The ICC T20 Men’s World Cup has been absent from the fixture for five years now but cricket fans need not worry anymore. The tournament will kickstart on seventeenth October end on fourteenth November, which means a lot of fun-filled contests. West Indies is going to defend the crown and remain an ominous team to beat considering its experience and a plethora of power hitters.
Bet on ICC T20 Men’s World Cup with 1xBetThe venues of the event are based in UAE and Oman, which includes the iconic Sharjah stadium. Fans will be allowed at 70% of capacity for those who can watch the match up-close. However, most people can’t afford that luxury and will have to witness the game from afar. The T20 World Cup will be streamed online and will also be relayed by a large number of TV channels across the globe.
Where to Watch?
Middle East & North Africa*
Since the tournament is being hosted in UAE & Oman, the major local broadcasting players immediately earned the broadcasting rights for the tournament. The tournament in the Middle East & North Africa regions which includes UAE & Oman will be relayed on the following streaming services:
Broadcast List of TV Channels in the Middle East & North Africa | Streaming services in the Middle East & North Africa |
Cric Life Max | eLife TV |
Cric Life | Switch TV |
Cric Life 2 | STARZPLAY |
OSN | eLife On |
Asia
Since internet users have seen an increase in the Asian nations and it is also clear that most of the cricketing fans hail from the Asian subcontinent, a large viewership has been added via online platforms. Star Network has attained the formal broadcasting rights for the T20 World Cup as it has been a long-term of Star Sports and ESPN. Here is the list of both TV channels and online streaming services in some of the nations in Asia:
Country | Broadcast List of TV Channels |
Bangladesh | Ghazi TV |
Pakistan | Ten Sports and PTV Sports |
India | DD Sports, Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Sports 3, Star Sports HD |
Sri Lanka | SLRC |
Malaysia | Fox Channels |
Hong Kong | Star Cricket |
Singapore | Singtel, Star Hub, and Star Cricket |
List of streaming services in Asia:
Bhutan | Disney+ Hotstar |
Maldives | Disney+ Hotstar |
Afghanistan | Disney+ Hotstar |
Nepal | Disney+ Hotstar |
India | Disney+ Hotstar |
Australasia
Australia and New Zealand are two of the oldest cricket-playing nations and a lot of fans will want to see the T20 World Cup action there.
TV Channel List in Australasia region:
Australia | Fox Sports, Channel Nine |
New Zealand | Sky Sport NZ |
South Africa, Sub-Sahara*, United Kingdom*, and the Caribbean*
West Indies won the last World Cup and a lot of heads will turn to watch them. South Africa is rebuilding but will still draw major interest. England made it to the T20 Finals last time around and surely the fans will like to see them go the distance this time around.
TV Channel List in South Africa, Sub-Sahara, United Kingdom, and Caribbean regions:
South Africa & Sub-Sahara | SuperSport |
United Kingdom | Sky Sports |
Caribbean/West Indies | ESPN |
USA & Rest of the World
Cricket is also gaining popularity in the USA and a lot of cricket fans also reside in the nation so it will be watched by a large number of the diaspora at least. Here is the list of streaming services that can be enjoyed by people from many parts of the Globe including USA:
USA | Willow TV |
Most of the world | Hot Star |
*List of countries in the Middle East and North Africa:
Algeria | Armenia | Azerbaijan | Bahrain | Cyprus | Djibouti |
Egypt | Georgia | Iran | Iraq | Israel | Jordan |
Kuwait | Lebanon | Libya | Malta | Mauritania | Morocco |
Palestine | Qatar | Saudi Arabia | Somalia | Sudan | Syria |
Tunisia | Turkey | U.A.E | Western Sahara | Yemen |
*List of countries in Sub-Sahara
Angola | Burundi | Democratic Republic of Congo | Cameroon | Central African Republic |
Equatorial Guinea | Gabon | Kenya | Nigeria | Rwanda |
Sao Tome and Principe | Tanzania | Uganda | Sudan | South Sudan |
Djibouti | Eritrea | Ethiopia | Somalia | Botswana |
Comoros | Lesotho | Madagascar | Malawi | Mauritius |
Namibia | South Africa | Seychelles | Eswatini | Zambia |
Zimbabwe | Benin | Mali | Burkina Faso | Cape Verde |
Ivory Coast | Gambia | Ghana | Guinea | Guinea-Bissau |
Liberia | Mauritania | Niger | Senegal | Sierra Leona |
Togo |
*List of countries in the United Kingdom
England | Scotland | Wales | Northern Ireland |
*List of countries/territories in the Caribbean
Cuba | Haiti | Dominican Republic | Puerto Rico | Jamaica | Trinidad & Tobago | Guadeloupe |
Martinique | Bahamas | Barbados | Saint Lucia | Curacao | Aruba | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
US Virgin Islands | Grenada | Antigua and Barbuda | Dominica | Cayman Islands | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Sint Marteen |
Turks and Caicos Islands | Saint Martin | British Virgin Islands | Caribean Netherlands | Anguilla | Saint Barthelemy | Montserrat |