Watch T20 World Cup live stream 2024: How to follow the cricket online

The ICC T20 World Cup 2024 streams this week will show the semi finals and final.

The first semi final is on Wednesday, South Africa vs Afghanistan at the Brian Lara Cricket Academy in Trinidad. Neither side has before reached the final of an ICC World Cup in either the T20 or 50-over format. This is South Africa’s eighth appearance in a semi final, but Afghanistan’s first.

The second semi final is on Thursday, India vs England at the Guyana National Stadium. India always knew if they qualified for the semi finals they would play it at Guyana on Thursday afternoon, so as to play in prime time for Indian television audiences. They have qualified after going unbeaten so far in the tournament. Opponents and holders England have made the semi finals of the T20 World Cup for the fourth successive time.

Follow our guide below for where to watch T20 World Cup live streams from anywhere with a VPN – and potentially for free.

The ninth ICC Men's T20 World Cup has a record number of 20 teams participating. The USA, Canada and Uganda are making their T20 World Cup debut.

The group matches will be held in the USA and across six Caribbean nations. All the Super 8 games, and the semi finals and final will be held in the Caribbean.

The teams are initially divided into four groups, with each side playing the other sides in their group once. The top two sides from each group go through to the Super 8s stage.

These eight teams are split into two groups in the Super 8s phase, and play each of their group members once. The top two teams in each of the two Super 8s groups go through to the semi-finals. The winning semi-finalists will contest the final in Barbados on June 29.

England are the holders of the T20 World Cup, having defeated Pakistan in Melbourne by five wickets in November 2022. England and the West Indies are the only teams to have won the T20 World Cup twice.

Here's how to watch every ball of the T20 World Cup 2024 from anywhere.

T20 World Cup upcoming games

• June 26: South Africa vs Afghanistan – 8:30 p.m. ET / 1:30 a.m. BST (June 27) 
• June 27: India v England – 10:30 a.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. BST
• June 29: Final – 10:30 a.m. ET / 3:30 p.m. BST
  

Watch Free T20 World Cup live streams 2024

Cricket fans in India can watch all the T20 World Cup 2024 action for free on the Disney+ Hotstar mobile app.

But what if you aren't at home to catch the T20 World Cup 2024 live stream — and don't want to spend money on pay TV in another country when you'd be able to watch the T20 World Cup 2024 for free at home?

Don't worry — you can watch the T20 World Cup 2024 from anywhere with a VPN instead. We'll show you how to do that below.

T20 World Cup live streams around the world

Away from home at the moment and blocked from watching the cricket via your usual streaming service?

You can still watch the T20 World Cup live thanks to the wonders of a VPN (Virtual Private Network). The software allows your devices to appear to be back in your home country regardless of where in the world you are. So ideal for sports fans away on vacation or on business. Our favorite is NordVPN. It's the best on the market:

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Using a VPN is incredibly simple.

1. Download and install a VPN — as we say, our top choice is NordVPN.

2. Connect to the appropriate server location — open the VPN app, hit 'choose location' and select your usual location.

3. Go to the broadcaster's stream — head to your home broadcaster's site or app and watch as if you were back at home.

How to watch T20 World Cup 2024 online in the U.S.

T20 World Cup 2024 live stream from $10 a month:
Dedicated cricket streaming service Willow TV is showing T20 World Cup 2024 live streams in the U.S. Willow TV is available from a number of cable providers including Dish, Spectrum, Xfinity, Verizon Fios and more.

Not got cable? No worries, as Willow TV is also accessible via OTT provider Sling TV. There are options to pay just for Willow (from $10 a month), or add it to your existing Sling plan. You can check out your options and sign up on its website.

Watch T20 World Cup 2024 live streams in the U.K.

All T20 World Cup 2024 cricket is being shown on Sky Sports and its dedicated Sky Sports Cricket channel in the UK. 

Sky Sports subscribers can watch the cricket on the go on mobile devices via the Sky Go streaming service, which has dedicated apps for iOS, iPadOS and Android devices, along with Xbox and PlayStation consoles. 

If you want to sign up, you can check out Sky TV deals and packages for today's best prices.

Don't fancy being locked into a long, expensive contract? Consider the more flexible streaming option, Now, (formerly Now TV).

To access your usual streaming service from outside the UK, you'll need to download a good VPN, as detailed above.

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Where to watch T20 World Cup live streams in India

ICC T20 World Cup groups 2024

The league stage groups are:

• Group A: India, Pakistan, Ireland, United States, Canada.
• Group B: Australia, England, Namibia, Oman, Scotland.
• Group C: Afghanistan, New Zealand, Papua New Guinea, Uganda, West Indies.
• Group D: Bangladesh, Netherlands, Nepal, South Africa, Sri Lanka
  

The Super 8 groups are:

• Group 1: India ; Australia; Afghanistan; Bangladesh 
• Group 2: USA; England; West Indies; South Africa 

ICC T20 World Cup fixtures and results 2024

• June 1: USA beat Canada (Dallas)
• June 2: West Indies beat Papua New Guinea (Guyana); Namibia beat Oman (Barbados)
• June 3: Sri Lanka lost to South Africa (New York); Afghanistan beat Uganda (Guyana)
• June 4: England v Scotland (Barbados) - no result; Netherlands beat Nepal (Dallas)
• June 5: India beat Ireland (New York); Papua New Guinea lost to Uganda (Guyana); Australia beat Oman (Barbados)
• June 6: USA beat Pakistan (Dallas), Namibia lost to Scotland (Barbados)
• June 7: Canada beat Ireland (New York); New Zealand lost Afghanistan (Guyana); Sri Lanka lost to Bangladesh (Dallas)
• June 8: Netherlands v South Africa (New York); Australia v England (Barbados); West Indies v Uganda (Guyana)
• June 9: India beat Pakistan (New York); Oman lost to Scotland (Antigua)
• June 10: South Africa beat Bangladesh (New York)
• June 11: Pakistan beat Canada (New York); Sri Lanka v Nepal - no result (Florida); Australia beat Namibia (Antigua)
• June 12: USA lost to India (New York); West Indies beat New Zealand (Trinidad)
• June 13: Bangladesh beat Netherlands (St Vincent); England beat Oman (Antigua); Afghanistan beat Papua New Guinea (Trinidad)
• June 14: USA v Ireland (Florida) - no result ; South Africa beat Nepal (St Vincent); New Zealand beat Uganda (Trinidad)
• June 15: India v Canada - no result (Florida); Namibia lost to England (Antigua); Australia beat Scotland (St Lucia)
• June 16: Pakistan beat Ireland (Florida); Bangladesh beat Nepal (St Vincent); Sri Lanka beat Netherlands (St Lucia)
• June 17: New Zealand neat Papua New Guinea (Trinidad); West Indies beat Afghanistan (St Lucia)

Super Eights stage

• June 19: USA lost to South Africa (Antigua), England beat West Indies (St Lucia)
• June 20: Afghanistan lost to India (Barbados), Australia beat Bangladesh (Antigua)
• June 21: England lost to South Africa (St Lucia), USA lost to West Indies (Barbados)
• June 22: India beat Bangladesh (Antigua), Afghanistan beat Australia (St Vincent)
• June 23: USA lost to England (Barbados), West Indies lost to South Africa (Antigua)
• June 24: Australia lost to India (St Lucia), Afghanistan beat Bangladesh (St Vincent)

Knockout stage

• June 26: South Africa v Afghanistan (Trinidad)
• June 27:  India vs England (Guyana)
• June 29: Final (Barbados)

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