With at least two more games to go in the tournament, Curran has been brought into the squad. Curran, who has centuries in both Tests and ODIs, has never been considered for T20I cricket before. In 40 T20 innings, he has 872 runs at a strike rate of 126.01 with a best of 71.
There was always a fear that Taylor might struggle to make the XI for the game against Australia, but it was understood that the team management would leave Taylor out, if not fit, for the game in the hope of having him ready for the remaining fixtures.
Taylor made a comeback to international cricket in July 2025 after serving a three-and-a-half year ban for breaching the ICC’s anti-corruption code. Taylor, whose sanction ended on July 25, was named in Zimbabwe’s squad for the second Test against New Zealand in August. That was one of two Tests for Taylor upon his comeback, to go with two ODIs and 14 T20Is, in which he had 282 runs, including an innings of 123 against Botswana in a T20 World Cup qualifying game in September 2025.
