This is a list of the squads picked for the 2014 ICC World Twenty20.
See main article: Afghanistan at the T20 World Cup.
[1] Coach: Kabir Khan
No. | Player[2] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | |
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7 | Mohammad Nabi (c) | 2014 3, df=yes | 22 | Right | ||
44 | 2014 3, df=yes | 11 | Right | |||
16 | 2014 3, df=yes | 8 | Right | |||
14 | 2014 3, df=yes | 11 | Right | |||
55 | 2014 3, df=yes | 3 | Right | |||
4 | 2014 3, df=yes | 8 | Right | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
84 | Karim Sadiq (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 21 | Right | Right-arm off break | |
16 | 2014 3, df=yes | 16 | Right | |||
77 | Mohammad Shahzad (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 22 | Right | – | |
52 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | – | ||
1 | 2014 3, df=yes | 6 | Left | |||
48 | 2014 3, df=yes | 22 | Right | |||
45 | 2014 3, df=yes | 22 | Right | |||
28 | Shafiqullah (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 9 | Right | – | |
20 | 2014 3, df=yes | 17 | Left |
Coach: Shane Jurgensen
No. | Player[4] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team | |
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15 | Mushfiqur Rahim (c & wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 30 | Right | – | Sylhet Royals | |
30 | Mohammad Mahmudullah (vc) | 2014 3, df=yes | 26 | Right | Chittagong Kings | ||
41 | 2014 3, df=yes | 28 | Left | Rangpur Riders | |||
4 | 2014 3, df=yes | 1 | Right | Barisal Burners | |||
66 | Anamul Haque (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 3 | Right | – | Dhaka Gladiators | |
76 | 2014 3, df=yes | 10 | Right | Khulna Royal Bengals | |||
2 | 2014 3, df=yes | 23 | Right | Dhaka Gladiators | |||
68 | 2014 3, df=yes | 4 | Left | Sylhet Royals | |||
69 | 2014 3, df=yes | 17 | Right | Rangpur Riders | |||
34 | 2014 3, df=yes | 9 | Right | Chittagong Kings | |||
1 | 2014 3, df=yes | 1 | Right | Barisal Burners | |||
63 | 2014 3, df=yes | 6 | Right | – | Rangpur Riders | ||
75 | 2014 3, df=yes | 28 | Left | Dhaka Gladiators | |||
42 | 2014 3, df=yes | 6 | Right | Sylhet Royals | |||
28 | 2014 3, df=yes | 28 | Left | Duronto Rajshahi |
[5] Coach: Charlie Burke
No. | Player[6] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | |
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17 | Jamie Atkinson (c & wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | – | |
73 | Waqas Barkat (vc & wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Right-arm bowler | |
11 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
8 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
5 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
12 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
10 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||
7 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | ||
– | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||
78 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
18 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
– | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
75 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Right-arm leg break | ||
9 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Left | Right-arm off break | ||
33 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium |
[7] Coach: Pubudu Dassanayake
No. | Player[8] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team | |
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77 | Paras Khadka (c) | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Cricket Association Nepal | ||
11 | Gyanendra Malla (vc) | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Cricket Association Nepal | ||
24 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Cricket Association Nepal | |||
14 | Binod Bhandari (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Cricket Association Nepal | ||
5 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Cricket Association Nepal | |||
56 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Cricket Association Nepal | |||
