ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026: How and where to watch live
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Dubai: The International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled the broadcast plans for the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, featuring 20 teams and 55 matches, scheduled from February 7 to March 8.
Co-hosted by India and Sri Lanka, the tournament will be available worldwide across TV, digital, audio, and emerging platforms.
Official warm-up matches will also be broadcast on select TV and digital platforms, giving fans an early look at the teams before the opening game.
In India, JioStar will air the tournament via Star Sports on linear TV and through the JioHotstar digital platform. All fixtures will be available in five languages—English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada—with additional regional feeds in Bengali, Bhojpuri, and Haryanvi on JioHotstar. Coverage in Marathi and Indian Sign Language will be provided for all India matches, semi-finals, and the final.
Building on previous ICC events, a vertical live feed will be offered in English and Hindi on JioHotstar, catering to mobile-first viewers. Fans will also have the option of 360-degree viewing and Multi-cam features, allowing engagement with specific vantage points, including Hero, Stump, Battery, Field view, and Multi-View. JioStar has partnered with PVR and Inox for nationwide screenings of multiple matches during the tournament.
Star Sports will also be available in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan, and the Maldives through its subcontinental distribution partners. In Sri Lanka, Dialog TV is the official broadcast partner, offering live coverage on linear TV, ThePapare.com, and the Dialog Play app, including a Sinhala language feed. Coverage will also be extended through Dialog TV’s free-to-air partner TV Supreme and Sri Lanka Telecom’s PEO TV platform.
Viewers in the United Kingdom and Ireland can watch matches on Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event, with digital streaming via NOW. Sky Sports will provide Hindi commentary for the semi-finals and final. Since Italy is participating for the first time, Sky Italia will broadcast all Italy matches along with the semi-finals and final. In sub-Saharan Africa, fans can catch matches through SuperSport’s TV and digital platforms.
In Australia, coverage will be on Prime Video, with Hindi commentary for all India matches, semi-finals, and the final. New Zealand viewers can watch games on SKY Sport, with Hindi commentary for India matches, including the semi-finals and final. In Pakistan, matches will be available on PTV and Myco, with digital support from Tamasha, ARY Zapp, and Tapmad. The ICC will provide an Urdu commentary feed for Pakistan matches on PTV Home and streaming platforms.
Willow TV will cover the tournament live in the United States and Canada, streaming all 55 matches in English and Hindi, with free access to USA matches on Willow’s YouTube channel. English and Hindi commentary will be accessible via Willow DTC and CricBuzz DTC, while other Willow platforms will carry English commentary only. In partnership with social media personality Jomboy, Willow will offer alternative commentary for USA vs India and USA vs Pakistan matches.
In the UAE and MENA region, the tournament will be broadcast on CricLife Max via StarzPlay. StarzPlay will also offer coverage on the big screen through partnerships with VOX, Reel, Roxy, Cinepolis, Star, Mukta, and Epix Cinema across the Middle East. ESPN will broadcast all matches live in the Caribbean, while Disney+ will stream the tournament in Latin America, including Portuguese commentary in Brazil.
In Bangladesh, Total Sports Management will air the tournament on T Sports and Nagorik TV, as well as on the digital platform Rabbithole. Additional broadcasters include PNG Digicel (Pacific Islands), Hub Sports 4 (Singapore), and Lemar TV (Afghanistan), with Pashto and Dari commentary. In Nepal, Kantipur TV will air matches, with some in Nepali, and ICC.tv will stream Nepali commentary in selected regions. In the Netherlands, NOS will live stream all Netherlands matches, while in Malaysia and Hong Kong, CricBuzz via Astro Cricket and PCCW will provide coverage.
Matches will also be available in-flight and at sea on Sport 24, ensuring fans can follow the tournament while travelling. All remaining territories will have free live streaming on ICC.tv, which will offer commentary in multiple languages, including Japanese and Bahasa, with some matches also streamed live on ICC’s YouTube channel. The ICC mobile app will provide worldwide access to English commentary.
Radio coverage is also available, with BBC broadcasting in the UK and Ireland, ABC and SEN in Australia, All India Radio in India, and Derana FM in Sri Lanka for live ball-by-ball commentary.
With IANS inputs