We are not very far away from the upcoming ICC event, the T20I World Cup 2024, and fans are curious to know how can they catch all the cricket fun. Here in this article, we are going to explore how cricket fans can watch T20I World Cup 2024 no matter which part of the world they are living in.
Where To Watch T20I World Cup 2024
The mode which most cricket fans use to enjoy this sport from the comfort of their homes is TV and therefore let us first take a look at the TV channels that will broadcast the tournament:
| Country | TV Channel |
|---|---|
| India | Star Sports |
| Australia | Fox Sports Cricket/Main Event/Mix |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports Cricket/Main Event/Mix |
| United States | ESPN, ESPN2 |
| South Africa | SuperSport |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport NZ (Sky Sport 3) |
| MENA | Etisalat (CricLife, Switch), Starzplay |
| Canada | Willow TV, Disney + Hotstar |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV (GTV), BTV, T-Sports, Rabbithole |
| Sri Lanka | Sirasa TV, Dialog TV & Event TV |
| Caribbean | ESPN, ESPN2 |
| Afghanistan | Ariana TV & Ariana News |
| Pakistan | PTV Sports, ARY (Asports), Daraz |
| Hong Kong | Now TV (Astro Cricket via PCCW) |
| Malaysia | Astro Cricket |
| Singapore | HubSports 4 and HubSports 5 |
| PNG, Fiji & Pacific Islands | PNG Digicel |
| Nepal | Star Sports |
| South East Asia | YuppTV |
| Continental Europe | YuppTV |
| Central and South America | ESPN+ App |
| Mexico | ESPN+ App |
| Digicel | TVWAN Action And TVWAN Sports |
Apart from these TV channels, fans can also use websites and apps to catch all the matches. People living in the neighboring countries, the United States of America (USA) and Canada can log in to the website/app of Willow TV, but they will need to pay a small subscription fee for it.
Good news for the Indians, as Hotstar is going to livestream this tournament in India for free. Earlier they had done the same with the Asia Cup and the ODI World Cup.
There are many other platforms that can help you enjoy this tournament hassle-free. Fans can also use a VPN which is another popular way many people use to livestream cricket matches.
Tournament Overview
The West Indies and the United States will co-host the upcoming T20I World Cup 2024 in June. A total of 20 teams have been qualified for the tournament and they will play 55 matches from 1-29 June across the nine venues situated in these two nations. Here are some additional details about the tournament:
| Hosting Countries | USA and West Indies |
| Administrator | International Cricket Council |
| Dates | 1-29 June 2024 |
| Format | T20 |
| Teams | 20 |
| Matches | 55 |
| Official Website | T20 World Cup |
The three venues in the USA are Central Broward Regional Park Stadium, Eisenhower Park, and Grand Prairie Stadium. The 6 venues in the Caribbean are Arnos Vale Stadium, Brian Lara Cricket Academy, Daren Sammy National Cricket Stadium, Kensington Oval, Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, Providence Stadium, and Sir Vivian Richards Stadium.
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Here is the complete list of qualified teams for the Men’s T20I World Cup: West Indies (hosts), USA (hosts), Netherlands, Australia, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Nepal, Oman, Canada, Namibia, Uganda, Bangladesh, Scotland (Europe Qualifier), Ireland (Europe Qualifier), Papua New Guinea (East-Asia Pacific Qualifier).
These 20 teams will be placed into four distinct groups, where each will contain five participants. The top two teams from each group will move ahead to the Super 8 phase. The best-performing teams will further ascend to the knockouts.
That’s it for this article, here we explored some TV Channels and Streaming Platforms that you can use to watch T20I World Cup 2024 no matter where you live.