T20 World Cup 2026 FREE Streams: TV Channels, Full Schedule, IND vs ENG semi-final

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India vs England (8.30am ET) – now underway – is today's T20 World Cup semi-finals. England have chosen to bowl first. We'll show you where to watch India vs England free streams – live on your device or TV right now.

Today's second semi-final – England vs India at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium – will see the winner advancing to face New Zealand in the T20 2026 final.

Pre-match betting markets have India slightly favoured over England, and they were already tournament favourites overall heading into the semis. If India win today, the final will be India vs New Zealand; if England win, it will be England vs New Zealand.

Read on below for a complete guide to where to watch T20 World Cup 2026 live streams online, on TV and potentially for free.

Today's T20 World Cup semi-final

Thurs, March 5
1.30pm GMT – India vs England (ENG to bowl first)

Can I watch T20 World Cup 2026 free of charge?

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Yes. Every T20 World Cup 2026 fixture is free-to-air on ICC.tv in multiple countries — find the full list right here.

Note that countries not included are the likes of England, South Africa, New Zealand, Australia and India.

New to ICC.tv? Register for a free account for free T20 World Cup coverage.

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How to watch T20 World Cup 2026 live streams in the US

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In the US, dedicated cricket streaming service Willow TV is the place to watch the T20 World Cup in its entirety.

If you don't have it as part of your cable package, you can watch Willow's coverage through your choice of Sling TV's Desi Binge Plus or Dakshin Flex plans – starting from $10 per month.

Not in the US right now? Use NordVPN to watch your regular cricket stream.

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Cricket fans in the US need look no further than Sling TV for T20 World Cup 2026 coverage. The Desi Binge Plus, Dakshin Flex and Urdu plans all include Willow. Prices start from only $10 per month or $50 for six months.

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How to watch T20 World Cup 2026 live streams in the UK

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Every game of the T20 World Cup is being shown on Sky Sports in the UK, via the Sky Sports Main Event and Sky Sports Cricket channels.

Sky Sports plans start from £35/month or £20 if you're an existing Sky subscriber. Alternatively, grab a Now Sports subscription from £14.99/day or £34.99/month.

Outside the UK right now? Use NordVPN to access your preferred coverage of the cricket.

How to watch T20 World Cup 2026 live streams in Australia

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In Australia, the 2026 T20 World Cup is exclusive to Prime Video.

Following a 30-day FREE trial, a subscription costs AU$6.99 per month or AU$59 per year.

Away from Australia but don't want to miss out? Use NordVPN to access your usual streams.

How to watch T20 World Cup 2026 live streams in India

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In India, the T20 World Cup is being shown on the Star Sports Network, with live streaming available via JioHotstar.

JioHotstar prices start at Rs. 299 ($3.49) per month, rising to Rs. 899 ($10.50 USD) per year.

If you're currently out of India but want to watch a T20 Cricket World Cup live stream, you'll need to get yourself a VPN, as per the instructions above.

How to watch T20 World Cup 2026 live streams in New Zealand

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In New Zealand, the T20 World Cup is exclusive to Sky Sport NZ.

You can access Sky Sport through satellite TV or get a T20 World Cup live stream via the Sky Sport Now subscription service, starting at $29.99 per day or $54.99 per month.

Those outside of New Zealand for part of the tournament can use NordVPN to gain access to their home streaming service.

How to watch T20 World Cup 2026 live streams in South Africa

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T20 World Cup 2026 is being shown on Supersport in South Africa.

You'll need to get a DStv access package to tune in, with prices starting at R699/month for the full array of sports.

Outside South Africa right now? Use NordVPN to access your home coverage of the cricket.

T20 World Cup 2026 FAQs

What is the T20 World Cup 2026 schedule?

