IPL Live Streaming and Live Telecast - The Ultimate Guide
- 03 July 2021
Blow the trumpets and raise the curtains, for the Indian Premier League (IPL) is here! The Indian Premium League is the subcontinent’s biggest sporting cash cow, with millions of fans tuning into the gala league every event. It is cricket’s glitziest event, hosted by the country that reveres the sport like a religion in India. Subsequently, it has boosted Indian cricket’s talent and cash reserves and made India an even bigger force to reckoned with on the global stage. This year’s VIVO IPL 2021 will be held in India across six venues, with two additional backup venues. Read on to know about VIVO IPL 2021 Live streaming and live telecast!
IPL Live telecast channel List 2021
What cricket lovers all around the world were expecting is finally here! VIVO IPL 2021 will be streamed Live in India in 8 languages (English, Hindi, Bengali, Tamil, Telugu, Marathi, Malayalam, and Kannada) on Star Sports Network across ten (10) channels.
It will also be streamed live in Hindi on DD Nationals, Sony Max, and Star Gold Live.
If you’re living outside India, fear not, for VIVO IPL 2021 will be streamed in most major cricket-playing nations. In other countries outside following TV channels will cover VIVO IPL 2021:
- UK: Sky Sports Cricket
- USA: Willow TV
- Australia: Fox TV
- Sri Lanka: Star Cricket
- Bangladesh: Channel 9
- South Africa: Super Sports
- West Indies: Flow TV
How to watch IPL live?
Guests at home? Need to go out for a social event you cannot miss? Fear not, you can still watch IPL live on your smartphone or tablet on the Star Sports Network’s Hotstar website or the official Disney+ Hotstar app and JioTV APP.
Hotstar attracts a massive viewership with an average of 30 lakh viewers per VIVO IPL match, so join in with the rest of the world in cheering on your favorite teams with a host of user-friendly stickers, games, events, and prizes!
Disney+ Hotstar Application:
Disney+ Hotstar is an application that enables IPL live stream and telecast movies and web series around the globe. Hotstar VIP annual membership is for Rs. 999, and the monthly package is at 299, by which we can IPL to live streaming IPL on TV, PC, and Smartphones.
Disney+ Hotstar allows a month of free viewing for new subscribers. You can cancel the subscription during the free month but enjoy the privileges for that month!
Star Sports Channels:
Star sports network is an official partner to broadcast the Indian Premier League. Star network signed a contract for five years at 16,347 crores and has TV and OTT rights.
IPL Live telecast in English:
Indian Premium League 2021 can be live telecasted in English on the following channels:
- Star sports select 1 HD
- Star Sports 1 HD
- Star Sports 1
- Star sports select 1
IPL Live Telecast in Hindi and Zonal Languages:
- Hindi: Star Sports First
- Hindi: Star Sports 1
- Hindi: Star Sports 1 Hindi HD
- Bengali: Star Sports Bengali
- Kannada: Star Sports Kannada
- Tamil: Star Sports Tamil
- Telugu: Star Sports Telugu
How to watch IPL live on DD Sports:
Last year, DD Sports broadcasted Dream11(2020) IPL live on their website and Channel, but there is no confirmed news about live streaming of VIVO IPL 2021 on their website.
How to watch IPL Live outside India:
Live streaming of all 56 VIVO IPL 2021 matches will be made in several countries by various channels such as Sky Sports, Star Cricket, Fox TV, etc. Owing to a large number of cricket superstars from the Windies and Australia coming to the league, Star and Sky Sports have viewing contracts with the BCCI (Board of Control for Cricket in India) for the IPL across several countries like the UK, the USA, Australia, and South Africa.
How to Watch IPL live in the USA, UK, and Canada?
- Indian Premier League (IPL 2021) can be live-streamed on Willow TV. In the United Kingdom, IPL can be live-streamed on Sky Sports and by purchasing Now Sports Membership.
How to Live telecast IPL in New Zealand and Australia?
- Fox Sports has obtained a contract to stream IPL in Australia, while Kayo Sports (app) will live stream in other places.
How to Watch IPL live in Europe, South America, and Southeast Asia?
- YuppTv has acquired the rights to broadcast the Indian Premier League for the zones such as Europe and South & Central America and other 100+ Nations.
- StarHub has obtained the right to telecast IPL in Singapore and other nations till the 2022 season.
How to Watch IPL live in Africa (South & North) and the Middle East?
- Super Sports is a television group based in South Africa that will telecast IPL Live. It is interesting to note that Star India has also signed a contract with significant South African telcos to live stream IPL.
- Cricket Enthusiast will be thrilled to know that popular football broadcasting channel BeIN has signed to telecast IPL 2021 live in the Middle East and North Africa.
How to follow IPL matches online, ball-by-ball commentary, and statistics?
Do you have your laptop open during an online meeting? Keep VIVO IPL 2021 open in your Chrome tab, and follow the game ball-by-ball! VIVO IPL 2021 can be watched on the official IPL website on iplt20.com, besides on other sites like CricTracker, CricBuzz, NDTVSports, ESPNCricInfo.
The official website iplt20.com covers conducting match-day polls where fans can vote and offers player statistics such as Orange Cap, Purple Cap, Most Fours, Most Sixes. It also has match highlights from every IPL match. It runs the gamut on all things IPL as it records the history of the fourteen-year-old league with all its achievements and moments throughout its lifetime.
Sites of popular newspapers like The Times of India and Hindustan Times also cover the matches with intricate detail, and rapid reports keep readers updated at all times. Ball-by-ball commentary of the VIVO IPL 2021 is available by simply searching on Google or any search engine that gives you a preview of the game.
VIVO IPL 2021 Radio Commentary:
It is not possible to view and carry a TV or Smartphone around at all times for obvious reasons. Those people who do not want to subscribe to TV Channels and online Applications can tune into their radios for VIVO IPL 2021 ball-by-ball commentary, be it in Hindi, English, or regional languages depending on your location. If there is no Internet during a long trip, worry not, for even your car radio can pick up VIVO IPL 2021. The official radio partners for VIVO IPL 2021 are as follows:
- Radio Mirchi: India
- Talksport: UK
- Cricket Radio: Global
- 89.1 Radio 4 FM: UAE
When to watch which teams during VIVO IPL 2021:
The cash-rich league is into its adolescent years now, with 13 seasons already having panned out. Mumbai has always been the overwhelmingly strong daddy team in the league, with Chennai and Kolkata pushing hard. If you see how the participating teams have fared, you’ll see why:
- Chennai Super Kings, champions 2010, 2011, 2018
- Delhi Capitals, runners-up 2020
- Kolkata Knight Riders, champions 2012, 2014
- Mumbai Indians, champions 2013, 2015, 2017, 2019, 2020
- Punjab Kings, runners-up 2014
- Rajasthan Royals, inaugural champions, 2008
- Royal Challengers Bangalore, runners-up 2009, 2011, 2016
- SunRisers Hyderabad champions 2016
Plan your weeks and months, cricket-lovers, because you don’t want to miss out on your favorite players clashing in this one-of-a-kind league!