44 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Cricket Association Nepal | |||
9 | Subash Khakurel (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Cricket Association Nepal | ||
1 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Right-arm offbreak | Cricket Association Nepal | ||
65 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Cricket Association Nepal | |||
19 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Left | Cricket Association Nepal | |||
7 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Cricket Association Nepal | |||
62 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Cricket Association Nepal | |||
5 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Cricket Association Nepal | |||
10 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Left | Cricket Association Nepal |
See main article: Ireland at the T20 World Cup. [9]
Coach: Phil Simmons
No. | Player[10] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team | |
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34 | William Porterfield (c) | 2014 3, df=yes | 34 | Left | Birmingham Bears | ||
22 | Kevin O'Brien (vc) | 2014 3, df=yes | 34 | Right | Leinster Lightning | ||
83 | 2014 3, df=yes | 27 | Right | Leinster Lightning | |||
50 | 2014 3, df=yes | 23 | Right | Somerset | |||
24 | 2014 3, df=yes | 13 | Left | Sussex Sharks | |||
35 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | North West Warriors | |||
34 | 2014 3, df=yes | 5 | Left | Middlesex Panthers | |||
72 | Niall O'Brien (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 21 | Left | – | Leicestershire Foxes | |
25 | 2014 3, df=yes | 7 | Right | Leinster Lightning | |||
26 | 2014 3, df=yes | 14 | Right | Leinster Lightning | |||
77 | 2014 3, df=yes | 1 | Right | Northern Knights | |||
1 | 2014 3, df=yes | 23 | Right | Middlesex Panthers | |||
17 | 2014 3, df=yes | 2 | Left | North West Warriors | |||
14 | Gary Wilson (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 31 | Right | – | Surrey | |
44 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | North West Warriors |
See main article: Netherlands at the T20 World Cup. [11] Coach: Anton Roux
No. | Player[12] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team | |
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83 | Peter Borren (c) | 2014 3, df=yes | 20 | Right | North Holland Hurricanes | ||
34 | Wesley Barresi (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 12 | Right | South Holland Seafarers | ||
7 | 2014 3, df=yes | 20 | Right | North Holland Hurricanes | |||
32 | 2014 3, df=yes | 4 | Left | North Holland Hurricanes | |||
26 | 2014 3, df=yes | 8 | Right | Melbourne Renegades | |||
16 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | South Holland Seafarers | |||
17 | 2014 3, df=yes | 10 | Right | South Holland Seafarers | |||
23 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | South Holland Seafarers | |||
97 | 2014 3, df=yes | 9 | Left | South Holland Seafarers | |||
68 | 2014 3, df=yes | 6 | Right | Sussex Sharks | |||
8 | 2014 3, df=yes | 19 | Right | South Holland Seafarers | |||
25 | 2014 3, df=yes | 11 | Right | Free Agent | |||
13 | 2014 3, df=yes | 14 | Right | Free Agent | |||
90 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Canterbury Wizards | |||
10 | 2014 3, df=yes | 6 | Right | Hobart Hurricanes |
[13] Coach: Aaqib Javed
No. | Player[14] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | |
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11 | Khurram Khan (c) | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
69 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Slow left-arm orthodox | ||
77 | Amjad Ali (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Left | Leg break | |
27 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Right-arm medium | ||
66 | Faizan Asif | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Left | — | |
15 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Left-arm fast-medium | ||
06 | Kamran Shahzad | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Right-arm medium | |
– | Moaaz Qazi | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Right-arm off break | |
