ICC Twenty20 world cup 2009 kicks off from 5 June 2009 in England. The 12-team tournament will have 27 matches in the space of 17 days. After the successful staging of the inaugural twenty20 world cup, cricket fans are expecting another highly entertaining tournament in England this time. Twenty20 is the shortest version of the game, and it is full of excitement because of its duration. This is a format where the condition of a match can change after every few overs and that is why, twenty20 matches are complete entertainers. Now that, another world cup of the latest version of the game approaches, it seems that cricket fans are ready to enjoy another highly competitive tournament.
There are 12 tams who will be divided into 4 groups of 3 teams each. Two teams from each group will progress to the Super Eight stage. From Super Eight, four teams will reach the semi final in terms of points achieved.
It is not possible for all of you to visit England to enjoy the matches and naturally, television will be the main source of enjoying the tournament. Here, I am giving a list of television channels which will telecast the matches of twenty20 world cup 2009 live in different parts of the world:
ESPN (English Commentary)
ESPN Star Sports television channel holds the official TV rights of twenty20 world cup 2009 by which ESPN will telecast all the 27 matches live for the cricket fans of South Asian countries including India, Bangladesh, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka etc. ESPN is one of the most popular sports channels in the world. The channel will show the exciting matches of the world twenty20 live with English commentary. The channel has a team of cricket experts who will be providing pre and post match analysis. So, if you are currently in India or other South Asian countries, then you can enjoy the T20 world cup matches live on ESPN. You can see the programming page of ESPN here.
Star Cricket (Hindi Commentary)
All the matches of ICC World Twenty20 2009 will be shown live on Star Cricket television channel with Hindi commentary for the Indian cricket fans. Some other neighboring countries of India might also watch the matches live on Star Cricket and enjoy the Hindi commentary. However, I am not sure if cricket fans from any other countries except India will be able to watch the matches on Star Cricket television channel which is dedicated to Indian cricket only. Star TV is the owner of the channel and Star Cricket is also a part of ESPN-Star network. You can get the schedule of Star Cricket in the tv programming page of ESPN.
Doordarshan
Doordarshan (DD) is the national television network in India. According to Prasar Bharati law, any sports channels telecasting important Indian matches must feed share with Doordarshan (DD) which will telecast the matches live on DD Sports. The same thing will happen in twenty20 world cup 2009 as well. ESPN will have to share the feed of India’s matches and semi final and final matches of the tournament with Doordarshan. So, Doordarshan will telecast India’s matches as well as semi finals and final matches live for the cricket fans in India.
Sky Sports
Cricket fans in UK and its neighboring countries including Ireland will be able to watch the match of twenty20 world cup 2009 live on Sky Sports. In fact, the matches will be telecast live on Sky Sports 1 television channel. You can get the TV schedule here. Operated by British Sky Broadcasting, Sky Sports is television network that consists of a number of sports channels. This is a pay tv channel and you have to subscribe to Sky Sports, if you want to watch the matches live on Sky Sports television channel.
BBC
English cricket fans can watch the highlights of the matches of ICC World Twenty20 2009. BBC is a terrestrial channel and that is why, you do not need to pay to watch the highlights of the matches on BCC.
DirecTV
Cricket fans from USA, Caribbean and some Latin American countries will be able to watch the twenty20 world cup matches live on DirecTV. Owned by the DirecTV Group, DirecTV provides direct broadcast satellite service by transmitting digital satellite television and audio to its subscribers. That means DirecTV provides its services directly to the households i.e. direct-to-home signals. It is a pay-per-view service- meaning you have to subscribe for their services for a certain amount, if you want to enjoy the matches of world twenty20 2009 live. In order to watch all of the 27 matches, you have to pay $125. You can see the list of prices for different tournaments here.
Fox Sports TV Channel (Australia)
Australia’s first pay-channel, Fox Sports will telecast all the matches of twenty20 world cup 2009 live for the Australian cricket fans who are eagerly waiting to enjoy the exciting matches of the tournament. Owned by News Corporation, and Publishing and Broadcasting Limited, Fox Sports tv channel is one of the most popular sports channels in the world. As it is a pay-tv you must have the subscription of Fox Sports to enjoy the matches live. You can get the schedule and timing of the matches here. I could see that the matches of t20 world cup will be shown live on Fox Sports 2 tv channel.
