2016 World Twenty20 squads

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Autographed bats of teams that participated in the 2016 T20 World Cup at Blades of Glory Museum, Pune, India.

The 2016 ICC World Twenty20 was the 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 tournament. 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: at the time, Jos Buttler played for Lancashire Lightning in the T20 Blast and Mumbai Indians in the Indian Premier League).

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Afghanistan

Coach: Flag of Pakistan.svg Inzamam-ul-Haq

No.PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling styleDomestic team
44 Asghar Afghan (c)22 February 1987 (aged 29)RightRight-arm fast-mediumKabul Eagles
4 Amir Hamza 15 August 1991 (aged 24)LeftLeft-arm orthodoxKabul Eagles
10 Dawlat Zadran 19 March 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm fast-mediumMis Ainak Knights
14 Gulbadin Naib 16 March 1991 (aged 24)RightRight-arm fast-mediumMis Ainak Knights
66 Hamid Hassan 1 June 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm fastSpeen Ghar Tigers
84 Karim Sadiq 28 February 1984 (aged 32)RightRight-arm off-spinAmo Sharks
7 Mohammad Nabi 3 March 1985 (aged 31)RightRight-arm off-spinBand-e-Amir Dragons
77 Mohammad Shahzad (wk)15 July 1991 (aged 24)Right—Mis Ainak Knights
1 Najibullah Zadran 18 February 1993 (aged 23)LeftRight-arm off-spinBoost Defenders
15 Noor Ali Zadran 10 July 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm fast-mediumMis Ainak Knights
19 Rashid Khan 20 September 1998 (aged 17)RightRight-arm leg-spinKabul Eagles
45 Samiullah Shenwari 31 December 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm leg-spinSpeen Ghar Tigers
28 Shafiqullah Shafaq (wk)7 August 1989 (aged 26)Right—Speen Ghar Tigers
20 Shapoor Zadran 7 March 1985 (aged 31)LeftLeft-arm fast-mediumBoost Defenders
87 Usman Ghani 20 November 1996 (aged 19)Right—Boost Defenders

Australia

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

Coach: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Darren Lehmann

No.PlayerDate of birthT20IsBattingBowling styleDomestic team
49 Steven Smith (c)2 June 1989 (aged 26)23RightRight-arm leg break Sydney Sixers
31 David Warner (vc)27 October 1986 (aged 29)54LeftRight-arm leg break Sunrisers Hyderabad (IPL)
33 Shane Watson (vc)17 June 1981 (aged 34)52RightRight-arm medium-fast Sydney Thunder
46 Ashton Agar 14 October 1993 (aged 22)1Left Slow left-arm orthodox Perth Scorchers
6 Nathan Coulter-Nile 11 October 1987 (aged 28)11RightRight-arm fast Perth Scorchers
44 James Faulkner 29 April 1990 (aged 25)13RightLeft-arm fast-medium Melbourne Stars
5 Aaron Finch 17 November 1986 (aged 29)24Right Slow left-arm orthodox Melbourne Renegades
41 John Hastings 4 November 1985 (aged 30)4RightRight-arm fast-medium Melbourne Stars
38 Josh Hazlewood 8 January 1991 (aged 25)4LeftRight-arm fast-medium Sydney Sixers
1 Usman Khawaja 18 December 1986 (aged 29)3LeftRight-arm Off break bowling Sydney Thunder
8 Mitchell Marsh 20 October 1991 (aged 24)4RightRight-arm fast-medium Perth Scorchers
32 Glenn Maxwell 14 October 1988 (aged 27)27RightRight-arm off break Melbourne Stars
20 Peter Nevill (wk)13 October 1985 (aged 30)3Right— Melbourne Renegades
68 Andrew Tye 12 December 1986 (aged 29)2RightRight-arm medium-fast Perth Scorchers
63 Adam Zampa 31 March 1992 (aged 23)2RightRight-arm leg break Melbourne Stars

Bangladesh

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

Coach: Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Chandika Hathurusingha

