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Mitchell Marsh Replacement Steve Smith: Australia has suffered a big setback in the 2026 T20 World Cup. Team captain Mitchell Marsh is out of the World Cup tournament. Actually, Marsh has suffered a groin injury, due to which he did not play the first match against Ireland on 11 February. After that the news has come that Marsh has been ruled out of the entire World Cup and in his place Steve Smith has been included in the Australian team as a stand-by player.
The Australian Cricket Board issued an official statement saying that Mitchell Marsh has suffered a groin injury (upper part of the thigh) and has also suffered internal bleeding. He needs rest and rehab.
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The board also made it clear in its statement that Mitchell Marsh’s return to the field is possible only after the permission of the medical team. Whereas Steve Smith will join the Australian team in Sri Lanka as a stand-by player.
Talking about Steve Smith, he has not played any T20 match for Australia since February 2024. But recently he gave a stormy performance for Sydney Sixers in the Big Bash League and also scored a century. In the BBL 2025-26 season, Smith is coming with 299 runs and his average was 59.80.
Australia’s first match was with Ireland on 11 February. Let us tell you that in the absence of Mitchell Marsh, Travis Head is captaining the Kangaroo team in the match against Ireland. Before this, the Australian team has already lost Pat Cummins, who was ruled out of the World Cup due to back problems.
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