Eurosport 2
Eurosport 2 will telecast the twenty20 world cup 2009 matches live for the cricket fans from European countries including Denmark, Sweden, Russia, France, Monaco, Finland, Algeria, Austria and Cyprus. It is true that cricket is not very popular in this part of the world, but still there are people of South Asian origin who would like to have live access to the matches of t20 world cup. Eurosport 2 is one of the four channels of Eurosport which is a satellite and cable television network dedicated to European sports. You can check the schedule and the timing of Eurosport 2 tv channel here.
BTV (Bangladesh Television)
The only terrestrial TV channel in Bangladesh, I am not sure whether, BTV will telecast all the matches of the tournament, but one thing is for sure that the channel will matches involving Bangladesh and some other important games including semi finals and final live for the Bangladesh cricket fans. I did not find the schedule and timing in the official website of BTV.
ATN (Asian Television Network)
Canadian cricket fans will be able to watch the whole t20 world cup tournament live on ATN tv channel. ATN or Asian Television Network is a Canada based television network which currently operates 14 television channels in a number of South Asian languages. The network has broadcasting deals with many popular South Asian tv channels including Zee TV, STAR Plus, B4U, Sony Entertainment Television Asia etc. ATN, one of the 14 channels of the network, will telecast the tournament for the cricket fans in Canada. You can get the schedule and timing of the matches here.
SKY Network Television
SKY Network Television is one of the most popular pay tv channels in New Zealand. The channel will bring the twenty20 world cup 2009 matches live for New Zealand cricket fans. SKY Sport 1, one of the several channels of the network, will cover the tournament for the New Zealand cricket fans. However, people need to subscribe to enjoy the matches live on SKY Network Television for a certain amount. You can get the program schedule of SKY Network Television here.
Nine Network
This is another television channel in Australia which will also telecast the twenty20 matches live for Australian cricket fans. Nine Network or Channel Nine is a one of most popular free-to-air television channels in Australia. So, Australian cricket fans can watch the twenty20 world cup 2009 matches live for free.
Supersport (South Africa)
One of the most popular sports television channels in Africa, Supersport will bring all the 27 matches of twenty20 world cup 2009 live for the cricket fans across African countries including South Africa. Supersport has a number of television channels dedicated to several sports. To know the schedule of the tournament, you should visit the TV schedule page of supersport official website.
Arab Digital Distribution (ADD)
This is a satellite television service provider and its services are available through Middle East, North Africa and Europe. It has three major packages including Al Awael/ART (Premium Arabic Entertainment), Pehla (Premium Asian Entertainment) and Firstnet (Premium International Entertainment). ADD will telecast the twenty20 world cup 2009 matches live for the cricket fans across Middle East countries. Visit the official website of ADD to know more about the broadcasting of the tournament on this pay television service provider.
Sri Lanka Rupavahini (TV) Corporation
This is the national television network of Sri Lanka and. Sri Lanka Rupavahini Corporation will bring the twenty20 world cup matches live on two of its television channels: Nethra TV and Channel Eye. Nethra TV will show the matches live with Tamil commentary, while Channel Eye will telecast the matches live with English commentary. You can get the television schedule of the tournament here.
Pakistan Television Corporation (PTV)
PTV is the national television channel which provides television services on free-to-air basis. PTV will show all the matches of twenty20 world cup 2009 live for the Pakistani cricket fans. You can get the schedule of the tournament in PTV official website. As it is a terrestrial channel, people of Pakistan will have free access to the live matches of twenty20 world cup.
Humtum TV will telecast the twenty20 matches for the cricket fans currently residing in Japan, Korea and Taiwan. I know that these three countries do not have huge cricket fans, but still there are some South Asian cricket fans who are currently residing in these countries and they will be very happy to be able to watch the matches live on Humtum TV. However, the channel will provides you the services through internet. So, if you have to have an internet connection with good speed in order to watch the matches live on Humtum TV.
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