County Cricket and the T20 Blast: Where to Watch
Sky Sports is the ECB’s partner for the Rothesay County Championship, the Vitality Blast, the Metro Bank One-Day Cup and The Hundred, through the end of 2028. Not every county game is on Sky. The ones that are not go to the ECB’s own streams and, for Blast group games, to a free YouTube window written into the deal.
The 2026 Blast Finals Days have been played. The ECB set them for 17 July (women) and 18 July (men) and said both days were live and exclusive on Sky Sports. This page is not a live score page. Check Sky, the ECB app or your county before you pay.
By competition
| Competition | Where to watch | Status, notes & source |
|---|---|---|
| Rothesay County Championship, 2026 | Every match streamed on the County Championship Match Centre at ecb.co.uk/championship-live, and in the England Cricket app under the VIDEO tab when a stream is up. Each of the 18 Professional Cricket Counties streams its home matches on its website or social channels. The season started on Friday 3 April 2026. The ECB does not say the video is free. | ? Unverified Confirmed that the streams exist. “Free” Unverified ECB, 30 Mar 2026 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| County Championship, radio | Every ball on local radio, the BBC Sport website and BBC Radio Wales. You can sync BBC radio onto the ECB stream. | ✓ Confirmed Same ECB note · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| County Championship on Sky | Sky is the broadcast partner for the competition through the end of 2028. The 30 March 2026 watch page does not list which games Sky televised. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed that Sky holds the competition. Listing pending for a 2026 TV pick list. ECB Sky partner page ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Vitality Blast, group stage | Deal terms from 2025 to 2028: at least 50% more group games on TV than the previous deal, one game per round live and free on the Sky Sports Cricket YouTube channel, and the right for counties to stream every group game on their own platforms. A weekly terrestrial highlights show was part of the same deal. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed as the contract the ECB announced. We did not open a 2026 round-by-round TV log. ECB, 14 Jul 2022 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Vitality Blast Finals Days, 2026 | Women’s day Friday 17 July and men’s day Saturday 18 July, both live and exclusive on Sky Sports Cricket. Three games each day. By 29 Sep 2026 those dates have passed. | ✓ Confirmed ECB, 16 Jul 2026 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Blast highlights, 2026 campaign | A highlights programme on channel5.com, on 5’s catch-up from midday each Tuesday during the campaign. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for that campaign, which followed the July finals Same ECB Finals note · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Metro Bank One-Day Cup and The Hundred | Named with Sky on the ECB partner page. The Hundred’s Sky coverage runs to 2028. The deal also set a minimum of eight women’s Hundred matches on terrestrial TV, up from two. BBC radio covers all Hundred matches through at least the end of the 2028 season. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed at competition level. Listing pending for a fixture list. ECB partner page; ECB 14 Jul 2022; BBC TMS deal, 16 Jun 2023 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Outside the UK | Not the ECB streams’ problem to solve. US viewers: Willow’s about page lists The Hundred, not the County Championship. Australia: no county line on Cricket Australia’s partner page. | ✓ Confirmed The Hundred on Willow Confirmed as Willow’s claim. County Championship abroad Listing pending Willow ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
How Sky differs from TNT is on Sky Sports vs TNT Sports. UK prices are on the cheapest way to watch cricket in the UK. Free-to-air scraps are on where to watch cricket for free.
What to open
| If you want… | Open | Status, notes & source |
|---|---|---|
| A Championship game that is not on TV | ecb.co.uk/championship-live or the England Cricket app | ✓ Confirmed ECB, 30 Mar 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Ball-by-ball audio | BBC local radio, BBC Sport or BBC Radio Wales | ✓ Confirmed ECB, 30 Mar 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| A televised Blast or England home game | Sky Sports | ✓ Confirmed ECB Sky partner page · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| One Blast group game a round, without Sky | Sky Sports Cricket YouTube, under the 2025–2028 terms | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed as a deal term ECB, 14 Jul 2022 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| 2026 Finals Day again | It has been played, on Sky. Replays were not listed on the ECB page. | Listing pending Listing pending for replays ECB, 16 Jul 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
Questions
Can I watch every County Championship game?
The ECB says every 2026 match is streamed on its match centre and in the England Cricket app, and that each county streams its home games. It does not say that stream is free, so we do not either.
Was the 2026 T20 Blast Finals Day on Sky?
Yes. Women’s Finals Day was 17 July 2026 and men’s Finals Day was 18 July 2026, both live and exclusive on Sky Sports Cricket. Those dates have passed.
Is one Blast game a week free?
The ECB’s deal through 2028 says one group game per round is live-streamed for free on the Sky Sports Cricket YouTube channel. Finals Days are not part of that free line. They were on Sky.
Does TNT Sports show county cricket?
No source we opened puts the Championship or the Blast on TNT. Both sit with Sky in the ECB’s partner text.
Does Willow show county cricket in the USA?
Willow’s about page lists The Hundred. It does not list the County Championship or the Blast. Those two are Listing pending outside the UK.
Sources
- ECB, how to watch the 2026 Rothesay County Championship, 30 March 2026 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- ECB, Sky Sports partner page ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- ECB, Sky partnership extended to the end of 2028, 14 July 2022 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- ECB, where to watch Vitality Blast Finals Days, 16 July 2026 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- BBC Sport, Test Match Special and The Hundred audio through at least the end of 2028, 16 June 2023 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- Willow about page ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026