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The International Cricket Council (ICC) has announced detailed broadcast arrangements for the ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2024, aiming to reach a wider audience than ever before for a women's ICC global event. This tournament, commencing on October 3rd and spanning 18 days, will feature 23 matches played across various locations, culminating in the final on October 20th in Dubai. Ten nations, including Australia, Bangladesh, England, India, New Zealand, Pakistan, Scotland, South Africa, Sri Lanka, and the West Indies, will compete for the coveted championship title.
The ICC, through its established partnerships with prominent broadcasters, will bring the tournament to fans worldwide. In India, Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar will be the designated platforms for fans to catch the action. Beyond the standard English world feed coverage of all 23 fixtures, India matches will also be broadcast live with Hindi, Tamil, Telugu, and Kannada commentary across the Star Sports network and Disney+ Hotstar's Cricket Live program. Disney+ Hotstar will further enhance the viewing experience by offering sign language feeds with descriptive commentary for all India matches. To further engage fans, in-play clips showcasing the most captivating moments will be available on Disney+ Hotstar and Star Sports India's social media channels.
For viewers in the UAE and the entire MENA region, all matches will be streamed live on STARZON for free, with additional broadcast coverage on CricLife Women, a dedicated pop-up channel curated for this event. In the UK and Ireland, cricket enthusiasts can watch the action live on Sky Sports Cricket, Sky Sports Main Event, and digitally via SkyGO, NOW, and the Sky Sports App. Defending champions Australia will be aiming for an impressive seventh Women's T20 World Cup title, and Amazon will stream all 23 matches on Prime Video. In addition to the world feed coverage, all 23 matches will be available in Hindi for India matches, and 10-minute post-match highlights will be accessible for free to all Amazon account holders in Australia. For fans in New Zealand, Sky Sport NZ will continue to be the primary broadcaster for ICC Women's T20 World Cup matches.
Fans in Pakistan can watch all matches via the linear partners PTV and Ten Sports (Ten's coverage will be live via their distribution partners A-Sports), and digitally through the Myco, Tamasha, and Shoq apps. In Bangladesh, Nagorik TV will be the linear TV broadcasters, with Toffee making the entire tournament available on their app and website. South African fans can watch all the action live on SuperSport Cricket and SuperSport Cricket Africa and its app, accessible throughout the country and in 52 Sub-Saharan Africa territories. Maharaja TV in Sri Lanka continues their coverage of ICC events through TV1 on linear and their website on digital, with fans also having the option to watch coverage via the ICC TV app. WillowTV will be the home for Women's T20 World Cup fans in the US and Canada, with coverage also accessible via the Willow by Cricbuzz app. Caribbean fans can enjoy the action live via ESPN Caribbean on TV and stream through the ESPN Play Caribbean app. Notably, Disney+ will, for the first time, make a full ICC event available through their platform via the ESPN Play app.
The ICC will continue its commitment to providing free live streaming of the Women's T20 World Cup on ICC.tv and through the official tournament app in 116 territories, encompassing Afghanistan, Continental Europe, the Pacific Islands, and South-East Asia. This initiative will enable more fans in these markets to enjoy the sport while solidifying ICC.tv's position as a premier destination for cricket enthusiasts. Alongside live matches, ICC-produced programming and highlights will be available to viewers. Fans on the move can stay connected with live ball-by-ball audio commentary via ABC in Australia, BBC in the UK, the FunAsia Network in the Middle East, and All India Radio in India (for India matches, semi-finals, and the final).
Continuing a popular tradition, fans can listen to ICC World Cup cricket from any location via the English-language audio world feed, featuring a distinguished commentary panel. This service is accessible through the 'Match Centre' on the ICC Women's T20 World Cup website and mobile app, enabling listeners to follow all the action live and free from any connected device for each of the 23 matches.
Source: International Cricket Council unveils Broadcast Arrangements for ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024