(All times ET)

GROUP STAGE

Saturday, February 7
Pakistan vs Netherlands (SSC, Colombo) – Pakistan won by 3 wickets
West Indies vs Scotland (Kolkata) – West Indies won by 35 runs
India vs USA (Mumbai) – India won by 29 runs

Sunday, February 8
New Zealand vs Afghanistan (Chennai) – New Zealand won by 5 wickets
England vs Nepal (Mumbai) – England won by 4 runs
Sri Lanka vs Ireland (RPS, Colombo) – Sri Lanka won by 20 runs

Monday, February 9
Scotland vs Italy (Kolkata) – Scotland won by 73 runs
Zimbabwe vs Oman (SSC, Colombo) – Zimbabwe won by 8 wickets
South Africa vs Canada (Ahmedabad) – South Africa won by 57 runs

Tuesday, February 10
Netherlands vs Namibia (Delhi) – Netherlands won by 7 wickets
New Zealand vs UAE (Chennai) – New Zealand won by 10 wickets
Pakistan vs USA (SSC, Colombo) – Pakistan won by 32 runs

Wednesday, February 11
South Africa vs Afghanistan (Ahmedabad) – South Africa won the second Super Over
Australia vs Ireland (RPS, Colombo) – Australia won by 67 runs
England vs West Indies (Mumbai) – West Indies won by 30 runs

Thursday, February 12
Sri Lanka vs Oman (Kandy) – Sri Lanka won by 105 runs
Nepal vs Italy (Mumbai) – Italy won by 10 wickets
India vs Namibia (Delhi) – India won by 93 runs

Friday, February 13
Australia vs Zimbabwe (RPS, Colombo) – Zimbabwe won by 23 runs
Canada vs UAE (Delhi) – UAE won by 5 wickets
USA vs Netherlands (Chennai) – USA won by 93 runs

Saturday, February 14
Ireland vs Oman (SSC, Colombo) – Ireland won by 96 runs
England vs Scotland (Kolkata) – England won by 5 wickets
New Zealand vs South Africa (Ahmedabad) – South Africa won by 7 wickets

Sunday, February 15
West Indies vs Nepal (Mumbai) – West Indies won by 9 wickets
USA vs Namibia (Chennai) – USA won by 31 runs
India vs Pakistan (RPS, Colombo) – India won by 61 runs

Monday, February 16
Afghanistan vs UAE (Delhi) – Afghanistan won by 5 wickets
England vs Italy (Kolkata) – England won by 24 runs
Australia vs Sri Lanka (Kandy) – Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets

Tuesday, February 17
New Zealand vs Canada (Chennai) – New Zealand won by 8 wickets
Ireland vs Zimbabwe (Kandy) – Match abandoned
Scotland vs Nepal (Mumbai) – Nepal won by 7 wickets

Wednesday, February 18
South Africa vs UAE (Delhi) – South Africa won by 6 wickets
Pakistan vs Namibia (SSC, Colombo) – Pakistan won by 102 runs
India vs Netherlands (Ahmedabad) – India won by 17 runs

Thursday, February 19
West Indies vs Italy (Kolkata) – West Indies won by 42 runs
Sri Lanka vs Zimbabwe (RPS, Colombo) – Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets
Afghanistan vs Canada (Chennai) – Afghanistan won by 82 runs

Friday, February 20
Australia vs Oman (Kandy) – Australia won by 9 wickets

SUPER 8 STAGE

Saturday, February 21
Pakistan vs New Zealand (RPS, Colombo) – Match abandoned

Sunday, February 22
England vs Sri Lanka (Kandy) – England won by 51 runs
South Africa vs India (Ahmedabad) – South Africa won by 76 runs

Monday, February 23
Zimbabwe vs West Indies (Mumbai) – West Indies won by 107 runs

Tuesday, February 24
England vs Pakistan (Kandy) – England won by 2 wickets

Wednesday, February 25
Sri Lanka vs New Zealand (RPS, Colombo) – New Zealand won by 61 runs

