Australia came into the tournament as the favourites, but injury problems before the start of the tournament and poor performance in the group stage matches led to their early exit.

Cricket Iceland mocked Australia after T20 World Cup exit, especially over the bizarre decision not to play Steve Smith against Sri Lanka.

After leaving Smith out of the squad entirely originally, Australia have pulled the trigger on adding Smith to their squad hours before their crunch match with Sri Lanka, but he was ultimately left out of the playing XI.

Smith had earlier been flown to Sri Lanka as cover for skipper Mitchell Marsh, who missed Australia's opening two matches due to a testicular injury.

Steve Smith fetched PKR 14 crore as a direct signing in the revamped 11th edition of PSL, making him the most expensive player in the league's history.

Australia captain Mitchell Marsh was on Wednesday forced to miss the team's opening match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup against Ireland after suffering a groin injury.

Australia great Steve Smith has been picked up by Sialkot Stallionz, one of the two new franchises for the 11th edition of the Pakistan Super League (PSL).

Perth Scorchers vs Sydney Sixers, BBL Final Live Streaming: Perth Scorchers and Sydney Sixers chase Big Bash League 2026 title.

Advising Babar Azam to look beyond the noise, Danish Kaneria added that professionalism lies in accepting tough calls with maturity.

The former Australia batter feels Sydney Sixers should bench Babar Azam if they want to win the BBL.