[7] In March 2018, the ICC named Eoin Morgan as the captain of the World XI side.

[1] However, two days before the match, Morgan was ruled out of the fixture with a fractured finger,[9] and replaced as captain by Shahid Afridi.

[11] Shakib Al Hasan was originally named in the World XI team, but withdrew for personal reasons and was replaced with Sandeep Lamichhane.

[17] Hardik Pandya was ruled out of the match with a viral illness, and was replaced by Mohammed Shami.

[19] Eoin Morgan fractured a finger two days before the game, so had to withdraw from the squad [8][14] and was replaced by Sam Billings.