Thursday, February 26
South Africa vs West Indies (Ahmedabad) – South Africa won by 9 wickets
India vs Zimbabwe (Chennai) – India won by 72 runs

Friday, February 27
England vs New Zealand (RPS, Colombo) – England won by 4 wickets

Saturday, February 28
Sri Lanka vs Pakistan (Kandy) – Pakistan won by 5 runs

Sunday, March 1
Zimbabwe vs South Africa (Delhi) – South Africa won by 5 wickets
India vs West Indies (Kolkata) – India won by 5 wickets

KNOCKOUT STAGE

Tuesday, March 4 — Semifinal 1
8.30am – South Africa vs New Zealand (Kolkata)

Wednesday, March 5 — Semifinal 2
8.30am – England vs India (Mumbai)

Sunday, March 8 — Final
8.30am – T20 WORLD CUP FINAL (Ahmedabad)

What are the T20 World Cup 2026 groups?

GROUP STAGE

Group A
India
Pakistan
USA
Netherlands
Namibia

Group B
Zimbabwe
Sri Lanka
Australia
Ireland
Oman

Group C
West Indies
England
Scotland
Italy
Nepal

Group D
South Africa
New Zealand
Afghanistan
UAE
Canada

SUPER 8 STAGE

Group A
India
Zimbabwe
West Indies
South Africa

Group B
Pakistan
Sri Lanka
England
New Zealand

What are the T20 World Cup 2026 squads?

Afghanistan: Rashid Khan (c), Noor Ahmad, Abdullah Ahmadzai, Sediqullah Atal, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Mohammad Ishaq Rahimi, Shahidullah Kamal, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Azmatullah Omarzai, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Darwish Rasooli, Ibrahim Zadran, Zia Ur Rahman Sharifi Reserves: AM Ghazanfar, Ijaz Ahmadzai, Farid Ahmad Malik

Australia: Mitchell Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David, Ben Dwarshuis, Cameron Green, Nathan Ellis, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Glenn Maxwell, Matthew Renshaw, Marcus Stoinis, Adam Zampa

Canada: Dilpreet Bajwa (c), Ajayveer Hundal, Ansh Patel, Dilon Heyliger, Harsh Thaker, Jaskarandeep Singh, Kaleem Sana, Kanwarpal Tathgur, Navneet Dhaliwal, Nicholas Kirton, Ravinderpal Singh, Saad Bin Zafar, Shivam Sharma, Shreyas Movva, Yuvraj Samra

England: Harry Brook (c), Rehan Ahmed, Jofra Archer, Tom Banton, Jacob Bethell, Jos Buttler, Sam Curran, Liam Dawson, Ben Duckett, Will Jacks, Jamie Overton, Adil Rashid, Phil Salt, Josh Tongue, Luke Wood

India: Suryakumar Yadav (c), Abhishek Sharma, Tilak Varma, Sanju Samson, Shivam Dube, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Arshdeep Singh, Jasprit Bumrah, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Kuldeep Yadav, Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, Rinku Singh

Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Ben Calitz, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young

Italy: Wayne Madsen (c), Marcus Campopiano, Gian Piero Meade, Zain Ali, Ali Hasan, Crishan Jorge Kalugamage, Harry Manenti, Anthony Mosca, Justin Mosca, Syed Naqvi, Benjamin Manenti, Jaspreet Singh, JJ Smuts, Grant Stewart, Thomas Draca

Namibia: Gerhard Erasmus (c), Zane Green, Bernard Scholtz, Ruben Trumpelmann, JJ Smit, Jan Frylinck, Louren Steenkamp, Malan Kruger, Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Jack Brassell, Ben Shikongo, JC Balt, Dylan Leicher, WP Myburgh, Max Heingo. Reserve: Alexander Volschenk

Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Dipendra Singh Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane, Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Sundeep Jora, Aarif Sheikh, Basir Ahamad, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Nandan Yadav, Gulshan Jha, Lalit Rajbanshi, Sher Malla, Lokesh Bam

