Cricket is a global sport with a uniquely packed calendar — Test series, ODI tours, T20 competitions, domestic leagues, and ICC tournaments run year-round across every continent. Keeping up with every tour and format requires access to broadcasters across the UK, Asia, the Caribbean, and beyond. IPTV provides all of them in one subscription.
Cricket Broadcasting Rights: Who Shows What
Cricket rights are divided by series, country, and competition. Smooth Stream covers all the primary cricket broadcasters worldwide:
- Sky Sports Cricket (UK) — England home series, The Ashes in Australia, major ICC events
- TNT Sports (UK) — additional cricket coverage including The Hundred
- BBC Sport — free-to-air highlights and selected live radio/TV commentary
- Star Sports 1–5 (India) — IPL, BCCI home series, all India matches home and away
- Hotstar International feed — streaming simulcast of Star Sports IPL coverage
- Willow TV (USA/Canada) — dedicated cricket channel for North American audiences, all major tours
- Fox Sports Cricket (Australia) — Australia home series, Big Bash League, Australian women's cricket
- Sky Sport NZ Cricket — New Zealand home series, Black Caps away tours
- SuperSport Cricket (Africa) — South Africa home series, Africa cricket events
- beIN Sports Cricket — Middle East cricket broadcast including Pakistan and Sri Lanka home series
The Ashes: Cricket's Greatest Rivalry
England vs Australia for The Ashes remains the pinnacle of Test cricket, drawing massive audiences across both nations and the cricket-watching world. Smooth Stream covers every ball of every Ashes series:
- UK Ashes in England: Sky Sports Cricket carries every day of every Test
- Australia Ashes in Australia: Fox Sports Cricket for Australian broadcast, Sky Sports for UK commentary
- Alternative feeds: Star Sports Indian commentary team covers The Ashes with Indian commentary
- BBC Radio TMS: simulcast via IPTV radio channels — the iconic Test Match Special for purists
- Full five-match series coverage: morning sessions, afternoon sessions, evening wrap-up shows
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See plansIPL: The World's Most Watched Cricket League
The Indian Premier League is the most lucrative and most watched cricket competition on the planet. Star Sports holds international broadcast rights outside India, and multiple feed options are available via Smooth Stream:
- Star Sports Hindi commentary — the primary IPL broadcast with the largest audience
- Star Sports English commentary — for international viewers
- Willow TV IPL feed — dedicated to US and Canadian cricket fans
- beIN Sports — Middle East IPL broadcast
- Sky Sports Cricket — carries selected IPL games in the UK under their sub-licensing deal
ICC Events: World Test Championship, World Cups
ICC events — the T20 World Cup, ODI World Cup, World Test Championship Final, and Champions Trophy — are broadcast across all the above channels simultaneously. IPTV gives you access to every commentary team and broadcast perspective for ICC tournament cricket, including teams not covered by your domestic broadcaster.
The Hundred and Domestic Cricket
The Hundred continues to grow in the UK, with the BBC and Sky Sports sharing broadcast rights. County Championship matches appear on Sky Sports Cricket, while international domestic leagues including the CPL (Caribbean Premier League), PSL (Pakistan Super League), BBL (Big Bash League), and SA20 are all carried via their respective broadcaster feeds in a Smooth Stream subscription.
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Whether you follow England Tests, the IPL, or every international tour, Smooth Stream has every cricket broadcaster you need in one subscription. Start your free 24-hour trial via WhatsApp and experience full cricket coverage from the very first session.