New Delhi, June 6: The ICC has unveiled its most extensive broadcast and streaming plans ever for a women's cricket event, ensuring fans across the globe can follow every moment of the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026.
Scheduled to be held in England from June 12 to July 5, the tournament will feature 12 teams and will be available in a record 14 languages across television, digital and free-to-air platforms worldwide. The International Cricket Council (ICC) has also confirmed comprehensive coverage of the warm-up matches from June 6 to June 10.
How to Watch ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 in India
Indian fans can catch all the live action through JioStar's Star Sports network and JioHotstar.
Every match will be available with English commentary, while Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada commentary will be offered
for all India matches, the tournament opener, both semi-finals and the final.
To enhance accessibility, all India matches will also feature sign language support.
JioHotstar will additionally offer a mobile-first vertical feed in English and Hindi, along with its popular Multi-Cam feature that allows viewers to switch between Hero Cam, Stump Cam, Battery Cam, Field View and Multi-View options.
United Kingdom and Ireland Coverage
Fans in England, Scotland, Wales and Ireland can watch the tournament on Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event, Sky Sports Mix and Sky Sports+.
Several matches will be available free-to-air, including all opening matches involving the home nations and the final via Sky Mix. Additionally, all home nations' group-stage matches, the semi-finals and final can be viewed on the Sky Sports app without a subscription.
Sky Sports will also provide Hindi commentary for the semi-finals and final.
Australia and New Zealand
Australian fans will enjoy free coverage of the entire tournament on Prime Video, with no subscription required.
In New Zealand, all matches will be broadcast on SKY Sport across both television and digital platforms.
Pakistan Coverage
Cricket fans in Pakistan can watch the tournament on PTV and Geo Super, while digital streaming will be available through Myco, Tamasha and Tapmad.
An ICC-produced Urdu commentary feed for Pakistan matches will be available on PTV Home and partner digital platforms.
South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa
The tournament will be available live through SuperSport across television and digital services.
All South Africa matches will also feature a dedicated Xhosa commentary feed, reflecting ICC's push towards wider linguistic accessibility.
United States and Canada
Fans in North America can watch every match free on Willow Sports across major FAST platforms.
Coverage will also be available via Willow TV, Willow TV Canada and Cricbuzz through Willow partnerships.
Sri Lanka Coverage
Viewers in Sri Lanka can follow the tournament on Dialog TV, ThePapare.com and the Dialog Play app.
All matches will also be available with Sinhala commentary and broadcast free-to-air via TV Supreme, alongside coverage on PEO TV.
Bangladesh and Other Asian Markets
In Bangladesh, matches will be streamed on Rabbithole and ICC.tv.
Additional regional broadcasters include Hub Sports 4 in Singapore and Cricbuzz through Astro in Malaysia and PCCW in Hong Kong.
Middle East and North Africa (MENA)
Fans across the MENA region can watch the tournament free-to-air on StarzPlay Cricket W through the StarzPlay app.
Caribbean, Latin America and Europe
ESPN will televise all matches across the Caribbean, while Disney+ will stream the tournament in Latin America.
In the Netherlands, NOS Player will provide a dedicated Dutch-language feed for all Netherlands matches.
ICC.tv and Free Global Streaming
For territories without a dedicated broadcast partner, the ICC's own streaming platform, ICC.tv, will provide live and free coverage of the tournament.
ICC.tv will also offer multi-language commentary options, including Hindi, Urdu and Dutch for select matches.
Additionally, selected matches and warm-up games will be streamed live on the ICC's official YouTube channel and Facebook page in Japanese, Thai and Bahasa Indonesia.
Warm-Up Matches Also Available Worldwide
In a first for an ICC women's event, all official warm-up matches involving the 12 participating teams from June 6-10 will receive extensive global coverage.
The games will be available across ICC.tv, YouTube, Facebook and various broadcast partners, ensuring fans can follow their teams before the main tournament begins.
ICC Aims for Biggest-Ever Women's Sporting Event
ICC Chief Executive Officer Sanjog Gupta said the governing body is looking to build on the momentum generated by the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025.
"By widening the mix of languages and platforms to the highest-ever level for a women's event, it is giving greater access to audiences and fans to discover, follow and fall in love with women's cricket," Gupta said.
With coverage spanning television, digital platforms, social media and free-to-air services across the world, the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 is set to become the most accessible women's cricket tournament ever staged.