Netherlands: Scott Edwards (c), Colin Ackermann, Noah Croes, Bas de Leede, Aryan Dutt, Fred Klaassen, Kyle Klein, Michael Levitt, Zach Lion-Cachet, Max O'Dowd, Logan van Beek, Timm van der Gugten, Roelof van der Merwe, Paul van Meekeren, Saqib Zulfiqar

New Zealand: Mitchell Santner (c), Finn Allen, Michael Bracewell, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Jacob Duffy, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Kyle Jamieson, Daryl Mitchell, James Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Tim Seifert, Ish Sodhi

Oman: Jatinder Singh (c), Vinayak Shukla, Mohammad Nadeem, Shakeel Ahmad, Hammad Mirza, Wasim Ali, Karan Sonavale, Shah Faisal, Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Jay Odedra, Shafiq Jan, Ashish Odedara, Jiten Ramanandi, Aamir Kaleem

Pakistan: Salman Ali Agha (c), Abrar Ahmed, Babar Azam, Faheem Ashraf, Fakhar Zaman, Khawaja Nafay, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Salman Mirza, Naseem Shah, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan, Usman Khan, Usman Tariq

Scotland: Richie Berrington (c), Tom Bruce, Matthew Cross, Bradley Currie, Oliver Davidson, Chris Greaves, Zainullah Ihsan, Michael Jones, Michael Leask, Finlay McCreath, Brandon McMullen, George Munsey, Safyaan Sharif, Mark Watt, Bradley Wheal. Travelling reserves: Jasper Davidson, Jack Jarvis

South Africa: Aiden Markram (c), Corbin Bosch, Dewald Brevis, Quinton de Kock, Marco Jansen, George Linde, Keshav Maharaj, Kwena Maphaka, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Ryan Rickelton, Jason Smith, Tristan Stubbs

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Kamil Mishara, Kusal Mendis, Kamindu Mendis, Kusal Janith Perera, Charith Asalanka, Janith Liyanage, Pavan Rathnayake, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Dushmantha Chameera, Matheesha Pathirana, Eshan Malinga

UAE: Muhammad Waseem (c), Alishan Sharafu, Aryansh Sharma, Dhruv Parashar, Haider Ali, Harshit Kaushik, Junaid Siddique, Mayank Kumar, Muhammad Arfan, Muhammad Farooq, Muhammad Jawadullah, Muhammad Zohaib, Rohid Khan, Sohaib Khan, Simranjeet Singh

USA: Monank Patel (c), Jessy Singh, Andries Gous, Shehan Jayasuriya, Milind Kumar, Shayan Jahangir, Saiteja Mukkamala, Sanjay Krishnamurthi, Harmeet Singh, Nosthush Kenjige, Shadley Van Schalkwyk, Saurabh Netravalkar, Ali Khan, Mohammad Mohsin, Shubham Ranjane

West Indies: Shai Hope (c), Shimron Hetmyer, Johnson Charles, Roston Chase, Matthew Forde, Jason Holder, Akeal Hosein, Shamar Joseph, Brandon King, Gudakesh Motie, Rovman Powell, Sherfane Rutherford, Quentin Sampson, Jayden Seales, Romario Shepherd

Zimbabwe: Sikandar Raza (c), Brian Bennett, Ryan Burl, Graeme Cremer, Bradley Evans, Clive Madande, Tinotenda Maposa, Tadiwanashe Marumani, Wellington Masakadza, Tony Munyonga, Tashinga Musekiwa, Blessing Muzarabani, Dion Myers, Richard Ngarava, Brendan Taylor

Can I follow T20 World Cup 2026 on my mobile?

Of course! Each of the major broadcasters has streaming services that you can access through mobile apps or via your phone's browser.

You can also stay up-to-date with all of the key T20 World Cup moments on the International Cricket Council's official social media channels on YouTube (@ICC), Instagram (@ICC) and Facebook (@ICC).

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