The ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is only days away. You can easily watch every match of the World Cup on your smartphone by downloading the appropriate apps to broadcast the matches live.
For instance, Disney+ Hotstar is your best shot if you’re in India. You can download Kayo Sports or Foxtel Now to watch the tournament live on your smartphone from Australia.
It’s been four years since England and New Zealand met in a thrilling Cricket World Cup final. That means the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023 is only days away.
This year, the 13th edition of the competition will take place from 5 Oct. – 19 Nov., in India, across ten venues.
The final will take place at the Narendra Modi Stadium in Ahmedabad on 19 November.
The opening game will be a rematch of the Final game from four years ago as the defending champions England will take on New Zealand on 5 October 2023.
Here is a detailed guide on watching the ICC Cricket World Cup on Smartphones in different countries.
Tournament Info
- Competition: ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2023
- Edition: 13th
- Dates: 5 October – 19 November, 2023
- Format: ODI
- Teams: 10
- Matches: 48
- Host: India
- Venues: 10
- Defending Champions: England
Cricket World Cup Official Broadcasters
Before we get on with how to watch the 2023 Cricket World Cup on smartphones, let’s learn who the tournament’s official broadcasters are in your country.
| Country | Official Broadcasters | Live Stream |
| India | Star Sports | Disney+ Hotstar |
| USA | Willow TV | Fubo, Sling |
| UK | Sky Sports | Sky GO, NOW TV |
| Australia | Foxtel | Foxtel Now, Kayo Sports |
| New Zealand | Sky Sports NZ | Sky Sports Now |
| Pakistan | PTV Sports | – |
| Bangladesh | GTV, T Sports | Toffee, Rabbithole |
| South Africa | SuperSport | DStv App |
| Sri Lanka | Star Sports | – |
| Afghanistan | Ariana TV | – |
| Netherlands | YuppTV | YuppTV |
| Malaysia | Astro Cricket | Astro GO |
| Singapore | StarHub | StarHub+ |
| MENA | Etisalat, CricLife | StarzPlay |
| Continental Europe | YuppTV | YuppTV |
Watch the Cricket World Cup 2023 on a Smartphone
Now I will enlist some useful apps on which to watch the ICC Cricket World Cup on your smartphone in different countries.
Although some of these apps may include geo-restrictions, you can easily bypass them by using a VPN service. No matter where you live or reside, you can easily watch the ICC World Cup live stream. Now, let’s begin:
Foxtel Now/Kayo Sports – Australia
Foxtel and Kayo Sports are the official broadcasters of the Cricket World Cup in Australia.
If you have a TV plan that includes Foxtel, you can easily download Foxtel Now on your smartphone from the app store and enjoy the live stream.
Kayo Sports is your best option to watch the entire tournament live if you don’t have a TV plan. Kayo is Australia’s home of live sports streaming. It is one of the best ways to watch sports live and on-demand.
You can easily download the Kayo Sports app from your Apple Store or Google Play Store. Kayo Sports offers three subscription plans: One, Basic, and Premium. It also offers a 7-day free trial for which you don’t have to commit.
So, download the app, buy a subscription plan, or claim the free trial if you are a new user, and watch the ICC Cricket World Cup live on your smartphone.
fuboTV – USA
Willow TV holds the broadcasting rights to the ICC Cricket World Cup in the United States. Fans can watch the tournament’s live stream via fuboTV and Sling on their smartphones.
fuboTV is one of the biggest cord-cutting live TV streaming platforms in the United States. fuboTV offers Willow TV.
You can purchase a FuboTV subscription, download the app from your app store on your smartphone, and watch the ICC World Cup on Willow TV.
The fuboTV pro pack costs $74.99 monthly and offers a 7-day free trial.
Sky Go/NOW TV – UK
Sky Sports holds the 2023 Cricket World Cup broadcasting rights in the United Kingdom. To watch the tournament on your smartphone, you can use the Sky Go or NOW TV apps.
If you are a Sky Sports subscriber, you can watch the tournament on your smartphone for free via the Sky Go app. Download it from your app store, log in with your Sky credentials, and watch the live stream for free.
NOW TV is your best option to watch the Cricket World Cup on your smartphone if you don’t already have a Sky Sports subscription. NOW TV offers a monthly sports pack which includes 11 Sky Sports channels.
So, head over to the NOW TV website, purchase a subscription, download the app on your smartphone from the app store, and start streaming.
Disney+ Hotstar – India
Disney+ Hotstar is one of the biggest live sports streaming platforms in India. It holds the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 broadcasting rights in the tournament’s host nation India.
You can download the Disney+ Hotstar app on your Android and Apple smartphone. You need to buy a premium subscription to watch the tournament live.
So, download the app on your smartphone, purchase a subscription, select the matches, and watch the live stream for free.
DStv App – South Africa
SuperSport holds the ICC Cricket World Cup broadcasting rights in South Africa. You can watch every match live on the channel.
If you prefer to watch the live stream of the matches on your smartphone, the DStv app is your go-to option. DStv provides SuperSport channels to watch on TV and smartphones in South Africa.
You need to purchase a subscription to watch SuperSport on your TV or smartphone.
So, head over to the DStv website, purchase a subscription for the SuperSport channels, download the DStv app on your smartphone, and watch the Cricket World Cup live on your smartphone.
