Australia batting order and playing 11, T20I 2026
Australia most often opened with Mitchell Marsh and Matthew Short in T20I 2026, with Cooper Connolly at No. 3.
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Batting order
Each batter at their most frequent position this season
| Pos | Batter | Positions batted (innings) | Inns | Runs | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mitchell Marsh | 1 (6), 2 (1) | 7 | 230 | 166.7 |
| 1 | Matthew ShortMoved around | 1 (1), 2 (1), 7 (1) | 3 | 34 | 109.7 |
| 2 | Josh InglisMoved around | 2 (3), 1 (2), 3 (1), 4 (1), 5 (1) | 8 | 122 | 148.8 |
| 2 | Travis Head | 2 (5), 1 (1) | 6 | 138 | 156.8 |
| 3 | Cooper ConnollyMoved around | 3 (3), 8 (2), 5 (1), 6 (1), 7 (1) | 8 | 78 | 121.9 |
| 3 | Cameron Green | 3 (6) | 6 | 117 | 123.2 |
| 4 | Matt Renshaw | 4 (5), 5 (2), 6 (1) | 8 | 233 | 125.9 |
| 4 | Tim David | 4 (3), 5 (2) | 5 | 83 | 159.6 |
| 5 | Glenn Maxwell | 5 (2), 6 (1) | 3 | 62 | 110.7 |
| 6 | Josh Philippe | 6 (1), 7 (1) | 2 | 26 | 104.0 |
| 6 | Mitchell Owen | 6 (1), 7 (1) | 2 | 16 | 88.9 |
| 6 | Nikhil Chaudhary | 6 (2) | 2 | 26 | 136.8 |
| 7 | Marcus StoinisMoved around | 7 (2), 5 (1), 6 (1) | 4 | 78 | 127.9 |
| 7 | Joel Davies | 7 (2) | 2 | 20 | 142.9 |
| 8 | Xavier Bartlett | 8 (3), 9 (2) | 5 | 59 | 134.1 |
| 8 | Ben Dwarshuis | 8 (1), 9 (1) | 2 | 13 | 86.7 |
| 8 | Jack Edwards | 8 (1) | 1 | 5 | 83.3 |
| 9 | Nathan Ellis | 9 (1), 10 (1) | 2 | 7 | 116.7 |
| 9 | Sean Abbott | 9 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Adam ZampaMoved around | 10 (2), 11 (2) | 4 | 11 | 68.8 |
| 10 | Matthew Kuhnemann | 10 (2), 11 (1) | 3 | 7 | 53.8 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for Australia in T20I 2026?
Australia most often opened with Mitchell Marsh and Matthew Short in T20I 2026, with Cooper Connolly at No. 3.
Who batted as Australia's finisher?
Marcus Stoinis batted most often at No. 7 (4 innings, 78 runs).
How settled was the Australia top order?
Mitchell Marsh batted at No. 1 in 86% of their innings; Matthew Short batted at No. 1 in 33% of their innings.