Smith officially added to Australia T20 World Cup squad

Steven Smith has been officially added to Australia's T20 World Cup squad, filling the spot created by Josh Hazlewood's absence, meaning he is available to face Sri Lanka on Monday evening if needed.

Smith was flown over after Mitchell Marsh suffered testicular bleeding after a blow in the groin ahead of Australia's opening match against Ireland. He arrived in time to travel with the team to Pallekele, where they will play their final two group matches.

He trained on Sunday ahead of the Sri Lanka match, but it has yet to be confirmed whether he will feature. Marsh had an extensive net session and is making positive progress in his recovery, while Marcus Stoinis has been cleared of serious injury after taking a blow on the hand in his follow through against Zimbabwe.

Following their loss to Zimbabwe, Australia have to beat Sri Lanka to maintain a realistic chance of progressing to the Super Eights.

"ICC regulations stipulate any squad change must be submitted and activated at least one day prior to a match," selector Tony Dodemaide said. "With Steve here, along with some uncertainty around Mitch and Marcus Stoinis, it made sense he [Smith] is activated and available for selection in time for the match, if required."