How to watch the World Cup 2023 warm-up fixtures
The 10 teams will play two warm-up fixtures each, with the matches set to be played in Hyderabad, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram.
The matches will be played between Friday 29 September and Tuesday 3 October, providing teams with the perfect opportunity to acclimatise to the conditions they are expected to face during the World Cup. A total of 10 warm-up games will be played between the ten sides.
All the warm-up fixtures will be shown in India, the tournament hosts, and will be broadcast on live television by Star Sports and will also be streamed live by Disney+ Hotstar.
The matches will also be broadcast in Pakistan, with all the warm-up fixtures being shown by PTV and ARY. In Sri Lanka, the warm-up fixtures will be shown by Maharaja TV.
Sky Sports NZ in New Zealand will also broadcast the warm-up matches, while Fox Sports will showcase the matches in Australia on both linear and Kayo.
In England, Sky Sports will broadcast the warm-up fixtures except South Africa v Afghanistan, Australia v Netherlands and Afghanistan v Sri Lanka on linear and digital.
In Afghanistan, all the warm-up matches will be telecast on Ariana TV, while in Bangladesh, the matches of the The Tigers will be broadcast on Gazi TV.
The detailed information of the broadcast schedule of the warm-up matches below:
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Territory |
Licensee |
Warm Ups Exploitation |
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Afghanistan |
Ariana TV |
All matches to be shown live on linear & digital. |
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Australia |
Fox Sports |
All matches to be shown live. Bangladesh v Sri Lanka and Afghanistan v Sri Lanka to be shown on Kayo only. Rest will be on linear & Kayo. |
|
Bangladesh |
Gazi TV |
The two Bangladesh matches will be shown live on linear and digital. |
|
Canada |
Willow |
All matches to be shown on digital. Select matches to be shown on TV |
|
Caribbean Islands |
ICC.tv |
Live on ICC.tv |
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Central & South America and Mexico |
ICC.tv |
Live on ICC.tv |
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Brazil |
ICC.tv |
Live on ICC.tv |
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Continental Europe and SEA(excluding Singapore) |
Yupp TV |
All matches live on Yupp TV |
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Hong Kong |
PCCW/Yupp TV |
All matches live on Yupp TV |
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India |
Star Sports |
All matches shown live on linear TV via the Star Sports network & simulcast on digital via Disney+Hotstar. |
|
Maldives, Nepal, Bhutan |
Star Sports |
All matches shown live on linear TV via the Star Sports network. |
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Malaysia |
MEASAT/Yupp TV |
All matches live on Yupp TV |
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MENA |
Etisalat |
All matches will be live on CricLife Max, CricLife1 and CricLife2. |
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Netherlands |
ICC.tv |
Live on ICC.tv |
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New Zealand |
Sky Sport NZ |
Available on SKY NZ |
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Pacific Islands |
ICC.tv |
Live on ICC.tv |
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Pakistan |
PTV |
Matches to be shown on PTV & ARY. |
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ARY |
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Singapore |
StarHub |
All matches to be shown on TV & Digital |
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Sri Lanka |
Maharaja TV |
All matches to be covered on TV and Digital |
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South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa |
SuperSport |
Most warm-up matches on linear TV |
|
UK |
Sky Sports |
All warm-up matches except SA v Afg, Aus v Ned & Afg v SL shown on linear and digital. |
|
USA |
ESPN+ |
All matches to be shown by ESPN+ |
|
Willow |
Select matches to be shown by Willow TV on linear |
World Cup warm-up fixtures:
Friday 29 September
Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
South Africa v Afghanistan, Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
New Zealand v Pakistan, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
Saturday 30 September
India v England, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
Australia v Netherlands, Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Monday 2 October
England v Bangladesh, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
New Zealand v South Africa, Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Tuesday 3 October
Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati
India v Netherlands, Greenfield International Stadium, Thiruvananthapuram
Pakistan v Australia, Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad
After the conclusion of the warm-up fixtures, the tournament opener will be played in Ahmedabad on October 5, with England and New Zealand clashing in a re-match of the 2019 final.
