The International Cricket Council today announced a new long-term deal with Sky Sports as the home of ICC cricket in the United Kingdom and Ireland through to the end of 2031, and for the first time there will be a direct contractual relationship between the two organizations. Beginning in 2024, the partnership will see Sky and NOW exploit the ICC Broadcast and Digital rights for all men’s and women’s events at the pinnacle of the sport including the ICC Cricket World Cups and ICC T20 World Cups through to the end of 2031. During the course of the partnership, there will be both a major international men’s and women’s event every year as well as a World Test Championship Final every two years.
The new deal reaffirms Sky as the long-term home of cricket in the UK and Ireland, broadcasting 28 international events between 2024 and 2031 across men’s, women’s and u19 cricket. This also includes three confirmed events on UK soil, the ICC World Test Championship Final 2025, the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 and the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2030.
ICC Events Schedule 2023-2031
Men’s Events
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024 (West Indies & USA)
ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2025 (Pakistan)
ICC World Test Championship Final 2025 (England)
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 (India & Sri Lanka)
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2027 (South Africa, Zimbabwe & Namibia)
ICC World Test Championship Final 2027 (Host TBC)
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2028 (Australia & New Zealand)
ICC Men’s Champions Trophy 2029 (India)
ICC World Test Championship Final 2029 (Host TBC)
ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2030 (England, Ireland & Scotland)
ICC World Test Championship Final 2031 (Host TBC)
ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2031 (India & Bangladesh)
Women’s Events
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2024 (Bangladesh)
ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 (India)
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026 (England)
ICC Women’s T20 Champions Trophy 2027 (Sri Lanka)
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2028 (Host TBC)
ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2029 (Host TBC)
ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2030 (Host TBC)
ICC Women’s T20 Champions Trophy 2031 (Host TBC)
U19 Events:
ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2024 (Sri Lanka)
ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2025 (Malaysia & Thailand)
ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2026 (Zimbabwe & Namibia)
ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2027 (Bangladesh & Nepal)
ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2028 (Host TBC)
ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2029 (Host TBC)
ICC U19 Men’s Cricket World Cup 2030 (Host TBC)
ICC U19 Women’s T20 World Cup 2031 (Host TBC)
