How to Watch ICC Men’s T20 World Cup Cricket Online

I’m looking forward to watching the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026, which will be hosted by Sri Lanka and India starting in February 2026, following the conclusion of the 2024 tournament in the United States and West Indies. Let me share how to stream all the matches online.

In a hurry? The best way to get Willow TV is through Sling TV. You can get it for just $7/mo or $60 for a whole year. But if you want more than just Willow, there are 19 different options to get it with other TV channels with a staggering variety of sports and entertainment.

You can get World Sports alone for $10/mo.

Channels for Men’s T20 World Cup

Which channel carries all of the T20 action? It depends on where you are situated when the matches are being played. Those in the US can expect extensive coverage on Willow and Willow Xtra while fans in Canada should tune into Willow Canada.

In the historic home of cricket, the United Kingdom, the games will be shown on Sky Sports. The same is true for those in New Zealand. Conversely, Aussies looking to cheer on their side should head to Fox Sports.

Meanwhile, many of those in and near the Indian subcontinent will tune into Star Sports as that is the channel broadcasting games to fans in India, Bangladesh, Maldives, Nepal, and Bhutan. Those in Pakistan should head to PTV Sports while RTA will broadcast live cricket matches in Afghanistan.

South Africa and most other African countries can see the matchups on SuperSport. ESPN will carry the action to the Caribbean countries that comprise the West Indies team.

Streaming the Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Online

If you are situated in the US, you have two main options for streaming Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup matches.

Willow/Sling TV

You can subscribe to watch both Willow and Willow Xtra through its website for $9.99/mo or $60/yr. This may be the way to go if you are a big cricket fan and really don’t watch anything else. You can watch a lot more than just T20.

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A better option is to get access to Willow and Willox Xtra through Sling TV. This can be done for virtually the same price: $10/mo or $60/yr. With that said, you should consider some of its other options, particularly the ones that offer Willow and Willow Xtra with additional TV channels for the same monthly rate of $10.

For example, the Urdu Pack may be of interest to you. For $10/mo, you will receive 19 channels, including Willow, Willow Xtra, ARY News, Geo TV, Hum TV, beIN Sports, and beIN Sports en Espanol. Or you can get its World Sports package, which includes Willow, Willow Xtra, beIN Sports, beIN Sports en Espanol, beIN Sports Connect, and Premiere for $10/mo.

Meanwhile, an option that many take advantage of is a package deal that combines the Sling Orange plan ($40.00/month) with its World Sports package at half price ($5/mo).

In total, there are 19 different package deals that include Willow and Willow Xtra. These include language-specific packages. Besides Urdu, there are packages that focus on Bangla, Hindi, Italian, Kannada, Malayalam, Punjabi, Tamil, and Telugu.

ESPN+

ESPN+ ($10.99/month) has also greatly increased its broadcast rights to cricket as it moves to be an ever more well-rounded outlet for viewing sports events, both domestically and internationally. This was partially done through securing the rights to stream ICC World Cups, including the Men’s and Women’s Cricket and T20 World Cups. It shares live coverage of those competitions within the US with Willow.

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Connected with that, you may want to consider having Hulu + Live TV as your multi-channel live TV streaming service. That is because you also receive access to ESPN+ and Disney+ for its $82.99/month rate.

Non-US Streaming

Fans wanting to watch the T20 World Cup live from outside the US will need to choose different ways to do so.

For example, Disney+ Hotstar is where those in Canada and India can stream the games, while Sky Go and NOW TV are non-cable/satellite options for UK- and Ireland-based fans.

Yupp TV is the go-to place in many countries, including Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. Meanwhile, Foxtel GO and Kayo Sports are options for Aussies. And Sky Sport Now is what New Zealand-based cord-cutters should purchase to watch.

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ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 Schedule

The First Round runs from June 1st through June 17th. These consist of Group A (Canada, India, Ireland, Pakistan, USA) Group B (Australia, England, Namibia, Oman, Scotland), Group C (Afghanistan, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Uganda, West Indies), and Group D (Bangladesh, Nepal, The Netherlands, South Africa, Sri Lanka).

The Super 8 runs from June 19th through June 24th. The Semi-Finals are on June 26th and 27th, and the Final is on June 29th.

2024 T20 World Cup in the US and West Indies

England look to defend their trophy at the 2024 T20 World Cup in the United States and the West Indies. This is the first time the US has hosted the event.

At the time of this announcement, Paraag Marathe, USA Cricket’s Chair of the Board, said that “the ICC has identified the USA as a strategic market for growth that will benefit cricket around the world.” Further, he said that this event will help “grow the fanbase and inspire public and corporate support.”

Marathe also hinted that this event may help lead towards cricket being added to the Summer Olympics in 2028. Those Games will be in Los Angeles. The last and only time cricket was a part of the Olympics was in 1900.

