The ICC has confirmed the global broadcast and streaming plans for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026, ensuring extensive worldwide coverage for the biggest edition of the tournament yet.
The tournament being played in England and Wales, featuring 12 teams for the first time, begins on June 12 and concludes with the final on July 5.
As part of its effort to maximise accessibility, the ICC has expanded coverage across 14 languages and partnered with multiple free-to-air platforms around the world.
Speaking on which ICC CEO, Sanjog Gupta, said, “The audience base for Women’s Cricket received a major boost with millions discovering its appeal on the back of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025. The ICC’s endeavour is to build on that momentum with its world-class broadcast coverage spanning compelling player narratives and storylines, innovative production and immersive content features.”
In addition to the main tournament, all official warm-up matches will also be available globally through TV and digital platforms.
Women’s T20 World Cup Broadcast details:
TV and digital coverage
In India, JioStar will bring the tournament to fans via Star Sports and JioHotstar. In addition to live English coverage of every match, JioStar will make Hindi, Tamil, Telugu and Kannada commentary available for all India matches, as well as the opening match of the tournament, along with semi-finals and the final.
India matches will also be supported by sign language to make coverage even more inclusive.
The live ‘made for mobile’ vertical feed will be made available in English and Hindi on JioHotstar for mobile-first audiences, alongside the multi-Cam feature, which gives viewers the option to experience the live match from a range of vantage points, including Hero, Stump, Battery, Field View and Multi-View.