Where to watch ICC World Cup 2023 Warm-Up Matches: The ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup is just around the corner, and the 10 participating teams are gearing up for the mega event with some warm-up matches. The warm-up fixtures will be held across three venues in India: Hyderabad, Guwahati and Thiruvananthapuram.
The warm-up matches will take place from Friday 29 September to Tuesday 3 October, giving the teams a chance to get used to the conditions and fine-tune their strategies. Each team will play two warm-up games against different opponents. The warm-up matches are not official ODIs and do not count towards the rankings or statistics.
The good news for cricket fans is that they can watch the warm-up matches live on various platforms, depending on their region. In India, the host nation, all the warm-up fixtures will be broadcast live on Star Sports and streamed live on Disney+ Hotstar. In Pakistan, PTV and ARY will show all the warm-up games live. In Sri Lanka, Maharaja TV will telecast the warm-up matches.
In New Zealand, Sky Sports NZ will cover the warm-up matches live, while in Australia, Fox Sports will air the matches on both linear and Kayo. In England, Sky Sports will show most of the warm-up fixtures live on linear and digital, except for three matches: South Africa v Afghanistan, Australia v Netherlands and Afghanistan v Sri Lanka.
In Afghanistan, Ariana TV will broadcast all the warm-up matches live, while in Bangladesh, Gazi TV will show the matches of The Tigers live.
Where to watch ICC World Cup 2023 Warm-Up Matches
| Afghanistan | Ariana TV | All matches to be shown live on linear & digital. |
| Australia | Fox Sports | All matches to be shown live. Bangladesh v Sri Lanka and Afg v SL to be shown on Kayo only. Rest will be on linear & Kayo. Schedule attached. |
| 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 | ESPN Caribbean | No warm up matches |
| Central & South America and Mexico | ESPN | No warm up matches |
| Brazil | ESPN | No warm up matches |
| Continental Europe and SEA(excluding Singapore) | Yupp TV | All matches live on Yupp TV |
| Hong Kong | PCCW/Yupp TV | All matches live on Yupp TV |
| 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. |
| Malaysia | MEASAT/Yupp TV | All matches live on Yupp TV |
| MENA | Etisalat | All matches will be live on CricLife Max, CricLife1 and CricLife2. |
| Netherlands | TBC | No warm up matches |
| New Zealand | Sky Sport NZ | Available on SKY NZ |
| Pacific Islands | Digicel | No warm up matches |
| Pakistan | PTV | Matches to be shown on PTV & ARY. |
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| Singapore | StarHub | All matches to be shown on TV & Digital |
| Sri Lanka | Maharaja TV | All matches to be covered on TV and Digital |
| South Africa and Sub-Saharan Africa | SuperSport | Most warm up matches on linear TV |
| UK | Sky Sports | Al warmup 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 |
Here is the full schedule of the 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 warm-up matches are over, the Cricket World Cup will kick off on October 5 in Ahmedabad with a blockbuster clash between England and New Zealand, who played in the thrilling final of the 2019 edition.
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