Marcus Stoinis

Mumbai could only muster 144, a total that wasn't anywhere close to enough

Some of Australia's players have made a statement in the IPL in the week the selectors are picking the provisional 15-man T20 World Cup squad

Following his stunning IPL century, Marcus Stoinis says he still wants to play for Australia despite not being contracted for 2024-25

Stoinis shines bright in Chennai and few were surprised, as he showed off his Melbourne Stars form at No.3 for LSG with a stunning unbeaten century in a winning chase

Agar, Behrendorff and Tye will likely still play for WA when available but have flexibility to take franchise deals while Stoinis is still exploring his franchise contract options

As the IPL starts to take shape, here's a recap of the main storylines involving the Australians

Titans looked on track in the chase at a point but then lost eight wickets for just 48 runs

The lack of T20Is after the World Cup played a key part in shaping the list while Jhye Richardson still has the selectors' backing

Marcus Harris and Michael Neser also drop off while Matt Short and Aaron Hardie are included

A strong Australian contingent will head to the IPL with plenty to play for ahead of the T20 World Cup

The allrounder tweaked his back during against West Indies and will miss the final series before the World Cup

The allrounder plundered his fifth T20I century then West Indies' chase faltered with too many early wickets

Stoinis to remain at Stars until the end of the 2026-27 season and looms as a captaincy candidate after Glenn Maxwell resigned

Cummins, Starc and Smith rested while David, Warner and Stoinis will need to return home from their franchise duties early

The batter will play for MI Emirates, owned by the same group as Mumbai Indians and MI New York, his IPL and MLC teams

Hurricanes finished the season in fifth place, with Stars sixth, as both teams missed out on the finals

The former Australia captain has amassed more than 11,000 runs across the format

Australia allrounder was aware he would not be part of the one-day squad but has sights firmly set on T20 World Cup

His unbeaten 55 off 19 balls turns a challenging chase into a cruise