On October 29, 2024, Matthew Wade announced his retirement from international cricket. The wicketkeeper-batter will now take up a coaching role with the Australian team.
Wade was the last part of Australia’s squad in the 2024 T20 World Cup played in the West Indies. Australia later toured England for the white-ball series in September, and Wade wasn’t selected in the touring party. This made it obvious the end of the international career of Wade in Australian colours.
Earlier this year, the left-hander had retired from first-class cricket, turning up for Tasmania one last time in the Sheffield Shield. Even though Wade has retired from the international arena, he will continue to feature in the BBL and a few other T20 leagues.
While speaking about this retirement, Wade said, “I was fully aware my international days were most likely over at the end of the last T20 World Cup. My international retirement and coaching has been a constant conversation with George (Bailey) and Andrew (McDonald) over the past six months.”
Wade further thanked his Australia teammates, support staff, coaches, and family members for supporting him to pursue his dreams.
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Matthew Wade Career Stats
Matthew Wade entered international cricket in 2011, making his T20I debut against South Africa. In the shortest format, he featured in 92 games, scoring 1202 runs with a personal best of 80. He
Wade played 97 matches in the ODI format and scored 1867 runs with a sole hundred to his name. Apart from that, the keeper-batter scored 11 fifties.
Wade also donned the Australian whites in 36 matches, with the last appearance coming in 2021. He accumulated 1613 runs in 63 innings, including four centuries, two of which came in the 2019 Ashes.
Wade’s most notable performance came in the 2021 T20 World Cup, where he slammed 41 runs in 17 balls against Pakistan to take Australia into the final. Eventually, Australia went on to win the T20 World Cup.
