20 Jul 2014DebutYouth
Short makes his debut for Australia's National Performance Squad
Short made his one-day debut on 20 July 2014 for the Australia National Performance Squad against South Africa A in the Australia A quadrangular series.
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Matt Short’s story
An Australian all-rounder who went from the national performance squad to BBL's best and Australia colours, then made 513 runs and took 17 wickets as Unicorns captain in MLC 2026.
2014 — 2026 · in 3 chapters- 012014–2022Australia pathwayShort first played limited-overs cricket for Australia's National Performance Squad in 2014.
- 022023–2024BBL star and Australia coloursA record-chase century and the BBL|12 Player of the Tournament award led to his T20I debut and 5 for 22 against England.
- 032025–2026Unicorns captainHe led the Unicorns to a last-ball win in 2025, joined Chennai Super Kings, then captained a top-of-the-table 2026 side to the Challenger.
01Chapter 1 · 2014–2022
Australia pathway
Short first played limited-overs cricket for Australia's National Performance Squad in 2014.
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02Chapter 2 · 2023–2024
BBL star and Australia colours
A record-chase century and the BBL|12 Player of the Tournament award led to his T20I debut and 5 for 22 against England.
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Short hits 100 not out in the highest BBL chase
Captaining the Strikers in Peter Siddle's absence, Short made his maiden BBL century, 100 not out off 59 balls, in the highest run chase in BBL history (230).
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Short named BBL|12 Player of the Tournament
Short was named BBL|12 Player of the Tournament at the Australian Cricket Awards on 30 January 2023.
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Short makes his Australia T20I debut against South Africa
Short made his T20I debut for Australia against South Africa on 30 August 2023 and scored 66 off 30 balls in the second match.
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Short takes 5 for 22 against England
In the second T20I of Australia's September 2024 tour of England, Short took his maiden T20I five-wicket haul, 5 for 22, the third-best figures by an Australian bowler in T20Is.
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03Chapter 3 · 2025–2026
Unicorns captain
He led the Unicorns to a last-ball win in 2025, joined Chennai Super Kings, then captained a top-of-the-table 2026 side to the Challenger.
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Captain Short's 80 wins a last-ball thriller for the Unicorns
Short top-scored with 80 as the Unicorns made 148/6 and beat Texas Super Kings by one run on the last ball, his fifth fifty of MLC 2025.
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Chennai Super Kings sign Short for IPL 2026
Chennai Super Kings brought Short in at the IPL mini auction in Abu Dhabi in December 2025 for the 2026 season.
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Short's career-best 4 for 17 sinks MI New York
Short took 4 for 17 as MI New York were bowled out for 104 in Pomona; the Unicorns chased it in 16.5 overs by five wickets (5 July local time; the article is dated 6 July).
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Short's unbeaten 94 falls just short in the MLC Qualifier
Short finished 94 not out as the Unicorns chased 188 from 3/2 and lost to the Knight Riders by seven runs, with a record Unicorns partnership alongside Sanjay Krishnamurthi.
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MLC 2026 season: 513 runs and 17 wickets as captain
Captain Short was second in MLC 2026 runs with 513 in 12 innings (average 64.12, strike rate 146.15, best 121*) and took 17 wickets, best 4/17. The Unicorns finished in the top two of the regular-season table, lost the Qualifier to LA Knight Riders by 7 runs (15 July, Oakland) and the Challenger to Washington Freedom by 7 runs (16 July, Oakland), so missed the final.
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Short's 121 not out falls seven runs short in the MLC Challenger
Short hit an unbeaten 121 off 56 balls (11 fours, eight sixes), his third T20 century, but Washington Freedom won by seven runs.
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