No.PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling styleDomestic team
2 Mashrafe Mortaza (c)5 October 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm fast-medium Comilla Victorians
75 Shakib Al Hasan (vc)24 March 1987 (aged 28)LeftLeft-arm orthodox Rangpur Riders
14 Abu Hider 14 February 1996 (aged 20)RightLeft-arm fast-medium Comilla Victorians
4 Al-Amin Hossain 1 January 1990 (aged 26)RightRight-arm medium-fast Barisal Bulls
30 Mahmudullah 4 February 1986 (aged 30)RightRight-arm off-spin Barisal Bulls
8 Mohammad Mithun (wk)13 February 1990 (aged 26)Right— Rangpur Riders
15 Mushfiqur Rahim (wk)9 May 1987 (aged 28)Right— Sylhet Super Stars
90 Mustafizur Rahman 6 September 1995 (aged 20)LeftLeft-arm fast-medium Dhaka Dynamites
69 Nasir Hossain 30 November 1991 (aged 24)RightRight-arm off-spin Dhaka Dynamites
63 Nurul Hasan (wk)21 November 1993 (aged 22)Right— Sylhet Super Stars
1 Sabbir Rahman 22 November 1991 (aged 24)RightRight-arm leg-spin Barisal Bulls
59 Soumya Sarkar 25 February 1993 (aged 23)LeftRight-arm medium-fast Rangpur Riders
28 Tamim Iqbal 20 March 1989 (aged 26)Left— Chittagong Vikings
51 Shuvagata Hom 11 November 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm off break
9 Saqlain Sajib 1 December 1988 (aged 27)LeftLeft-arm off break
Withdrawn players
3 Taskin Ahmed 3 April 1995 (aged 20)LeftRight-arm fast Chittagong Vikings
6 Arafat Sunny 29 September 1986 (aged 29)LeftLeft-arm orthodox Rangpur Riders

England

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

Coach: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Trevor Bayliss

No.PlayerDate of birthT20IsBattingBowling styleDomestic team
16 Eoin Morgan (c)10 September 1986 (aged 29)56LeftRight-arm medium Middlesex
63 Jos Buttler (vc, wk)8 September 1990 (aged 25)42Right— Lancashire Lightning
18 Moeen Ali 18 June 1987 (aged 28)12LeftRight-arm off break Worcestershire
7 Sam Billings (wk)15 June 1991 (aged 24)6Right— Kent Spitfires
83 Liam Dawson 1 March 1990 (aged 26)0Right Slow left-arm orthodox Hampshire
2 Alex Hales 3 January 1989 (aged 27)39RightRight-arm medium Nottinghamshire Outlaws
34 Chris Jordan 4 October 1988 (aged 27)11RightRight-arm fast-medium Sussex Sharks
17 Liam Plunkett 6 April 1985 (aged 30)3RightRight-arm fast Yorkshire Vikings
95 Adil Rashid 17 February 1988 (aged 28)12RightRight-arm leg break Yorkshire Vikings
66 Joe Root 30 December 1990 (aged 25)14RightRight-arm off break Yorkshire Vikings
67 Jason Roy 21 July 1990 (aged 25)8RightRight-arm medium Surrey
55 Ben Stokes 4 June 1991 (aged 24)11LeftRight-arm fast-medium Durham Jets
23 Reece Topley 21 February 1994 (aged 22)4RightLeft-arm medium-fast Hampshire
14 James Vince 14 March 1991 (aged 24)3RightRight-arm medium Hampshire
15 David Willey 28 February 1990 (aged 26)5LeftLeft-arm fast-medium Yorkshire Vikings
11 Steven Finn 4 April 1989 (aged 26)21RightRight-arm fast Middlesex

Hong Kong

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

Coach: Flag of England.svg Simon Cook

No.PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling styleDomestic team
33 Tanwir Afzal (c)12 June 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm fast-mediumPakistan Association
8 Mark Chapman (vc)27 June 1994 (aged 21)LeftLeft-arm orthodox Hong Kong CC
2 Nadeem Ahmed 28 September 1987 (aged 28)RightLeft-arm orthodoxLittle Sai Wan
– Tanveer Ahmed 18 September 1997 (aged 18)RightRight-arm medium-fast Kowloon CC
12 Haseeb Amjad 11 November 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm medium-fast USRC
23 Jamie Atkinson (wk)23 August 1990 (aged 25)Right— Kowloon CC
73 Waqas Barkat 17 February 1990 (aged 26)RightRight-arm leg-spin Kowloon CC
1 Ryan Campbell 7 February 1972 (aged 44)RightRight-arm off-spin Kowloon CC
– Christopher Carter (wk)9 September 1997 (aged 18)Right— Kowloon CC
10 Babar Hayat 5 January 1992 (aged 24)RightRight-arm medium Little Sai Wan
11 Aizaz Khan 21 March 1993 (aged 22)RightRight-arm medium-fastPakistan Association
75 Nizakat Khan 8 July 1992 (aged 23)RightRight-arm leg-spin Hong Kong CC
– Waqas Khan 10 March 1999 (aged 16)RightRight-arm medium-fastLittle Sai Wan
13 Anshuman Rath 5 November 1997 (aged 18)LeftLeft-arm orthodox Hong Kong CC
9 Kinchit Shah 9 December 1995 (aged 20)LeftRight-arm off-spin Hong Kong CC

