Stream Live Cricket Matches on BBC iPlayer from Abroad

BBC Sport has slowly expanded its coverage of the English cricket season. Here's how you can stream live on BBC iPlayer from any location when it happens.

The BBC will broadcast live coverage of England T20 international matches and matches from the Hundred competition. There's also free-to-air highlights of every England Test, ODI and T20I.

Get your ticket to the cricket from the comfort of your home by installing Beebs.


How to Stream Live Cricket on BBC One from outside the UK:

  1. Use Chrome Browser
  2. Install Beebs
  3. Go to BBC iPlayer

Once Beebs is locked and loaded into your browser, you will be able to stream live cricket from England directly on BBC iPlayer. Plus there are also the highlights packages to view.


Explanation Clip of The Hundred Cricket for BBC iPlayer

As well as selected live England T20 matches and the Hundred to look forward to. Live streaming of English cricket on iPlayer includes the freshly launched The Hundred tournament series involving teams from England and Wales.

Explained: The Hundred Cricket on BBC iPlayer

Broadcast Rights for English Cricket in New Hands

Although Sky Sports and BT Sport are the majority holders of the broadcast rights for English cricket, the BBC does show live matches on occasion throughout the season. It comes as the network attempts to increase its live sport offerings on the BBC channels and streaming services. You'll have to keep a close eye on the broadcaster's television schedule to ensure you don't miss any of the action.

The BBC’s TV coverage will be led by presenter Isa Guha. She'll front Today at the Test, as well as ODI and T20 highlights, throughout the summer on BBC 2. Alongside Guha on the BBC TV’s test match team will be plenty of familiar faces. Former England Ashes-winning captain Michael Vaughan, England’s record Test run-scorer Sir Alastair Cook, award-winning commentator Alison Mitchell, former England spinner Phil Tufnell and former England batter Mark Ramprakash.

Final Words

After years of a monopoly of content on the pay-to-watch networks, we are finally starting to see some cricket on the BBC. The corporation returned to televising English cricket last summer for the first time in over 20 years as part of multi-year rights deal.

Frequently asked questions

The BBC has limited coverage of national and international cricket matches due to rights deals. If and when live cricket is on iPlayer, be sure to subscribe to Beebs and never miss a wicket.
The good news is that there is free-to-air highlights of every England Test, ODI and T20I which can be watched on BBC iPlayer during the cricket season.
There is coverage of women's T20 cricket fixtures available to stream via BBC iPlayer.