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How to Watch the 2026 T20 World Cup Live Worldwide?

February 5, 2026

T20 World Cup 2026: Full Global Broadcast and Streaming Guide

The T20 World Cup 2026 will be the biggest edition of the tournament so far. The competition expands from 16 teams to 20 teams as the ICC pushes to grow the game globally.

The tournament will feature 55 matches and will run from February 7 to March 8, 2026, with India and Sri Lanka as co-hosts. Italy will make their first-ever appearance in a Cricket World Cup across any format. Full squads can be found here.

The ICC has confirmed broadcast and streaming partners across regions. Fans around the world will be able to watch every match live on TV, mobile apps and digital platforms. Official warm-up matches will also be shown in select regions.

Below is a region-wise breakdown of how to watch the T20 World Cup 2026.

T20 World Cup 2026 Broadcast in India

In India, JioStar will deliver complete coverage.

TV: Star Sports
Digital: JioHotstar

All matches will be available in English, Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada. Additional feeds in Bengali, Bhojpuri and Haryanvi will stream on JioHotstar.

Marathi commentary and Indian Sign Language will be available for all India matches, the semi-finals and the final.

JioHotstar will also offer:

Vertical live feed for mobile users
360-degree view
Multi-cam options including stump cam, batter cam, and field view

JioStar has also partnered with PVR-Inox for nationwide cinema screenings of select matches.

Star Sports will also serve viewers in Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Nepal, Bhutan and Maldives through regional partners.

T20 World Cup Coverage in Sri Lanka

Dialog TV is the official broadcast partner.

Live TV coverage
Streaming on ThePapare.com and Dialog Play app
Sinhala-language feed for all matches

Coverage will also be available via TV Supreme and PEO TV.

Full Match Schedule & Format of the 2026 T20 World Cup

United Kingdom, Ireland & Europe

UK & Ireland: Sky Sports Cricket and Sky Sports Main Event
Streaming via NOW
Hindi commentary available for semi-finals and final

With Italy making their debut, Sky Italia will broadcast:

All Italy matches
Semi-finals and final

Netherlands: NOS will stream all Netherlands matches live.

Africa & Middle East Coverage

Sub-Saharan Africa: SuperSport (TV and digital)
UAE & MENA: CricLife Max via StarzPlay

StarzPlay will also offer cinema screenings across the Middle East through partnerships with VOX, Reel, Roxy, Cinepolis, Star Cinemas, Mukta and Epix.

Australia & New Zealand

Australia: Prime Video
- Hindi commentary for India matches, semi-finals, and final
New Zealand: SKY Sport
- Hindi commentary for India matches, semi-finals, and final

T20 World Cup Broadcast in Pakistan

Coverage will be provided by:

PTV and Myco
Digital platforms: Tamasha, ARY Zapp, Tapmad

The ICC will produce a dedicated Urdu commentary feed for Pakistan matches.

USA, Canada & Americas

USA & Canada: Willow TV
- All 55 matches in English and Hindi
- Team USA matches available free
- USA games also streamed on Willow’s YouTube channel

Willow will also provide alternate commentary for USA vs India and USA vs Pakistan matches in collaboration with Jomboy.