Sky Sports awarded ICC broadcasting rights until 2031

All men's and women's Cricket World Cup and T20 World Cup events, plus the World Test Championship final, will be exclusively live on Sky and NOW in the UK and Ireland

Sky Sports will continue to broadcast ICC events until 2031 after striking an exclusive eight-year deal.

All men's and women's Cricket World Cup and T20 World Cup events, plus the World Test Championship final, will be exclusively live on Sky an NOW in the UK and Ireland.

Three of those events – the 2025 World Test Championship final, 2026 Women's T20 World Cup, and 2030 Men's T20 World Cup – will take place on home soil.

Sky already has a long-term broadcast relationship with the ECB, agreeing a new deal last year to see them through to 2028.

A total of 28 international events will be staged between 2024 and 2031 across men's, women's and Under-19s cricket.

^{Men's and women's Cricket World Cups and T20 World Cups will remain on Sky Sports [Cameron Spencer/Getty Images]}

ICC chief executive, Geoff Allardice, said: "We are delighted to partner with Sky Sports until 2031 as the home of ICC cricket in the UK and Ireland.

"For the first time, the partnership will be a direct relationship with Sky Sports which gives us some exciting opportunities for innovative collaborations.

"I am confident this partnership can support our long-term ambition to attract more players and more fans to the game."

Sky Sports managing director, Jonathan Licht, added: "With more people watching cricket at the highest level after England men's and women's successes in 2017, 2019 and 2022, our award-winning coverage strives to give cricket fans the complete experience, with all the action both on and off the pitch.

"This new direct partnership with the ICC means that Sky Sports viewers in the UK & Ireland can continue to enjoy every ball, run, wicket and catch from every international tournament for many years to come, and we're all hugely excited to see what's in store."