Jerome Taylor22 June 1984 (aged 31)RightRight-arm fastJamaica Tallawahs
Withdrawn players
46Darren Bravo6 February 1989 (aged 27)LeftRight-arm medium-fastTrinbago Knight Riders
72Andre Fletcher (wk)28 November 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm leg-spinSt Lucia Zouks
74Sunil Narine26 May 1988 (aged 27)LeftRight-arm off-spinGuyana Amazon Warriors
55Kieron Pollard12 May 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm medium-fastBarbados Tridents

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe announced their squad on 14 February 2016:[15]

Coach: Australia Dav Whatmore

No. Player Date of birth Batting Bowling style Domestic team
3Hamilton Masakadza (c)9 August 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm mediumMountaineers
13Tendai Chatara28 February 1991 (aged 25)RightRight-arm fast-mediumMountaineers
47Elton Chigumbura14 March 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm fast-mediumMashonaland Eagles
88Tendai Chisoro12 February 1988 (aged 28)LeftLeft-arm orthodoxMid West Rhinos
30Graeme Cremer19 September 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm leg-spinMid West Rhinos
12Luke Jongwe6 February 1995 (aged 21)RightRight-arm fast-mediumMatabeleland Tuskers
7Neville Madziva2 August 1991 (aged 24)RightRight-arm medium-fastMid West Rhinos
11Wellington Masakadza4 October 1993 (aged 22)LeftLeft-arm orthodoxMountaineers
24Peter Moor (wk)2 February 1991 (aged 25)RightRight-arm off-spinMid West Rhinos
89Richmond Mutumbami (wk)11 June 1989 (aged 26)Right—Matabeleland Tuskers
48Tinashe Panyangara21 October 1985 (aged 30)RightRight-arm fast-mediumMid West Rhinos
24Sikandar Raza24 April 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm off-spinMashonaland Eagles
10Vusi Sibanda10 October 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm mediumMountaineers
9Malcolm Waller28 September 1984 (aged 31)RightRight-arm off-spinMid West Rhinos
14Sean Williams26 September 1986 (aged 29)LeftLeft-arm orthodoxMid West Rhinos
33Chamu Chibhabha6 September 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm mediumMashonaland Eagles
25Donald Tiripano17 March 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm fast-mediumMountaineers

Changes

On 19 March, Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny, members of the Bangladesh squad, were suspended from bowling in international cricket due to illegal actions. They were replaced with Shuvagata Hom and Saqlain Sajib.[16]

On 26 February, England's Liam Plunkett was named as the replacement for Steven Finn,who was ruled out with a calf strain.[17]

Tom Cooper was added to the Netherlands squad on 25 February, 19 days after the squad was announced.[18]

On 23 February, Babar Azam and Rumman Raees withdrew from the tournament due to injury. They were replaced in the Pakistan squad by Sharjeel Khan and Mohammad Sami.[19] Khalid Latif was also added to Pakistan's squad in place of Iftikhar Ahmed.[20] On 3 March, Ahmed Shehzad was also added to the squad in place of Khurram Manzoor.[21]

Sri Lanka's squad was changed after the initial announcement. This new squad was named on 8 March 2016, where Jeffrey Vandersay and Niroshan Dickwella were replaced by Suranga Lakmal and Lahiru Thirimanne.[22] Lasith Malinga stepped down from the captaincy due to his slow recovery from an injury and Angelo Mathews was appointed as the captain.[23][24] On 18 March Sri Lanka Cricket announced that Malinga was ruled out of the tournament after failing to sufficiently recover from his knee injury.[25] Jeffrey Vandersay, who was withdrawn earlier from the original squad, was named as Malinga's replacement.[26]

After the West Indies squad was announced, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine and Darren Bravo withdrew before the tournament started.[27][28] Pollard was replaced by Carlos Brathwaite, while Ashley Nurse replaced Narine.[29] Bravo's replacement in the squad is Johnson Charles.[30] Lendl Simmons was ruled out of the tournament after suffering a back injury.[31] He was replaced with Evin Lewis.[32] Before the semi-finals, Andre Fletcher suffered a hamstring injury and was ruled out of the rest of the tournament. Lendl Simmons, who had recovered from his back injury was called in as a replacement.[33]

Yuvraj Singh was ruled out before semi final.Manish Pandey was called to replaced him.

References

  1. ↑ "Smith to lead, Wade, Boyce dropped from World T20 squad". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 9 February 2016.
  2. ↑ "Bangladesh recall Nasir, Mithun for World T20". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "England World T20 squad: Liam Dawson in, Chris Woakes out". BBC Sport. 10 February 2016. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
  4. ↑ "Hong Kong pick ex-Australia keeper Campbell for WT20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
  5. ↑ "Mohammed Shami back for World T20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 February 2016.
  6. ↑ "Porterfield to lead experienced Ireland squad for World T20". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
  7. ↑ "Logan van Beek in Netherlands squad for World T20". ESPNCricinfo. Retrieved 6 February 2016.
  8. ↑ "NZ pick spin trio for World Twenty20". Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 February 2016.
  9. ↑ "Oman Squad, 2016 ICC World Twenty20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 14 February 2016.
  10. ↑ "Pakistan pick Rumman Raees for World T20". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 February 2016.
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