The matches will be played at 3 stadiums in the US:

• Central Broward Park: 25,000-seat capacity in Lauderhill, Florida.
• Grand Prairie Stadium: 15,000-seat capacity in Grand Prairie, Texas.
• Nassau County International Cricket Stadium: 34,000-seat capacity in East Meadow, New York

The West Indies matches are spread over 6 stadiums:

• Arnos Vale Stadium: 18,000-seat capacity in St Vincent
• Brian Lara Cricket Academy: 15,000-seat capacity in Trinidad and Tobago.
• Daren Sammy Cricket Ground: 15,000-seat capacity in Saint Lucia
• Kensington Oval: 11,000-seat capacity in Barbados
• Providence Stadium: 20,000-seat capacity in Guyana
• Sir Vivian Richards Stadium: 10,000-seat capacity in Antigua and Barbuda

The final is scheduled for the Kensington Oval in Bridgetown, Barbados. It is the top sporting venue on the island and, as its name implies, is mostly used for cricket.

This competition is scheduled for June 1st through June 29th of 2024.

The number of teams participating has increased to 20 this year with the USA and West Indies teams automatically qualifying as the host countries. The top 8 finishers from the 2022 event also qualify: Australia, England, India, Netherlands, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, and Sri Lanka. The final ten participants are determined through rankings (Afghanistan, Bangladesh) and qualifying tournaments (Canada, Ireland, Namibia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, Oman, Scotland, and Uganda).

Future Men’s T20 World Cup Hosts

The host countries for the Men’s T20 World Cup have been announced through 2030. In 2026, India and Sri Lanka will jointly host the event, Australia and New Zealand will do the same in 2028, and the British Isles – England, Wales, Scotland, and Ireland – will come together to host the 2030 competition.

Live Stream Devices for the T20 Men’s World Cup

Regardless of whether you select Willow TV, ESPN+, Sling TV, or Hulu, you can watch the T20 Men’s World Cup with most devices in use today:

If you want to watch on your Oculus VR system, you will need to stick with ESPN+ or Sling TV. PlayStation fans can use ESPN+ (version 4 only) and Hulu (versions 3, 4, and 5). LG smart TVs are supported by Hulu and Sling. Less popular devices are also supported but you will need to check.

The Evolution of Cricket

The earliest recorded mention of cricket is from the 1500s, and matchups over the next few centuries, into the 20th, would generally last days. However, that started changing in 1963. That happened in England, where the sport is believed to have been invented. That was when the first recorded limited-overs games were played.

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Limited overs cricket had intrigued both those responsible for organizing cricket events (the ones making money from them) as well as spectators. Both groups of people tended to enjoy seeing more live cricket matches in shorter periods of time.

One Day Internationals (ODIs) were first played in 1971. This reduction in time needed to play and watch was then taken to another level in 2003. This is when the initial Twenty20 (T20) game was contested.

It was limited to 20 overs rather than the 50 overs that are used in ODIs and at the Cricket World Cups. As a result, T20 games would last about three hours instead of eight hours or five days, the latter being the case for Test matches.

One place where shorter games have increased interest in the sport is the US. But it hasn’t been limited to places where there is little interest in cricket. Major cricket-loving countries have also embraced T20 games.

History of the Men’s T20 World Cup

Interest in T20 cricket immediately took off. That instant popularity resulted in the first ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup taking place just four years after the invention of this version of the sport.

South Africa hosted that inaugural 12-team event, which was won by India. The Indians claimed the final by five runs over Pakistan in front of a raucous crowd of 32,217 at Johannesburg’s Wanderers Stadium.

Two years later, England hosted this event, and that final was played at the historic Lord’s Cricket Ground in London. Pakistan once again made the final, but this time it was victorious, claiming a victory over Sri Lanka by eight wickets.

Stunningly, India’s fall from grace was significant as the Indians lost all three of the matches that they played at this event.

The Men’s T20 World Cup has been generally played every two years, but it took some time before this settled into being the norm. For example, just one year separated events in 2009 and 2010 while five elapsed between the 2016 and 2021 competitions and then one until the next edition in 2022. However, it is now scheduled for every two years, in even years.

Through the 2021 competition, one team has won this competition twice. The West Indies did so when they lifted the trophy in 2012 and 2016. The event’s other winners have been India (2007), Pakistan (2009), England (2010), Sri Lanka (2014), and Australia (2021).

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Summing Up

If you are based in the US and want to watch Men’s T20 World Cup action while killing your cable bill, you have a couple of options. We recommend one of Sling TV’s many packages. But ESPN+ and Hulu Live are also great options. Additionally, the event will be streamed around the world through other outlets.

How to Watch Other Cricket Events

We have other guides for watching cricket:

• General Cricket Guide
• Test Cricket
• ODI Men’s World Cup
• ODI Women’s World Cup
• T20 Men’s World Cup
• T20 Women’s World Cup

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