India

India announced their squad on 5 February 2016. [5] [6]

Team Director: Flag of India.svg Ravi Shastri

No.PlayerDate of birthBattingBowlingDomestic team
7 MS Dhoni (c, wk)7 July 1981 (aged 34)RightRight-arm medium Chennai Super Kings
18 Virat Kohli (vc)5 November 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm medium Royal Challengers Bangalore
99 Ravichandran Ashwin 17 September 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm off-spin Chennai Super Kings
93 Jasprit Bumrah 6 December 1993 (aged 22)RightRight-arm fast-medium Mumbai Indians
45 Rohit Sharma 30 April 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm off-spin Mumbai Indians
3 Harbhajan Singh 3 July 1980 (aged 35)RightRight-arm off-spin Mumbai Indians
25 Shikhar Dhawan 5 December 1985 (aged 30)LeftRight-arm off-spin Sunrisers Hyderabad
8 Ravindra Jadeja 6 December 1988 (aged 27)LeftLeft-arm orthodox Chennai Super Kings
6 Pawan Negi 6 January 1993 (aged 23)LeftLeft-arm orthodox Delhi Daredevils
64 Ashish Nehra 29 April 1979 (aged 36)RightLeft-arm fast Sunrisers Hyderabad
9 Manish Pandey 10 September 1989 (aged 26)RightRight-arm off-spin Kolkata Knight Riders
33 Hardik Pandya 11 October 1993 (aged 22)RightRight arm medium-fast Mumbai Indians
27 Ajinkya Rahane 6 June 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm medium Rajasthan Royals
48 Suresh Raina 27 November 1986 (aged 29)LeftRight-arm off-spin Chennai Super Kings
11 Mohammad Shami 9 March 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm fast Delhi Daredevils
Withdrawn players
12 Yuvraj Singh 12 December 1981 (aged 34)LeftLeft-arm orthodox Sunrisers Hyderabad

Ireland

Ireland announced their squad on 8 February 2016. [7]

Coach: Flag of New Zealand.svg John Bracewell

No.PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling styleDomestic team
6 William Porterfield (c)6 September 1984 (aged 31)LeftRight-arm off-spin Warwickshire
63 Andrew Balbirnie (vc)28 December 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm off-spin Middlesex
50 George Dockrell 22 July 1992 (aged 23)RightLeft-arm orthodox spin Somerset
35 Andy McBrine 30 April 1993 (aged 22)LeftRight-arm off-spin Donemana
34 Tim Murtagh 2 August 1981 (aged 34)LeftRight-arm medium fast Middlesex
22 Kevin O'Brien 4 March 1984 (aged 32)RightRight-arm medium fast Leicestershire
72 Niall O'Brien (wk)8 November 1981 (aged 34)Left— Leicestershire
25 Andrew Poynter 25 April 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm off-spin Clontarf
90 Stuart Poynter (wk)18 October 1990 (aged 25)Right— Durham
30 Boyd Rankin 5 July 1984 (aged 31)LeftRight-arm medium fast Warwickshire
26 Max Sorensen 18 November 1985 (aged 30)RightRight-arm medium fast The Hills
1 Paul Stirling 3 September 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm off-spin Middlesex
17 Stuart Thompson 15 August 1991 (aged 24)LeftRight-arm medium fast Eglinton
14 Gary Wilson (wk)5 February 1986 (aged 30)Right— Surrey
44 Craig Young 4 April 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm medium fast Bready

Netherlands

The Netherlands announced their squad on 6 February 2016. [8]

