How and where to live stream the cricket in Australia

A few years ago, the answer to where to watch live cricket was simple: Foxtel Now or Kayo Sports. Nowadays, it's more complicated. That's not just because of the cricket-rights race among streaming services but also because there are more cricket leagues that are growing in popularity around the globe. Let's dive into how to watch cricket in Australia, which includes some of the best sports streaming services.

Until 2027, Prime Video has exclusive rights to streaming International Cricket Council (ICC) events in Australia. ICC events cover quite a lot of men's and women's international cricket for international favourites including Australia, India and England:

• Test Championship (men's)
• ODI Cricket World Cup (men's and women's)
• T20 Cricket World Cup (men's and women's)
• Champions Trophy (men's and women's)
• U19 Cricket World Cup (men's and women's)

Prime Video costs $9.99 per month or $79 per year for access to the full video library, including ICC matches. If you want to ditch ads for regular content, it's an extra $2.99 per month on top of the base subscription.

Watch live cricket matches for the Australian men's and women's teams via Kayo Sports or Foxtel Now. This is also where you'll find other selected ODI, T20 and Test matches that don't include Australia, such as the England vs West Indies series and India vs England matches.

For a Kayo Sports subscription, it's $30 per month for a single stream on Kayo Standard in up to HD quality, otherwise it's $40 for two streams via Kayo Premium in up to 4K resolution. For a cricket live stream on Foxtel Now, it's either typically $104 a month for the Ultimate pack (all channels) or $84 a month for the Sports + Movies pack. You can potentially also save money if there are Kayo deals on today.

The big cricket live stream for the end of 2025 is the Men's Ashes Series, which sees Australia defending the title from England in Australia. Here's when to watch cricket online for the five-test series:

• Perth (West) Test: Friday 21 November to Tuesday 25 November 2025
• Brisbane (Day/Night) Test: Thursday 4 December to Monday 8 December 2025
• Adelaide (Christmas) Test: Wednesday 17 December to Sunday 21 December 2025
• Melbourne (Boxing Day) Test: Friday 26 December to Tuesday 30 December 2025
• Sydney (New Year's) Test: Sunday 4 January to Thursday 8 January 2026

Kayo Sports and Foxtel Now is also where you'll find the Australian men's T20 and ODI matches against South Africa, then against India later in the year. The Australian women's team will take on the Indian women's team in a T20 and ODI series in early 2026. Australia is also playing the West Indies in a Test and T20 series in 2025, but there are more streaming options. You'll find it via ESPN on Foxtel Now or Kayo Sports, but it's also streamable on Disney Plus and Fetch TV.

A Disney Plus Standard subscription costs $15.99 per month or $159.99 for a year and comes with two Full HD streams. Alternatively, Disney Plus Premium is a $20.99 monthly fee or $209.99 for a year, which covers four streams in up to 4K quality. Typically, international cricket matches aren't streamed in 4K. To watch ESPN cricket matches on Fetch, you'll first need a Fetch Mini 5 ($159 RRP) or a Fetch Mighty 4 ($499 RRP), and then either the Fetch TV Vibe Pack for $7.99 a month or the Fetch TV Ultimate Pack for $24.99 a month. Either Fetch TV Pack has a single stream in up to 4K quality.

There's not a lot of free cricket streaming online these days, but there is a bit on 7plus. Certain Australian international matches and BBL cricket games are on 7plus, though the language is vague around upcoming scheduling. Sign up for a free 7plus account to watch free cricket matches. 7plus also nabbed the streaming rights to America's Major League Cricket (MLC) matches. You may be able to catch some free cricket matches via the Cricket Australia live app, too.

For other free cricket alternatives, consider signing up for an ICC TV account. They stream live matches for men's and women's events, including a lot of matches from international leagues that aren't part of the full member cricketing nations. You may want to use a virtual private network (VPN) to access other ICC TV programming.

It's also worth subscribing to certain official cricket YouTube channels to stream select matches that aren't being broadcast in Australia. Windies Cricket, Cricket Ireland, and Rabbitholebd Sports are a few YouTube channels that have offered live cricket when it's not being broadcast Down Under.

Some people argue T20 is killing Test and ODI cricket. Other people just love it for the shorter-duration spectacle. If you're a fan of T20 cricket, you'll want a Kayo Sports or Foxtel Now account to stream Indian Premier League (IPL) and the Australian Big Bash League (BBL) matches throughout the year.

The Caribbean Premier League (CPL) used to be on Kayo and Foxtel, but you can stream it for free nowadays on the CPL T20 YouTube channel. And as flagged above, MLC matches are on 7plus.

Interested to see how the streaming services above stack up against the competition? Take a look at the table below for a comparison of your streaming options in Australia.