Cricket Broadcasting Rights/Contracts for 2021-22
Star Sports also oversees the syndication and distribution of ICC events to a global audience and Broadcast Partners include; OSN (Middle East and North Africa), SKY (United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland), Willow TV (USA), SuperSport (South Africa and sub-Saharan Africa), Fox Sports (Australia), SKY TV (New Zealand), ESPN (Caribbean), PTV and Ten Sports (Pakistan), Maasranga, GTV & BTV (Bangladesh), SLRC (Sri Lanka) as well as reaching Afghanistan, Hong Kong, Fiji, Singapore, Malaysia and Europe.
Star Sports (India and its Subcontinent)
Star India cover these tournaments on Star Sports. Star Sports broadcast live coverage of these tournaments in India and its subcontinent (Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Maldives, and Nepal) countries; all these given tournaments also available on digital platform in India and its subcontinent on Disney + Hotstar (Website, App) with a premium subscription – Monthly and Annually. Disney + Hotstar VIP also tied up with Jio and Airtel, they are offering exciting prepaid recharge plans which also comes with a 12-month subscription of Disney + Hotstar VIP.
Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports Select 1 SD, Star Sports Select 1 HD, Star Sports 3, Star Sports HD 3 (English), Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 HD (Hindi), Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu, Star Sports 1 Kannada, Star Sports 1 Bangla, Star Sports 1 Marathi, Star Sports 1 Malayalam
- ICC Events (till 2023)
- Cricket World Cup 2021 and 2022
- T20 World Cup 2021-22
- World Test Championship Final 2021
- Indian Premier League (2018-2022)
- International cricket played in India
- Asia Cup 2022-23
- International cricket in South Africa
- Ranji Trophy (2018-2023)
- Caribbean Premier League 2021
- CSA T20 Challenge(2020-2024)
Sony Pictures Networks India (India and its Subcontinent)
Sony Networks broadcast live coverage of these tournaments (given below) in India and its subcontinent (Nepal, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, Maldives, Bangladesh, and Bhutan). These televised matches also streamed live in India on SonyLiv’s digital platform through their Website and App with a subscription. JioFiber plans also bundled with a subscription of SonyLiv premium.
Sony Six, Sony ESPN, Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony 3, Sony TEN 4 (SD), Sony Six, Sony ESPN, Sony TEN 1, Sony TEN 2, Sony 3, Sony TEN 4 (HD)
- International Cricket played in Australia – till 2023
- International Cricket played in England – till 2023
- International Cricket played in Pakistan – till 2023
- International Cricket in Sri Lanka – till 2023
- Big Bash League – till 2023
- Pakistan Super League (Rights Exclude Pakistan Region) – till 2023
FanCode (India only)
- International Cricket Played in West Indies
- International Cricket Played in Bangladesh
SuperSport TV Channel (Sub-Saharan Africa)
Sub-Saharan Africa: Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros Islands, Congo, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Democratic Republic of Congo, Djibouti , Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea Bissau, Swaziland, Tanzania, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mayotte, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Reunion, Rwanda, St Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Togo, Uganda, Zambia, Zaire, and Zimbabwe
- ICC Cricket World Cup
- ICC Champions Trophy
- Pakistan Super League
- Indian Premier League
- Big Bash League (South Africa only)
- Women’s Big Bash League (South Africa only)
- Super Smash
- Champions League Twenty20
- International cricket in Australia (South Africa only)
- International cricket in Bangladesh
- International cricket in England
- International cricket in India
- International cricket in New Zealand
- International cricket in Pakistan
- International cricket in Sri Lanka
- International cricket in West Indies
- International cricket in Zimbabwe
Willow TV (USA/Canada)
Willow holds the rights to some of the matches of the following teams and leagues:
- Cricket Australia USA Only
- Bangladesh Cricket Board – USA / Canada
- Pakistan Cricket Board – USA / Canada
- Cricket South Africa – USA / Canada
- Cricket West Indies – USA Only
- Sri Lanka Cricket – USA Only
- Zimbabwe Cricket – USA / Canada
- England and Wales Cricket Board – USA Only
Sky Sports Cricket (UK and Ireland)
- ICC Cricket World Cup – until 2023
- ICC World Test Championship – until 2023
- ICC T20 World Cup – until 2020
- ICC Women’s World Cup – until 2021
- ICC Women’s T20 World Cup – until 2022
- ICC U19 World Cup – until 2022
- England cricket team and England women’s cricket team England All home Test, ODIs and T20I matches live until 2024
- International Test matches and Limited overs cricket United Nations Live coverage of most England’s overseas Tours, plus Tests, ODIs, and T20Is from India (until 2022), South Africa and Pakistan (until 2024)
- County Championship England Wales Live until 2024. At least 60 days of domestic cricket each summer covering each of the major competitions
- One-Day Cup England Wales – until 2024
- T20 Blast England Wales 36 live matches per season until 2024
- The Hundred England Wales Live from 2021 to 2024
- Caribbean Premier League West Indies Cricket Board All 34 matches live in 20201
- Indian Premier League India All matches live until 2022
- Pakistan Super League Pakistan All matches live until 2024
- Abu Dhabi T10 League
BT Sport (UK)
BT Sport have secured rights to:
- All international and domestic cricket played in West Indies
- All international and domestic cricket played in New Zealand
ESPN+ (USA)
Broadcast region: Antigua & Barbuda, Barbados, Bermuda, Dominica, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, St Kitts & Nevis, St Lucia, St Vincent & The Grenadines, Trinidad & Tobago
- India national cricket team (home match rights until 2023, shared with sister service Hotstar in association with Star Sports)
- West Indies national cricket team
- New Zealand national cricket team (home match rights until 2026)
- New Zealand’s Super Smash T20 League
Fox Sports (Australia)
- Australian national cricket team International Test Cricket (Shared with Seven Network)
- Australian national cricket team One-day Internationals
- Australian national cricket team Twenty20 Internationals
- Australian national cricket team International Women’s Test Cricket (Simulcast of Seven Network coverage)
- Australian national cricket team Women’s One-day Internationals (Simulcast of Seven Network coverage)
- Australian national cricket team Women’s Twenty20 Internationals (Simulcast of Seven Network coverage)
- Australian domestic First-class Sheffield Shield final
- Australian domestic List A JLT One-Day Cup
- Australian domestic Twenty20 Big Bash League all 61 games (43 Shared with Seven Network)
- Australian domestic Women’s Twenty20 Women’s Big Bash League (Simulcast of Seven Network coverage)
- Home series of the England cricket team
- Home series of the West Indies cricket team
- Home series of the New Zealand cricket team
- Home series of the South African cricket team
- Home series of the Pakistan cricket team
- Home series of the Sri Lankan cricket team
- Home series of the Indian cricket team
- Indian Premier League
- Global T20 Canada
- Caribbean Premier League
- Hong Kong T20 Blitz
PTV Sports (Pakistan)
- International Cricket Council matches until 2023
- Asia Cup until 2023
- International Cricket in Pakistan until 2023
- International Cricket in South Africa until 2024
- Pakistan Super league
- Mzansi Super League
Geo Super (Pakistan)
- Afghanistan Premier League
- Pakistan Super League
- Mzansi Super League
- Qatar T20 League
- Emirates D10 League
Nepal: Net TV Nepal Nepal)
Sri Lanka: SLRC (Channel Eye), Dialog TV, Peo TV
Bangladesh: T Sports, Gazi TV (GTV), Rabbitholebd Sports
New Zealand: SKY Sport NZ, Spark Sports
Hong Kong: Star Cricket
Singapore: Star Cricket, Star Hub and Singtel
