T20 World Cup 2026 Cricket News

Smith called up as cover for Australia with Marsh injured for T20 World Cup opener

Smith last played a T20I in February 2024 but plundered 299 runs at 59.80 and a strike-rate of 167.97 in six innings for Sydney Sixers in the latest BBL

11-Feb-2026•ESPNcricinfo staff

Smith to make PSL debut in 2026 with Sialkot Stallionz

The Australian batter was signed up by one of the two sides set to play the tournament for the first time

03-Feb-2026•Danyal Rasool

Cummins ruled out of T20 World Cup; Short dropped for Renshaw, no room for Smith

Ben Dwarshuis replaces Pat Cummins, who needs more time to recover from his back injury; Short has been dropped from the final 15 with Renshaw's spin play preferred

31-Jan-2026•Alex Malcolm

Payne and Richardson set up Scorchers to claim sixth BBL title

Sydney Sixers were restricted to 132 and an opening stand of 80 put the home side on course for more silverware

25-Jan-2026•Tristan Lavalette

A clash of familiar titans to decide the BBL title

Can Sydney Sixers learn the lessons from earlier in the week and toppled favourites Perth Scorchers at their imposing home ground?

24-Jan-2026•Andrew McGlashan

Smith and Davies star to take Sydney Sixers into BBL final

Defending the title proved out of reach for Hobart Hurricanes, who went down by 57 runs in the penultimate step of the competition

23-Jan-2026•Andrew McGlashan

Edwards: No time for Sydney Sixers to be 'shy'

The allrounder was part of the major collapse against Perth Scorchers but is the team's leading wicket-taker this season

22-Jan-2026•Andrew McGlashan

Beardman wins Smith battle as Perth Scorchers book home grand final

The home side could only post 147, but on a pitch assisting the pace bowlers that proved more than enough

20-Jan-2026•Tristan Lavalette

Henriques: 'It took a couple of days' for Babar to get over denied single

The Sydney Sixers captain, put the issue down to "a bit of a misunderstanding of culture"

20-Jan-2026•ESPNcricinfo staff

Smith accepts his T20 World Cup fate but Olympic ambition burns bright

Another stint in the BBL has brought more pyrotechnics at the top of the order, but Australia are well-served for openers

19-Jan-2026•Andrew McGlashan

Starc's four-for, Smith and Curran fifties put Sixers in BBL Qualifier against Scorchers

Brisbane Heat has been knocked out of the competition after losing their first game at home this BBL season

18-Jan-2026•AAP

'Not sure he was too happy' - Smith on denying Babar a single in BBL

After that move, Smith took 32 runs against Ryan Hadley - the most expensive over in BBL history

16-Jan-2026•Andrew McGlashan

Smith 100 trumps Warner 110* as Sixers clinch Sydney derby

Sydney Thunder end season with eighth defeat while Sixers keep hopes of second spot alive

16-Jan-2026•Andrew McGlashan

Kohli displaces Rohit to rise to No. 1 in men's ODI batting rankings

Travis Head, Mitchell Starc and Steven Smith rose in the Test rankings after Australia's 4-1 Ashes win

14-Jan-2026•ESPNcricinfo staff

Rain scuttles Smith's BBL return as Sixers, Hurricanes split points

Only five overs of play was possible at the SCG before covers had to be brought on

11-Jan-2026•AAP

Majority of Australia Test players made available for BBL finals run-in

Travis Head will rest ahead of the T20 World Cup while Cameron Green also won't feature

09-Jan-2026•ESPNcricinfo staff

'We do things in real time' - Smith won't look back at no-spin selection slip

"I think it just shows our depth," Steven Smith says of winning the Ashes 4-1 with Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood and Nathan Lyon playing little or no part

08-Jan-2026•Andrew McGlashan

Australia's ageing group keen for 2027, Smith unsure whether he'll get there

One of the oldest teams in Test history completed a 4-1 series win but they have an eye on an elusive away Ashes win

08-Jan-2026•Alex Malcolm

Head and Smith centuries grind England in the SCG dirt

Head smashed 163 and Smith cruised to 129 not out as Australia built their lead to 134 by stumps with three wickets in hand

06-Jan-2026•Tristan Lavalette

'That was unfair' - Smith supports Khawaja on Perth preparation criticism

"He hates it, but we dropped him," Steven Smith says of leaving Usman Khawaja out of the team in the subcontinent - "maybe [it was] a blessing in disguise"

03-Jan-2026•Andrew McGlashan

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