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5 has inked a four-year deal with the ECB to broadcast two England men’s and two England women’s T20 matches live each year.
The agreement will also see the broadcaster stream highlights of county cricket’s T20 Blast league each season, which typically runs from May to September.
“We are thrilled to partner with the ECB to bring live T20 cricket to free-to-air TV,” said Ben Frow, 5’s chief content officer. “This collaboration brings a summer of live T20 cricket to our audience across the UK and adds to our growing sports offering.”
Tony Singh, chief commercial officer at the ECB, added: “With the international season getting under way this week, we’re delighted to welcome 5 back to cricket as the free-to-air TV home for four of the summer’s big IT20 clashes.
“We’re delighted that this partnership also means that for the first time viewers will be able to watch regular broadcast highlights of county cricket’s T20 Vitality Blast through 5’s streaming service.”
5’s international T20s, all of which will also be shown on Sky Sports under existing agreements, begin on Monday with England Women vs. West Indies Women, followed by England Men vs. West Indies Men on June 8.
England Women vs. India Women will air live on June 28 and the final fixture for 2025 is England Men vs. South Africa Men on September 14.