Coach: Flag of South Africa.svg Anton Roux

No.PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling styleDomestic team
83 Peter Borren (c)21 August 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm medium VRA
8 Pieter Seelaar (vc)2 July 1987 (aged 28)RightLeft-arm orthodox spin VOC Rotterdam
34 Wesley Barresi (wk)3 May 1984 (aged 31)RightRight-arm off-spin Quick Haag
7 Mudassar Bukhari 26 December 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm medium-fast Dosti-United
32 Ben Cooper 10 February 1992 (aged 24)LeftRight-arm medium fast VRA
26 Tom Cooper 26 November 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm off-spin Melbourne Renegades
23 Vivian Kingma 23 October 1994 (aged 21)RightRight-arm medium fast Voorburg
17 Ahsan Malik 29 August 1989 (aged 26)RightRight-arm medium-fast VOC Rotterdam
97 Stephan Myburgh 28 February 1984 (aged 32)LeftRight-arm off-spin Hermes DVS
4 Max O'Dowd 4 March 1994 (aged 22)RightRight-arm off-spin North Holland Hurricanes
68 Michael Rippon 14 September 1991 (aged 24)Right Left-arm unorthodox spin
90 Logan van Beek 7 September 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm medium-fast Canterbury
10 Timm van der Gugten 25 February 1991 (aged 25)RightRight-arm medium-fast Hobart Hurricanes
52 Roelof van der Merwe 31 December 1984 (aged 31)RightLeft-arm orthodox spin Somerset
47 Paul van Meekeren 15 January 1993 (aged 23)RightRight-arm medium-fast Rood & Wit Haarlem

New Zealand

New Zealand announced their squad on 1 February 2016. [9]

Coach: Flag of New Zealand.svg Mike Hesson

No.PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling styleDomestic team
22 Kane Williamson (c)8 August 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm off-spin Northern Knights
38 Tim Southee (vc)11 December 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm fast-medium Northern Knights
78 Corey Anderson 13 December 1990 (aged 25)LeftLeft-arm medium-fast Northern Knights
18 Trent Boult 22 July 1989 (aged 26)RightLeft-arm fast-medium Northern Knights
88 Grant Elliott 21 March 1979 (aged 36)RightRight-arm medium Wellington Firebirds
31 Martin Guptill 30 September 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm off-spin Auckland Aces
81 Mitchell McClenaghan 11 June 1986 (aged 29)LeftLeft-arm medium-fast Auckland Aces
15 Nathan McCullum 1 September 1980 (aged 35)RightRight-arm off-spin Otago Volts
20 Adam Milne 13 April 1992 (aged 23)RightRight-arm fast Central Stags
82 Colin Munro 11 March 1987 (aged 28)LeftRight-arm medium-fast Auckland Aces
86 Henry Nicholls (wk)15 November 1991 (aged 24)LeftRight-arm off-spin Canterbury Kings
54 Luke Ronchi (wk)23 April 1981 (aged 34)Right— Wellington Firebirds
74 Mitchell Santner 5 February 1992 (aged 24)LeftLeft-arm orthodox Northern Knights
61 Ish Sodhi 31 October 1992 (aged 23)RightRight-arm leg-spin Northern Knights
3 Ross Taylor 8 March 1984 (aged 32)RightRight-arm off-spin Central Stags

Oman

Oman announced their squad on 13 February 2016: [10]

Coach: Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Duleep Mendis

No.PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling style
7 Sultan Ahmed (c, wk)18 June 1977 (aged 38)Left—
12 Zeeshan Maqsood (vc)24 October 1987 (aged 28)LeftLeft-arm orthodox
13 Aamir Kaleem 20 November 1981 (aged 34)LeftLeft-arm orthodox
22 Amir Ali 24 November 1978 (aged 37)RightRight-arm off-spin
77 Ajay Lalcheta 22 October 1983 (aged 32)LeftLeft-arm orthodox
– Arun Poulose 22 July 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm medium-fast
10 Jatinder Singh 5 March 1989 (aged 27)RightRight-arm off-spin
68 Khawar Ali 20 December 1985 (aged 30)RightRight-arm leg-spin
14 Mehran Khan 13 April 1987 (aged 28)Right—
– Mohammad Nadeem 4 September 1982 (aged 33)RightRight-arm medium-fast
37 Munis Ansari 21 March 1979 (aged 36)RightRight-arm medium-fast
– Rajeshkumar Ranpura 17 July 1983 (aged 32)LeftRight-arm medium-fast
– Sufyan Mehmood 21 October 1991 (aged 24)LeftRight-arm medium-fast
– Vaibhav Wategaonkar 30 August 1982 (aged 33)Left—
– Yousuf Mahmood 28 March 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm fast-medium
– Zeeshan Siddiqui 22 July 1979 (aged 36)RightRight-arm leg-spin
08 Bilal Khan 10 April 1988 (aged 27)LeftLeft-arm medium-fast
21 Adnan Ilyas 30 December 1984 (aged 31)RightRight-arm medium

