As the English summer ends, Australia's is only just beginning and October also sees cricket action taking place in India with men's Tests and the women's World Cup. Here's our guide to watching cricket live streams online of the planet's biggest franchise tournament and beyond.
The women's international fixture list is, of course, dominated by the 2025 ICC Women's Cricket World Cup as co-hosts India and Sri Lanka attempt to prise the trophy away from the holders Australia and become 50-over world champions for the first time.
India is also hosting a men's Test series this month, with the West Indies not expected to prove too much of a challenge to a side that hasn't won a red ball series in over a year. With the Ashes only a month away, Australia and England are both sending white ball teams to New Zealand to commence their preparations. South Africa are heading to Pakistan to play out games in all three formats.
Each cricket-adoring country has its own collection of cricket TV channels and streamers to make sure you're covered for everything from The Ashes to the IPL. And the good news is that you can watch anywhere with a VPN, if you happen to be trying to tune in from abroad.
So, read on and we'll give you the full range of strokes you need to watch cricket live streams from around the world, starting with one of the very best cricket streaming services deals you can catch...
How to watch cricket live streams from anywhere
A VPN, or virtual private network, makes it look as if you're surfing the web from your home country, rather than the one you're in. That means you can access the streaming services you already pay for, from anywhere on Earth. Or anywhere that has an internet connection, at least.
VPNs are totally legal, inexpensive and easy to use. We've tested lots of the best VPN services and our favorite is NordVPN. It's fast, works on loads of devices, and even offers a 30-day money-back guarantee.
Using a VPN is incredibly simple.
1. Install the VPN of your choice. As we've said, NordVPN is our favorite.
2. Choose the location you wish to connect to in the VPN app. For instance if you're in the U.S. and want to view a U.S. service such as Sling, you'd select a 'USA' server from the list.
3. Sit back and enjoy the action and watch your cricket live stream.
How to watch cricket live streams by country
How to watch cricket live streams in the U.S.
The broadcast rights for cricket's biggest competitions and games are split between Willow TV and ESPN streaming service in the U.S.
Willow shows Australia, Bangladesh, England, Pakistan, South Africa and Sri Lanka games, the IPL, Big Bash League, Pakistan Super League, Major League Cricket, Bangladesh Premier League, Caribbean Premier League, Cricket World Cup, Men's T20 World Cup, and U19 Cricket World Cup.
You can get Willow TV from just $10/month via the Desi Binge Plus or Dakshin Flex packages on Sling TV.
ESPN shows India, Ireland, New Zealand and West Indies games, the Super Smash, Regional Super50, Men's T20 World Cup, and U19 Cricket World Cup. Plans start from $11.99/month.
If you already use a streaming service but aren't in the U.S. right now, you can watch cricket live streams by using a VPN such as NordVPN. And if, for whatever reason, you can't get it working, do remember that you have the comfort of a 30-day money-back guarantee with NordVPN.
How to watch cricket live streams in the U.K.
In the U.K, cricket broadcasting rights are fragmented, but the vast majority of games and competitions are held by Sky Sports and TNT Sports.
However, occasional games air on BBC channels and BBC iPlayer, both of which are free to use. The BBC has the rights to The Hundred (eight men's and eight women's games), but has now given up its rights to show the odd international match.
Pretty much every County Championship game is live streamed for free on the home teams' YouTube channels, and ODIs and T20Is in Ireland are live streamed for free on the Cricket Ireland Live YouTube channel.
Sky Sports shows the England men (home Tests, ODIs and T20Is), England women, Tests, ODIs and T20Is in Pakistan and South Africa, the County Championship, T20 Blast, One-Day Cup (final), IPL, Women's Premier League, Big Bash League, Women's Big Bash League, Pakistan Super League, The Hundred, SA20, Abu Dhabi T10, Cricket World Cup, Women's World Cup, Men's T20 World Cup, Women's T20 World Cup, and U19 World Cup.
If you want to sign up, you can check out the best Sky TV deals and packages. Don't fancy being locked into a long, expensive contract? Consider the more flexible streaming option, Now.
TNT Sports shows Tests, ODIs and T20Is in Australia, New Zealand and West Indies, the Super Smash, Women’s Super Smash, Caribbean Premier League, Legends League T20, Major League Cricket, and Asia Cup. It has added some England internationals to its repertoire, too, such as the 2025/26 Ashes series
You can get TNT by subscribing to the Discovery Plus Premium plan from £30.99/month, or you can add TNT Sports through Sky, BT, EE or Virgin Media.
If you're outside the U.K. and want to tune in, it's simple to do with a handy tool — simply grab a VPN and follow the instructions above to live stream the action.
How to watch cricket live streams in Australia
Cricket fans based in Australia are amongst the luckiest in the world, because a healthy amount of games and tournaments are still free-to-air, courtesy of the Seven Network channels and 7Plus, and the Nine Network channels and 9Now.
The Seven Network shows Tests in Australia (except the 2025/26 Ashes), and the men's and women's Big Bash League competitions.
The Nine Network shows the Men's Cricket World Cup and has won the rights for the 2025/26 Ashes.
The majority of coverage, however, is locked behind a paywall.
Fox Cricket and Kayo Sports shows a massive amount of the action. For example: The Ashes, Men's Cricket World Cup, Sheffield Shield, Marsh One-Day Cup, Big Bash League, Governor-General's XI, Super Smash, IPL, SA20, T20 Blast, Caribbean Premier League, Bangladesh Premier League, Pakistan Super League, Major League Cricket, International League T20, and Allan Border Medal. Kayo offers access to over 50 sports live and on-demand. Prices start at $30/month.
The Sheffield Shield and Marsh One-Day Cup are also live streamed for free on the Cricket Australia website.
If you aren't in the country when the game you want to watch is on, just sign up for a VPN such as NordVPN to watch the action as if you were back home.
Upcoming cricket on TV in October 2025
Highlights of cricket fixtures in October 2025 include:
International
- Women's World Cup: Sep. 30 - Nov. 2
- New Zealand vs Australia T20i series: Oct. 1-4
- India vs West Indies Test series: Oct 2-14
- Pakistan vs South Africa Test series: Oct 12-24
- New Zealand vs England T20i & ODI series: Oct. 18 - Nov. 1
- Australia vs India ODI & T20i series: Oct. 19 - Nov. 8
- Pakistan vs South Africa T20i & ODI series: Oct 28 - Nov. 8
Domestic & franchise
- Sheffield Shield (Aus): Oct. 4, 2025 - Mar. 30, 2026
- Ranji Trophy (Ind): Oct 15, 2025 - Feb. 28, 2026
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