10 | Swapnil Patil (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | — | |
80 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Left | Right-arm slow | ||
– | Rohit Singh | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Right-arm medium | |
50 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Right-arm medium-fast | ||
– | Sharif Asadullah | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Right-arm fast-medium | |
– | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Right-arm off break | ||
78 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Left | Slow left-arm orthodox |
Coach: Andy Waller
No. | Player[16] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team | |
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1 | Brendan Taylor (c & wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 23 | Right | Mid West Rhinos | ||
13 | 2014 3, df=yes | 4 | Right | Mountaineers | |||
47 | 2014 3, df=yes | 24 | Right | Mashonaland Eagles | |||
98 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Southern Rocks | |||
65 | 2014 3, df=yes | 6 | Right | Mountaineers | |||
3 | 2014 3, df=yes | 28 | Right | Mountaineers | |||
86 | 2014 3, df=yes | 7 | Right | Mountaineers | |||
91 | 2014 3, df=yes | 3 | Right | Mountaineers | |||
48 | 2014 3, df=yes | 3 | Right | Southern Rocks | |||
24 | 2014 3, df=yes | 2 | Right | Mashonaland Eagles | |||
10 | 2014 3, df=yes | 13 | Right | Mid West Rhinos | |||
52 | 2014 3, df=yes | 26 | Right | Mountaineers | |||
60 | 2014 3, df=yes | 6 | Left | Mashonaland Eagles | |||
9 | 2014 3, df=yes | 11 | Right | Mid West Rhinos | |||
14 | 2014 3, df=yes | 5 | Left | Matabeleland Tuskers |
See main article: England at the T20 World Cup. [17]
Coach: Ashley Giles
No. | Player[18] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team | |
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8 | Stuart Broad (c) | 2014 3, df=yes | 52 | Left | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | ||
16 | Eoin Morgan (vc) | 2014 3, df=yes | 44 | Left | Middlesex Panthers | ||
57 | 2014 3, df=yes | 2 | Left | Worcestershire | |||
7 | 2014 3, df=yes | 7 | Right | Birmingham Bears | |||
42 | 2014 3, df=yes | 32 | Right | Essex Eagles | |||
20 | 2014 3, df=yes | 30 | Right | Yorkshire Vikings | |||
63 | Jos Buttler (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 31 | Right | – | Lancashire Lightning | |
46 | 2014 3, df=yes | 31 | Right | Surrey | |||
35 | 2014 3, df=yes | 27 | Right | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | |||
34 | 2014 3, df=yes | 2 | Right | Sussex Sharks | |||
22 | Craig Kieswetter (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 25 | Right | Somerset | ||
45 | 2014 3, df=yes | 23 | Left | Nottinghamshire Outlaws | |||
73 | 2014 3, df=yes | 2 | Right | Lancashire Lightning | |||
53 | 2014 3, df=yes | 11 | Left | Kent Spitfires | |||
19 | 2014 3, df=yes | 4 | Right | Birmingham Bears |
See main article: New Zealand at the T20 World Cup. [19]
Coach: Mike Hesson
No. | Player[20] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team | |
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42 | Brendon McCullum (C) | 2014 3, df=yes | 64 | Right | Otago Volts | ||
78 | 2014 3, df=yes | 8 | Left | Northern Districts Knights | |||
8 | 2014 3, df=yes | 3 | Right | Northern Districts Knights | |||
84 | 2014 3, df=yes | 2 | Left | Northern Districts Knights | |||
31 | 2014 3, df=yes | 43 | Right | Auckland Aces | |||
36 | 2014 3, df=yes | 15 | Left | Canterbury Wizards | |||
81 | 2014 3, df=yes | 11 | Left | Auckland Aces | |||
15 | 2014 3, df=yes | 51 | Right | Otago Volts | |||
37 | 2014 3, df=yes | 37 | Right | Auckland Aces | |||
82 | 2014 3, df=yes | 12 | Left | Auckland Aces | |||
83 | 2014 3, df=yes | 5 | Left | Otago Volts | |||
54 | Luke Ronchi (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 12 | Right | – | Wellington Firebirds | |
38 | 2014 3, df=yes | 33 | Right | Northern Districts Knights | |||
3 | 2014 3, df=yes | 55 | Right | Central Districts Stags | |||
22 | Kane Williamson | 2014 3, df=yes | 13 | Right | Northern Districts Knights |
Coach: Russell Domingo
No. | Player[22] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team | |