Pakistan

Pakistan announced their squad on 10 February 2016: [11]

Coach: Flag of Pakistan.svg Waqar Younis

No.PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling styleDomestic team
10 Shahid Afridi (c)1 March 1980 (aged 36)RightRight-arm leg-spin Peshawar Zalmi
54 Sarfraz Ahmed (vc, wk)22 May 1987 (aged 28)Right— Quetta Gladiators
96 Umar Akmal (wk)26 May 1990 (aged 25)Right— Lahore Qalandars
48 Anwar Ali 25 November 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm medium-fast Quetta Gladiators
5 Mohammad Amir 13 April 1992 (aged 23)LeftLeft-arm fast Karachi Kings
8 Mohammad Hafeez 17 October 1980 (aged 35)RightRight-arm off-spin Peshawar Zalmi
76 Mohammad Irfan 6 June 1982 (aged 33)RightLeft-arm fast Islamabad United
98 Sharjeel Khan 14 August 1989 (aged 26)LeftRight-arm leg-spin Islamabad United
18 Shoaib Malik 1 February 1982 (aged 34)RightRight-arm off-spin Karachi Kings
19 Ahmed Shehzad 23 November 1991 (aged 24)RightRight-arm Leg-spin Quetta Gladiators
51 Mohammad Nawaz 21 March 1994 (aged 21)LeftLeft-arm orthodox Quetta Gladiators
47 Wahab Riaz 28 June 1985 (aged 30)RightLeft-arm fast Peshawar Zalmi
7 Mohammad Sami 24 February 1981 (aged 35)RightRight-arm fast Islamabad United
9 Imad Wasim 18 December 1988 (aged 27)LeftLeft-arm orthodox Karachi Kings
35 Khalid Latif 4 November 1985 (aged 30)RightRight-arm off-break Islamabad United
Withdrawn players
56 Babar Azam 15 October 1994 (aged 21)RightRight-arm off-spin Islamabad United
15 Rumman Raees 18 October 1991 (aged 24)RightLeft-arm fast-medium Islamabad United
95 Iftikhar Ahmed 3 October 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm off-spin Karachi Kings
42 Khurram Manzoor 10 June 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm off-spin Karachi Kings

Scotland

Scotland announced their squad on 8 February 2016. [12]

Coach: Flag of New Zealand.svg Grant Bradburn

No.PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling styleDomestic team
1 Preston Mommsen (c)10 February 1987 (aged 29)RightRight-arm off break Durham
15 Kyle Coetzer (vc)4 February 1984 (aged 32)RightRight-arm medium-fast Northamptonshire
44 Richie Berrington 4 March 1987 (aged 29)RightRight-arm medium-fast
13 Matthew Cross (wk)15 October 1992 (aged 23)Right Nottinghamshire
38 Josh Davey 3 August 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm medium-fast Somerset
5 Con de Lange 11 February 1981 (aged 35)Right Slow left-arm orthodox Northamptonshire
45 Alasdair Evans 12 January 1989 (aged 27)RightRight-arm medium-fast Derbyshire
29 Michael Leask 29 October 1990 (aged 25)RightRight-arm off break Northamptonshire
14 Matt Machan 15 February 1991 (aged 25)LeftRight-arm off break Sussex
93 Calum MacLeod 15 November 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm medium-fast Durham
28 Gavin Main 28 February 1995 (aged 21)RightRight-arm fast Durham
93 George Munsey 21 February 1993 (aged 23)LeftRight-arm medium-fast Northamptonshire
50 Safyaan Sharif 24 May 1991 (aged 24)RightRight-arm fast-medium Kent
42 Robert Taylor 21 December 1989 (aged 26)LeftLeft-arm medium Leicestershire
51 Mark Watt 29 July 1996 (aged 19)Left Slow left-arm orthodox

South Africa

South Africa announced their squad on 10 February 2016: [13]

