Where to Watch Cricket for Free (Legal, by Country)
“Free” here means the broadcaster or the board said you do not need a paid sports subscription. Radio counts only when we say it is radio. Highlights are not a live match. Illegal streams are not listed.
Most full internationals are paid. A free window for one finished tournament does not make the next series free. Check the broadcaster before you rely on a feed. This is not a live score page.
By country
| Country | What is legal and free | What it is not | Status, notes & source |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia | Seven’s cricket, on free-to-air TV and on 7plus. Cricket Australia’s current list gives Seven all men’s Tests in Australia, all Commonwealth Bank women’s internationals, 34 of 44 KFC BBL matches, 23 Weber WBBL matches, and some special events. In 2023 Seven’s chief executive described the 7plus cricket rights as live and free. | Not Fox Cricket, and not Kayo. Men’s ODIs and T20Is in Australia are on Foxtel’s list, not Seven’s. ICC events through 2027 are on Prime Video, inside a Prime membership, not on Seven. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for the competitions CA lists on Seven. The word “free” is from Seven’s 2023 comment on the 7plus deal, still the public line we have. Cricket Australia partners ↗; ABC, 3 Jan 2023 ↗; ICC–Prime, 4 Dec 2023 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Australia, one finished event | The ICC said Prime Video’s coverage of the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 needed no payment or subscription. That tournament ended on 5 July 2026. | Not a standing free Prime Video cricket pass. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for that tournament only ICC, 6 Jun 2026 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Australia, radio | ABC was the radio partner for the Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. ABC Sport is also on CA’s partner list. We did not open a page that says ABC televises live cricket. | Not a TV picture. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed as radio for that World Cup, and as a named CA audio partner ICC, 6 Jun 2026; CA partners · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| UK, radio | BBC radio and BBC Sounds: exclusive ball-by-ball commentary of every England men’s and women’s home international, and live commentary of The Hundred, until at least the end of the 2028 season. | Not television. | ✓ Confirmed BBC Sport, 16 Jun 2023 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| UK, County Championship pictures | Every 2026 Championship match is streamed on the ECB match centre (ecb.co.uk/championship-live) and in the England Cricket app. Each of the 18 counties streams its home matches on its own site or social channels. The ECB page does not use the word “free”. | Do not call the video free until the ECB does. Radio of every ball is on local BBC stations, the BBC Sport website and BBC Radio Wales. | ? Unverified Stream Confirmed. “Free” Unverified ECB, 30 Mar 2026 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| UK, Vitality Blast | The 2025–2028 deal says one group game per round is live-streamed for free on the Sky Sports Cricket YouTube channel, and counties may stream every group game on their own platforms. 2026 Finals Days were on Sky Sports, which is paid. A weekly highlights show was on Channel 5’s catch-up during the 2026 campaign. Finals Days were 17 and 18 July 2026, so that campaign is over. | Not every Blast game. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed as contract terms. The 2026 finals themselves were paid Sky coverage. ECB, 14 Jul 2022 ↗; ECB Finals Days, 16 Jul 2026 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| UK, some women’s World Cup matches | For the finished 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup: Sky Mix free-to-air for home-nations openers and the final; home-nations group matches, semi-finals and the final on the Sky Sports app with no subscription; opener also on YouTube. BBC radio. | Not the whole Sky Sports bundle, and not future series. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for that tournament ICC, 6 Jun 2026 ↗ · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| India | We have not found a current free live picture for a full India or IPL match. The IPL FAQ says a whole live IPL match is not free on JioHotstar. BCCI international and domestic rights from September 2023 to March 2028 were sold to Viacom18. | Do not use a VPN or an unofficial stream. | Listing pending Listing pending for a free legal TV feed BCCI, 31 Aug 2023 ↗; IPL guide · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| USA | No standing free feed for a full international. For the finished men’s T20 World Cup 2026, USA matches were free on Willow in the US and Canada and on Willow’s YouTube. For the finished women’s event, the ICC said the tournament was free on Willow FAST platforms. | Not “Willow is free”. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed only for those finished events ICC, 5 Feb 2026 ↗; ICC, 6 Jun 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Countries with no ICC licensee | For both 2026 T20 World Cups, the ICC said remaining territories were live and free on ICC.tv. Some matches were also on ICC YouTube. | Not bilateral series. Not a country that already has a licensee. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for those two tournaments Both ICC 2026 broadcast releases · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
| Netherlands | NOS Player streamed Netherlands matches free, with a Dutch feed, at the 2026 Women’s T20 World Cup. The men’s release said NOS would stream Netherlands matches of that World Cup. | Not other teams’ matches, and not other series. | ✓ Confirmed Confirmed for those events ICC, 6 Jun 2026 and 5 Feb 2026 · Checked 29 Sep 2026 |
Paid routes, if free does not cover your match: USA, UK, Australia. Competition splits for Australia are on where to watch cricket in Australia.
Questions
Is there a free way to watch all international cricket?
No. The legal free picture we could source is Seven’s list in Australia, plus one-off windows the ICC or the ECB has spelled out. Everything else we found is paid, radio-only, or Listing pending.
Is Kayo or Willow free?
No. Kayo is a paid stream of Fox Cricket. Willow is a paid service, apart from the finished 2026 World Cup windows the ICC described.
Are ECB county streams free?
The video exists on the ECB site and app for every 2026 County Championship match. The ECB does not call it free on the page we opened, so that word stays Unverified. BBC radio of those matches is free.
Is the IPL free in India?
Not for a whole live match, going by the sources in our IPL on JioHotstar guide. Check JioHotstar or your operator before you pay.
Can I use a free stream from another country?
Only if that broadcaster is licensed where you are. ICC.tv’s free feed, in the 2026 releases, was for territories without their own broadcaster. A VPN into someone else’s paid or geo-blocked feed is not a free legal option, and we do not explain how to do it.
Sources
- Cricket Australia, broadcast partners ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- ABC News, Seven and Foxtel deal, 3 January 2023 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- ICC and Prime Video Australia, 4 December 2023 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- ICC women’s T20 World Cup 2026 broadcast details, 6 June 2026 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- ICC men’s T20 World Cup 2026 broadcast details, 5 February 2026 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- BBC Sport, Test Match Special deal, 16 June 2023 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- ECB, 2026 County Championship how to watch, 30 March 2026 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- ECB, Sky extension, 14 July 2022 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- ECB, Blast Finals Days, 16 July 2026 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026
- BCCI, media rights award to Viacom18, 31 August 2023 ↗ — checked 29 Sep 2026