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18 | Faf du Plessis (c) | 2014 3, df=yes | 17 | Right | Titans | ||
1 | 2014 3, df=yes | 21 | Right | Dolphins | |||
28 | 2014 3, df=yes | 11 | Right | Titans | |||
12 | Quinton de Kock (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 12 | Left | – | Lions | |
17 | AB de Villiers (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 52 | Right | Titans | ||
21 | 2014 3, df=yes | 50 | Right | Cape Cobras | |||
14 | 2014 3, df=yes | 2 | Right | Cape Cobras | |||
99 | 2014 3, df=yes | 7 | Right | Lions | |||
10 | 2014 3, df=yes | 21 | Left | Dolphins | |||
81 | 2014 3, df=yes | 44 | Left | Titans | |||
65 | 2014 3, df=yes | 36 | Left | Titans | |||
7 | 2014 3, df=yes | 26 | Left | Warriors | |||
69 | 2014 3, df=yes | 3 | Right | Lions | |||
8 | 2014 3, df=yes | 33 | Right | Cape Cobras | |||
68 | 2014 3, df=yes | 20 | Right | Warriors |
Coach: Paul Farbrace
No. | Player[24] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team | |
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36 | Dinesh Chandimal (c & wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 23 | Right | Wayamba United | ||
99 | Lasith Malinga (c) | 2014 3, df=yes | 50 | Right | Ruhuna Royals | ||
23 | 2014 3, df=yes | 55 | Right | Basnahira Cricket Dundee | |||
14 | 2014 3, df=yes | 6 | Left | Basnahira Cricket Dundee | |||
27 | 2014 3, df=yes | 49 | Right | Wayamba United | |||
92 | 2014 3, df=yes | 34 | Right | Nagenahira Nagas | |||
82 | 2014 3, df=yes | 3 | Right | Basnahira Cricket Dundee | |||
69 | 2014 3, df=yes | 47 | Right | Nagenahira Nagas | |||
40 | 2014 3, df=yes | 36 | Right | Nagenahira Nagas | |||
8 | Kusal Perera (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 11 | Left | – | Wayamba United | |
1 | 2014 3, df=yes | 32 | Left | Kandurata Warriors | |||
41 | 2014 3, df=yes | 2 | Right | Uva Next | |||
11 | Kumar Sangakkara (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 50 | Left | Kandurata Warriors | ||
18 | 2014 3, df=yes | 10 | Right | Uva Next | |||
66 | 2014 3, df=yes | 18 | Left | Ruhuna Royals |
See main article: Australia at the T20 World Cup. [25]
Coach: Darren Lehmann
No. | Player[26] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team | |
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2 | George Bailey (c) | 2014 3, df=yes | 24 | Right | Hobart Hurricanes | ||
4 | 2014 3, df=yes | 2 | Left | Hobart Hurricanes | |||
54 | 2014 3, df=yes | 14 | Right | Brisbane Heat | |||
6 | 2014 3, df=yes | 8 | Right | Perth Scorchers | |||
44 | 2014 3, df=yes | 6 | Right | Melbourne Stars | |||
4 | 2014 3, df=yes | 14 | Right | Melbourne Renegades | |||
57 | Brad Haddin (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 29 | Right | – | Sydney Sixers | |
17 | 2014 3, df=yes | 12 | Right | Melbourne Stars | |||
71 | 2014 3, df=yes | 14 | Left | Perth Scorchers | |||
28 | 2014 3, df=yes | 17 | Right | Melbourne Stars | |||
18 | 2014 3, df=yes | 3 | Right | Legbreak | Melbourne Stars | ||
56 | 2014 3, df=yes | 14 | Left | Sydney Sixers | |||
31 | 2014 3, df=yes | 47 | Left | Sydney Thunder | |||
33 | 2014 3, df=yes | 41 | Right | Brisbane Heat | |||
7 | 2014 3, df=yes | 42 | Right | Melbourne Stars |
See main article: India at the T20 World Cup. [27]
Coach: Duncan Fletcher
No. | Player[28] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | IPL team | |
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7 | MS Dhoni (c & wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 43 | Right | Chennai Super Kings | ||
18 | Virat Kohli (vc) | 2014 3, df=yes | 21 | Right | Royal Challengers Bangalore | ||
77 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Royal Challengers Bangalore | |||
99 | 2014 3, df=yes | 19 | Right | Chennai Super Kings | |||
84 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Rajasthan Royals | |||
25 | 2014 3, df=yes | 2 | Left | Sunrisers Hyderabad | |||
8 | 2014 3, df=yes | 15 | Left | Chennai Super Kings | |||
15 | 2014 3, df=yes | 3 | Right | Sunrisers Hyderabad | |||
9 | 2014 3, df=yes | 1 | Right | Sunrisers Hyderabad | |||
11 | 2014 3, df=yes | 3 | Right | Delhi Daredevils | |||