Coach: Flag of South Africa.svg Russell Domingo

No.PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling styleDomestic team
18 Faf du Plessis (c)13 July 1984 (aged 31)RightRight-arm leg break Titans
17 AB de Villiers (vc, wk)17 February 1984 (aged 32)RightRight-arm medium Titans
87 Kyle Abbott 18 June 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm fast medium Dolphins
1 Hashim Amla 31 March 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm medium Cape Cobras
28 Farhaan Behardien 9 October 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm medium Titans
12 Quinton de Kock (wk)17 December 1992 (aged 23)Left Titans
21 JP Duminy 14 April 1984 (aged 31)LeftRight-arm off break Cape Cobras
99 Imran Tahir 28 March 1979 (aged 36)RightRight-arm leg break Dolphins
10 David Miller 10 June 1989 (aged 26)LeftRight-arm off break Dolphins
2 Chris Morris 30 April 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm medium Titans
69 Aaron Phangiso 21 January 1984 (aged 32)RightLeft-arm orthodox spin Highveld Lions
25 Kagiso Rabada 25 May 1995 (aged 20)LeftRight-arm fast Highveld Lions
27 Rilee Rossouw 9 October 1989 (aged 26)LeftRight-arm off break Knights
8 Dale Steyn 23 June 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm fast Cape Cobras
96 David Wiese 20 May 1985 (aged 30)RightRight-arm medium-fast Titans

Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka announced their squad on 18 February 2016: [14]

Coach: Flag of South Africa.svg Graham Ford

No.PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling styleDomestic team
61 Angelo Mathews (c)2 June 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm fast medium CCC
36 Dinesh Chandimal (vc, wk)18 November 1989 (aged 26)Right Nondescripts
5 Dushmantha Chameera 11 January 1992 (aged 24)RightRight-arm fast Nondescripts
23 Tillakaratne Dilshan 14 October 1976 (aged 39)RightRight-arm off spin Tamil Union
14 Rangana Herath 19 March 1978 (aged 37)LeftLeft-arm orthodox spin Tamil Union
31 Shehan Jayasuriya 12 September 1991 (aged 24)LeftRight-arm off break Moors
16 Chamara Kapugedera 24 February 1987 (aged 29)RightRight-arm medium CCC
92 Nuwan Kulasekara 22 July 1982 (aged 33)RightRight-arm fast medium Colts
82 Suranga Lakmal 10 March 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm fast medium Tamil Union
1 Thisara Perera 3 April 1989 (aged 26)LeftRight-arm medium-fast SSC
18 Sachithra Senanayake 9 February 1985 (aged 31)RightRight-arm off break SSC
7 Dasun Shanaka 9 September 1991 (aged 24)RightRight-arm medium SSC
57 Milinda Siriwardana 4 December 1985 (aged 30)LeftLeft-arm off break Chilaw Marians
66 Lahiru Thirimanne 9 August 1989 (aged 26)LeftRight-arm medium Ragama
46 Jeffrey Vandersay 5 February 1990 (aged 26)RightRight-arm leg break SSC
Withdrawn players
Niroshan Dickwella (wk)23 June 1993 (aged 22)Left Nondescripts
99 Lasith Malinga 28 August 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm fast Nondescripts

West Indies

The West Indian squad was announced on 29 January 2016. [15]

Coach: Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Phil Simmons

No.PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling styleDomestic team
88 Darren Sammy (c)20 December 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm medium-fast St Lucia Zouks
98 Jason Holder (vc)5 November 1991 (aged 24)RightRight-arm medium-fast Barbados Tridents
45 Chris Gayle 21 September 1979 (aged 36)LeftRight-arm off-spin Jamaica Tallawahs
77 Samuel Badree 9 March 1981 (aged 34)RightRight-arm leg-spin Trinbago Knight Riders
62 Sulieman Benn 22 July 1981 (aged 34)LeftLeft-arm orthodox Trinbago Knight Riders
26 Carlos Brathwaite 18 July 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm medium-fast St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
47 Dwayne Bravo 7 October 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm medium-fast Trinbago Knight Riders
25 Johnson Charles (wk)14 January 1989 (aged 27)Right— St Lucia Zouks
17 Evin Lewis 27 December 1991 (aged 24)Left St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
5 Ashley Nurse 22 December 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm off-spin Barbados Tridents
80 Denesh Ramdin (wk)13 March 1985 (aged 30)Right— Guyana Amazon Warriors
12 Andre Russell 29 April 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm fast Jamaica Tallawahs
7 Marlon Samuels 5 February 1981 (aged 35)RightRight-arm off-spin St Kitts and Nevis Patriots
54 Lendl Simmons (wk)25 January 1985 (aged 31)RightRight-arm medium-fast Guyana Amazon Warriors
75 Jerome Taylor 22 June 1984 (aged 31)RightRight-arm fast Jamaica Tallawahs
Withdrawn players
46 Darren Bravo 6 February 1989 (aged 27)LeftRight-arm medium-fast Trinbago Knight Riders
72 Andre Fletcher (wk)28 November 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm leg-spin St Lucia Zouks
74 Sunil Narine 26 May 1988 (aged 27)LeftRight-arm off-spin Guyana Amazon Warriors
55 Kieron Pollard 12 May 1987 (aged 28)RightRight-arm medium-fast Barbados Tridents

Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe announced their squad on 14 February 2016: [16]

Coach: Flag of Australia (converted).svg Dav Whatmore

No.PlayerDate of birthBattingBowling styleDomestic team
3 Hamilton Masakadza (c)9 August 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm medium Mountaineers
14 Sean Williams (vc)26 September 1986 (aged 29)LeftLeft-arm orthodox Mid West Rhinos
13 Tendai Chatara 28 February 1991 (aged 25)RightRight-arm fast-medium Mountaineers
47 Elton Chigumbura 14 March 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm fast-medium Mashonaland Eagles
88 Tendai Chisoro 12 February 1988 (aged 28)LeftLeft-arm orthodox Mid West Rhinos
30 Graeme Cremer 19 September 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm leg-spin Mid West Rhinos
12 Luke Jongwe 6 February 1995 (aged 21)RightRight-arm fast-medium Matabeleland Tuskers
7 Neville Madziva 2 August 1991 (aged 24)RightRight-arm medium-fast Mid West Rhinos
11 Wellington Masakadza 4 October 1993 (aged 22)LeftLeft-arm orthodox Mountaineers
24 Peter Moor (wk)2 February 1991 (aged 25)RightRight-arm off-spin Mid West Rhinos
89 Richmond Mutumbami (wk)11 June 1989 (aged 26)Right— Matabeleland Tuskers
48 Tinashe Panyangara 21 October 1985 (aged 30)RightRight-arm fast-medium Mid West Rhinos
24 Sikandar Raza 24 April 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm off-spin Mashonaland Eagles
10 Vusi Sibanda 10 October 1983 (aged 32)RightRight-arm medium Mountaineers
9 Malcolm Waller 28 September 1984 (aged 31)RightRight-arm off-spin Mid West Rhinos
33 Chamu Chibhabha 6 September 1986 (aged 29)RightRight-arm medium Mashonaland Eagles
25 Donald Tiripano 17 March 1988 (aged 27)RightRight-arm fast-medium Mountaineers

Changes

On 19 March, Taskin Ahmed and Arafat Sunny, members of the Bangladesh squad, were suspended from bowling in international cricket due to probable illegal bowling actions. They were replaced with Shuvagata Hom and Saqlain Sajib. [17]

On 26 February, England's Liam Plunkett was named as the replacement for Steven Finn, who was ruled out with a calf strain. [18]

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

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. [20] Khalid Latif was also added to Pakistan's squad in place of Iftikhar Ahmed. [21] On 3 March, Ahmed Shehzad was also added to the squad in place of Khurram Manzoor. [22]

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. [23] Lasith Malinga stepped down from the captaincy due to his slow recovery from an injury and Angelo Mathews was appointed as the captain. [24] [25] On 18 March Sri Lanka Cricket announced that Malinga was ruled out of the tournament after failing to sufficiently recover from his knee injury. [26] Jeffrey Vandersay, who was withdrawn earlier from the original squad, was named as Malinga's replacement. [27]

After the West Indies squad was announced, Kieron Pollard, Sunil Narine and Darren Bravo withdrew before the tournament started. [28] [29] Pollard was replaced by Carlos Brathwaite, while Ashley Nurse replaced Narine. [30] Bravo's replacement in the squad is Johnson Charles. [31] Lendl Simmons was ruled out of the tournament after suffering a back injury. [32] He was replaced with Evin Lewis. [33] 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. [34]

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

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