Pakistan men’s national cricket team is the most consistently FTA-broadcast international side in the world. Every Test, ODI and T20I — home or away — runs on PTV Sports free-to-air in Pakistan, with A Sports HD and Tapmad TV streaming alongside. This page maps Pakistan’s full 2026 schedule and the broadcaster routes for Pakistani and diaspora viewers.
Pakistan men’s 2026 fixtures
| Tour 2026 | Format | PTV Sports FTA | A Sports HD | Tapmad TV digital |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Champions Trophy (Feb, home) | ODI | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| ICC T20 World Cup (Feb–Mar) | T20I | Yes — Pakistan matches | Yes | Yes |
| Pakistan vs Bangladesh home (Apr) | ODI series | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Pakistan tour of England (Jul–Aug) | 5 Tests + ODIs + T20Is | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Asia Cup (Sep, TBC venue) | T20 / ODI | Yes — Pakistan matches | Yes | Yes |
| Pakistan tour of Australia (late 2026, tentative) | Tests + ODIs | Yes | Yes | Yes |
Pan-region availability for diaspora viewers
| Region | Legal carrier (Pakistan men’s matches) |
|---|---|
| Pakistan | PTV Sports + A Sports + Tapmad TV |
| United Kingdom | Sky Sports Cricket (Pakistan tour of England) |
| United States | Willow TV by Cricbuzz |
| Australia | Fox Cricket (Pakistan tour of Australia) |
| Middle East / Gulf | Cricwick / etisalat sports packs |
| India | Ten Sports / Sony Sports (ICC events + selected neutral-venue) |
Series schedule
The full Pakistan men’s 2026 calendar embeds below.
Cricket schedule — legal broadcasters by country
Bilateral India + Pakistan rights split, with UK and Australia for the diaspora. Tour windows shift; confirm kick-off against the rights-holder app on match day.
| Series | Format | Window | Teams | India (legal) | Pakistan (legal) | UK (legal) | Australia (legal) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Champions Trophy 2026 | ODI | Feb 2026 | 8 nations (TBC host: Pakistan) | Star Sports / JioHotstar | PTV Sports / Tapmad TV | Sky Sports Cricket | Fox Cricket / Kayo Sports |
| IPL 2026 | T20 league | Mar–May 2026 | 10 franchises | Star Sports + JioHotstar | Not licensed (PEMRA blackout) | Sky Sports Cricket | Fox Cricket |
| PSL 2026 | T20 league | Apr–May 2026 | 6 franchises | Sony Sports (subject to confirmation) | PTV Sports / Tapmad TV / A Sports | Sky Sports / Willow TV | TBC |
| England tour of India | Tests + ODIs + T20Is | Jan–Feb 2026 | India vs England | Star Sports + JioHotstar | PTV / Ten Sports | Sky Sports Cricket / TNT Sports | Fox Cricket |
| Australia vs India ODI series | ODI | Oct–Nov 2026 (tentative) | India vs Australia | Sony Sports / JioHotstar | Ten Sports | Sky Sports Cricket | Fox Cricket / Channel 7 |
| ICC T20 World Cup 2026 | T20 World Cup | Feb–Mar 2026 (India + Sri Lanka hosts) | 20 nations | Star Sports + JioHotstar + DD Sports (selected) | PTV / A Sports | Sky Sports Cricket | Fox Cricket / Channel 7 |
| BBL 2025/26 finals | T20 league knockout | Feb 2026 | Top-5 BBL | Sony Sports | Sony Sports (selected) | BT Sport / TNT Sports | Channel 7 + Fox Cricket |
| The Hundred 2026 | 100-ball league | Aug 2026 | 8 franchises | Sony Sports (TBC) | TBC | Sky Sports + BBC (selected) | Fox Cricket (TBC) |
| CPL 2026 | T20 league | Aug–Sep 2026 | 6 franchises | FanCode / Star Sports | Tapmad TV | Sky Sports / FanCode | Kayo Sports |
| ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2026 | T20 World Cup (Women) | Jun 2026 (England host) | 10 nations | Star Sports / JioHotstar | PTV | Sky Sports + BBC | Fox Cricket |
| Asia Cup 2026 | T20 / ODI (TBC) | Sep 2026 | 6 nations | Star Sports / JioHotstar | PTV / A Sports | Sky Sports | Fox Cricket |
| WTC 2025–27 cycle: India tests | Test | Through Jun 2027 | India + opponents | Star Sports + JioHotstar | Ten Sports | Sky Sports Cricket | Fox Cricket |
| Sri Lanka tour of Australia | ODI + T20I | Feb 2026 | Sri Lanka vs Australia | FanCode | Tapmad TV | Sky Sports (selected) | Fox Cricket / Channel 7 |
| Pakistan vs Bangladesh ODI series | ODI | Apr 2026 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Ten Sports | PTV Sports / A Sports | Sky Sports (selected) | TBC |
| Pakistan tour of England | Tests + ODIs + T20Is | Jul–Aug 2026 | Pakistan vs England | Sony Sports | PTV Sports / A Sports | Sky Sports Cricket | Fox Cricket (selected) |
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How to watch Pakistan matches legally
- For free coverage in Pakistan, PTV Sports — terrestrial, satellite, cable basic. Every match across every format.
- For HD upgrade, A Sports through your cable operator’s sports pack (~PKR 800–1,500 / month).
- For mobile / digital, Tapmad TV at PKR 250–500 per month.
- For the Pakistan tour of England, Sky Sports Cricket in the UK is the linear home; PTV Sports in Pakistan.
- For the Pakistan tour of Australia, Fox Cricket in Australia is the linear home; PTV in Pakistan.
- For ICC events (Champions Trophy, T20 World Cup), every match is on PTV in Pakistan and on the standard global rights-holder per region.
PCB rights and the FTA position
The PCB’s domestic rights cycle includes a mandatory state-broadcaster FTA clause for every Pakistan men’s match, home and away. This is contractual within each rights tender rather than statutory like India’s Sports Broadcasting Signals Act — but the effect is broader: where DD Sports carries selected India home matches, PTV Sports carries every Pakistan match across every format and venue.
For Pakistani viewers, this means: the Pakistan men’s calendar is the most FTA-accessible international cricket schedule in the world. The trade-off, on the other side, is that bilateral India cricket and the IPL are not licensed into Pakistan — viewers who follow the India men’s team specifically must route to ICC events on PTV (when India plays) and accept the IPL blackout.
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