17 | 2014 3, df=yes | 7 | Right | Rajasthan Royals | |||
3 | 2014 3, df=yes | 37 | Left | Chennai Super Kings | |||
6 | 2014 3, df=yes | 1 | Right | Chennai Super Kings | |||
45 | 2014 3, df=yes | 36 | Right | Mumbai Indians | |||
12 | 2014 3, df=yes | 34 | Left | Royal Challengers Bangalore |
See main article: Pakistan at the T20 World Cup. [29]
Coach: Moin Khan
No. | Player[30] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team | |
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8 | Mohammad Hafeez (c) | 2014 3, df=yes | 54 | Right | Lahore Lions | ||
19 | 2014 3, df=yes | 22 | Right | Lahore Lions | |||
80 | 2014 3, df=yes | 5 | Right | Sialkot Stallions | |||
83 | 2014 3, df=yes | 8 | Right | Abbottabad Falcons | |||
23 | Kamran Akmal (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 50 | Right | – | Lahore Eagles | |
99 | 2014 3, df=yes | 0 | Right | Faisalabad Wolves | |||
50 | 2014 3, df=yes | 59 | Right | Faisalabad Wolves | |||
10 | 2014 3, df=yes | 70 | Right | Karachi Dolphins | |||
98 | 2014 3, df=yes | 3 | Left | Hyderabad Hawks | |||
6 | 2014 3, df=yes | 55 | Right | Sialkot Stallions | |||
92 | 2014 3, df=yes | 9 | Right | Multan Tigers | |||
33 | 2014 3, df=yes | 38 | Left | Rawalpindi Rams | |||
96 | 2014 3, df=yes | 52 | Right | – | Lahore Lions | ||
55 | 2014 3, df=yes | 52 | Right | Islamabad Leopards | |||
78 | 2014 3, df=yes | 4 | Right | Multan Tigers |
Coach: Ottis Gibson
No. | Player[32] | Date of birth | T20Is | Batting | Bowling style | Twenty20 team | |
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88 | Darren Sammy (c) | 2014 3, df=yes | 47 | Right | St Lucia Zouks | ||
77 | 2014 3, df=yes | 15 | Right | Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel | |||
47 | 2014 3, df=yes | 44 | Right | Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel | |||
25 | Johnson Charles (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 21 | Right | – | Antigua Hawksbills | |
19 | 2014 3, df=yes | 1 | Right | Antigua Hawksbills | |||
72 | Andre Fletcher (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 19 | Right | St Lucia Zouks | ||
45 | 2014 3, df=yes | 37 | Left | Jamaica Tallawahs | |||
74 | 2014 3, df=yes | 24 | Left | Guyana Amazon Warriors | |||
80 | Dinesh Ramdin (wk) | 2014 3, df=yes | 41 | Right | – | Guyana Amazon Warriors | |
14 | 2014 3, df=yes | 22 | Left | Jamaica Tallawahs | |||
12 | 2014 3, df=yes | 22 | Right | Jamaica Tallawahs | |||
7 | 2014 3, df=yes | 30 | Right | Antigua Hawksbills | |||
67 | 2014 3, df=yes | 5 | Left | ||||
54 | 2014 3, df=yes | 25 | Right | Trinidad & Tobago Red Steel | |||
50 | 2014 3, df=yes | 22 | Right | Barbados Tridents |
English batsman Joe Root broke his right thumb in the third ODI against the West Indies and was ruled out of the tournament, being replaced by Ian Bell.[33] English all-rounder Ben Stokes damaged his hand by punching a locker in the dressing room after he was dismissed in the third T20I against the West Indies. He was replaced by Chris Woakes.[34] Australian bowler Mitchell Johnson missed the tournament with an infection in his toe. He was replaced by Doug Bollinger.[35]
Nepalese all-rounder Prithu Baskota was suffering from a knee injury, which he picked up during the 2014 World Cup Qualifier in New Zealand and was replaced by his teammate Amrit Bhattarai.[36] On 16 March, Avinash Karn was replaced by Anil Mandal after Karn suffered an injury to his right knee and, therefore, was ruled out of the tournament.[37]
On 16 March, Dutch batsman Tim Gruijters was replaced by Tom Cooper—previously unavailable for the tournament due to domestic commitments with Australian state side South Australia—with the Dutch coaching staff stating that Gruijters was injured. However, Gruijters denied that he was injured and alleged that the "coaching staff decided to bend the rules, act against the spirit of cricket and basically cheat".[38] However, the ICC confirmed that they were satisfied that the KNCB had complied with the rules of the tournament.[39]
On 22 March, English all-rounder Luke Wright was ruled out of the tournament due to a side-strain. He was replaced by Craig Kieswetter.[40]