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Stoinis last played a T20I match for Australia on November 18, 2024, against Pakistan in Hobart.
Marcus Stoinis is part of Australia’s T20I squad for three-match away series against New Zealand. (Picture Credit: AFP)
Star all-rounder Marcus Stoinis is back in Australia’s T20I team after more than 10 months for the three-match away T20I series against New Zealand next month. The 2021 T20 World Cup winners will face their Trans-Tasman rivals in three T20Is on October 1, 3 and 4 at Mount Maunganui’s Bay Oval Stadium.
36-year-old Stoinis, who has scored 1245 runs and picked up 45 wickets in 74 T20Is played so far, last featured in a T20I match for Australia on November 18, 2024, in Hobart. In that fixture he scored unbeaten 61 runs from just 27 balls and helped the hosts chase down the target of 118 runs in 11.2 overs.
Mitchell Marsh will captain the Aussies, and the squad also features the likes of Matthew Short, Mitchell Owen and Xavier Bartlett. All-rounders Cameron Green and Aaron Hardie, along with wicketkeeper-batter Alex Carey and pacer Nathan Ellis, are not part of the squad due to various reasons.
According to a release shared by Cricket Australia, “Aussie selectors announced a 14-player squad for the whirlwind six-day trip to Mount Maunganui, which followed the shock retirement of Mitchell Starc from T20 internationals. Men’s Test and one-day international captain Pat Cummins will also miss the tour to manage a back issue in preparation for a blockbuster Ashes summer, while Nathan Ellis will be on paternity leave with wife Connie expecting the couple’s first child.”
“Xavier Bartlett also returns to the T20 squad with Cameron Green to prioritise the early rounds of the Sheffield Shield for Western Australia as a return to bowling looms ahead of the five-Test Ashes series,” the release added.
Australia vs New Zealand T20I series schedule
| DATE | DAY | MATCH | VENUE | START TIME (IST) |
| October 1 | Wednesday | 1st T20I | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 11:45 AM |
| October 3 | Friday | 2nd T20I | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 11:45 AM |
| October 4 | Saturday | 3rd T20I | Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui | 11:45 AM |
Australia T20 squad vs New Zealand: Mitchell Marsh (C), Sean Abbott, Xavier Bartlett, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis (WK), Matt Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Mitchell Owen, Matthew Short, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa
In: Marcus Stoinis, Matt Short, Mitch Owen, Xavier Bartlett
Out: Nathan Ellis, Alex Carey, Aaron Hardie, Cameron Green
- Location :
Sydney, Australia
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