Streaming platform Disney+Hotstar has announced it’d live stream the warm-up matches of the top eight teams of the forthcoming men’s T20 World Cup.
The warm-up matches will be played from October 18-20, ahead of the Super 12 stage of the tournament, ANI reported from Mumbai.
Team India’s warm-up games against England and Australia on October 18 at 7.30 pm IST and October 20 at 3:30 pm IST, respectively, will be available on Disney+ Hotstar and Star Sports Network.
Post these warm-up matches, India will begin their ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2021 campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan in Dubai in a Super12 Group 2 stage clash on October 24.
“The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup is the pinnacle of international T20 cricket and in an industry first we will exclusively stream all the warm-up matches of ICC Men’s T20 World Cup on our platform. In line with our strategy, Disney+ Hotstar continues to strengthen itself as the preferred digital destination for all the sporting action, constantly offering newer engagement opportunities to fulfill the growing appetite of the sports fanatics in India,” said Sunil Rayan, President, and Head, Disney+Hotstar India.