Big Bash League 2026-27: Where to Watch
KFC BBL|16 is 44 games from 12 December 2026 to 26 January 2027. It opens in Chennai, not in Australia: Melbourne Renegades against Perth Scorchers at the MA Chidambaram Stadium on Saturday 12 December.
The competition split for cricket in Australia is on where to watch cricket in Australia. Last season’s overseas list is on the BBL country page. Fixtures belong on Big Bash League 2026-27. This page does not copy those. It is not a live score page. Check the broadcaster before you pay.
Where to watch
| Country or service | TV | Streaming | Status, notes & source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Seven for 30 regular-season matches and all four finals. Fox Cricket for every match, including 10 that cricket.com.au calls exclusive to Fox Cricket. | 7plus for the Seven matches. Kayo and Foxtel for every match. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed. cricket.com.au calls the Seven games “live and free”. That word is theirs. Cricket Australia’s partners page says 34 of 44 on Seven. 30 plus four finals is 34. Those two counts match. cricket.com.au, 13 Jul 2026 ↗; CA partners ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Australia, Chennai opener | Seven and Fox Cricket | 7plus, Kayo and Fox Cricket | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for that match in Australia. Local start 2.40pm in Chennai. Australian telecast from 8.10pm AEDT and 5.10pm AWST. cricket.com.au, 10 Jul 2026 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| UK | Sky Sports | Not named in the Sky or Sportcal stories we opened | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed. Sky, 29 Sep 2025, says a four-year extension and names the 2025-26 season in the body. Sportcal, 30 Sep 2025, says the deal runs through 2028-29 and calls it exclusive UK rights for the men’s and women’s leagues. “Exclusive” and “2028-29” are Sportcal’s words. Ireland is not in either story. Sky Sports, 29 Sep 2025 ↗; Sportcal, 30 Sep 2025 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Ireland | — | — | Listing pending Listing pending for BBL|16. The 2025-26 Ireland row is on the BBL country page. It is not this season. Checked 29 Sep 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| India, 12 December match only | JioStar. No channel number in the story. | JioStar for Indian viewers of this match | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for the Chennai opener only. Not a season pass for the other 43 games. cricket.com.au, 10 Jul 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| India, the rest of BBL|16 | — | — | ? Unverified Unverified. CA’s partners page lists FanCode for “India – Domestic Cricket”. The BBL country page’s Star Sports and JioHotstar line is for 2025-26. Those two do not settle 2026-27. CA partners; BBL country page · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| USA, Canada, New Zealand, South Africa, Caribbean | — | — | Listing pending Listing pending for BBL|16. Last season’s names are on the BBL country page. We are not rolling them forward. Checked 29 Sep 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| UK and elsewhere, BBC audio | Not TV | BBC Sounds, with 5 Live and 5 Sports Extra named for the Australia audio deal | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed as audio through 2026-27, including the Big Bash. The BBC story does not call it a television channel. BBC Sport, 3 Nov 2023 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
The final is 26 January 2027. cricket.com.au says the qualifier is 19 January and that a reserve day is available for the decider. Regular-season nights run through 16–17 January, with no game on Christmas Day. Boxing Day, Christmas Eve, New Year’s Eve and New Year’s Day are on the schedule note.
What “free” does and does not cover is on where to watch cricket for free. UK prices are on the UK price guide. Australian prices are on the Australia price guide. None of those prices are repeated here.
Questions
When does BBL 2026-27 start?
12 December 2026, Renegades v Scorchers in Chennai. The first match in Australia is Heat v Sixers at the Gabba on 15 December. The season decider is 26 January 2027. That is cricket.com.au, 13 July 2026.
Does Seven show every game?
No. 30 regular-season matches and all four finals. The other 10 are the ones cricket.com.au calls exclusive to Fox Cricket. Every match is on Kayo and Foxtel. The partners page’s “34 of 44” matches that Seven count.
Is the Chennai game on JioHotstar for the whole season?
No. cricket.com.au says JioStar will show that match to Indian viewers. It does not say JioStar has the other games. FanCode is the India domestic name on CA’s partners page. Until one source covers the other 43 matches, that row stays Unverified.
Where is it in the UK?
Sky Sports, under the four-year extension announced on 29 September 2025. Sportcal says through 2028-29. NOW is not named in those two stories. Ireland is Listing pending for this season.
Is this the same as the Ashes or the England white-ball tour?
No. Those are Australia internationals. This is the domestic T20 league. England’s white-ball tour is a different guide, and the Ashes guide is a different series again.
Sources
- cricket.com.au, BBL|16 schedule, 13 July 2026 — checked 29 Sep 2026
- cricket.com.au, Chennai opener, 10 July 2026 — checked 29 Sep 2026
- Cricket Australia, broadcast partners — checked 29 Sep 2026
- Sky Sports, BBL extension, 29 September 2025 — checked 29 Sep 2026
- Sportcal, Sky BBL and WBBL rights through 2028-29, 30 September 2025 — checked 29 Sep 2026
- BBC Sport, audio deal through 2026-27, 3 November 2023 — checked 29 Sep 2026