Live streaming aims to make the league reach a wider audience, and in this regard, Viacom 18 has won the global media rights for the Women’s Premier League. You can catch the live streaming of the inaugural season of WPL on Sports 18 and the Jio Cinema app.
This guide will explain how to catch Women’s Premier League Live Streaming.
Best Ways to Watch Women’s Premier League WPL 2024 Live
The WPL is scheduled from February 23 to March 17, 2024, and the WPL schedule has been announced. The league features five teams competing against one another in 22 matches. The venues decided for the league are M. Chinnaswamy Stadium and Arun Jaitley Stadium.
BCCI has granted WPL’s media rights for TV broadcast and digital live streaming to Viacom 18. The agreement between BCCI and Viacom 18 is worth $120 million and will last five years. You can watch WPL live broadcast on Viacom 18-owned Sports 18 TV channels and the Jio Cinema app.
Sports 18
India’s well-known Viacom 18 owns Sports 18. The channel existed in 2022 and proudly holds the digital broadcast rights to the Women’s Premier League. It is a ‘pay to pay’ television network featuring numerous channels available in HD quality on dish and cable networks.
Sports 18 has its official website and application supported on Android and iOS. You can also reach out to the WPL on these forums. Cable networks and their channel numbers of Sports 18 are mentioned below:-
Dish TV
- Sports18 1 HD – 643
- Sports18 1 – 644
- Sports18 Khel – 4033
Airtel Digital
- Sports 18 1 – 293
- Sports18 1 HD – 294
Tata Play
Sports18 1 HD – 487
Sun Direct
Sports18 1 – 505
d2h
- Sports18 1 – 667
- Sports18 1 HD – 666
DD Free Dish
Sports18 Khel – 25
On the scheduled day, tuning into these channel numbers on the respective cable network, you can be a part of the WPL live broadcast, but before that, you have to contact and pay your cable provider to facilitate you with the channels.
Jio Cinema
Jio Cinema features Jio Cricket Play/Jio Cricket, a cricket streaming service accessible via the My Jio App. Jio subscribers can avail of the service for free by just putting their Jio sim on their phones and downloading the app to watch the Women’s Premier League anytime and anywhere for free.
Jio Cricket by Jio Cinema keeps you updated about the WPL live streaming, match schedules, live scores, live commentary, point tables, team rankings, and more. If you download the Jio Cinema app on your Android and iOS systems, things will be hassle-free.
Jio Cinema covers the streaming of sporting events from all the major sports channels in India, including Star Sports (Star Sports 1, Star Sports 2, Star Sports HD), Sony Network, and Ten Sports. Moreover, You can surf Jio Cinema’s customized cricketing channels to stream Live WPL. These channels are:-
- JioCricket HD (Hindi)
- JioCricket HD (English)
- JioCricket – 1 HD
- JioCricket – 2 HD
- JioCricket – 3 HD
Watch WPL 2024 Opening Ceremony Live
Catch the TATA WPL 2024 Opening Ceremony live from M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru, on 23rd February at 6.30 pm. The event will be broadcast live on JioCinema and Sports18.
For more details and ticket information, visit the official website at WPLT20.COM. Don’t miss the beginning of an exhilarating season of women’s premier league cricket.
When will the WPL Start?
With the announcement of bringing up WPL, cricket fans anxiously await for the league to start so they can watch women in action. According to the updated news from BCCI, the league is set to take place from February 23 to March 17, 2024.
When WPL Auction will Start?
WPL follows the auction model for player recruitment in one of the five teams, just like IPL. The auction was held on Dec 9, 2023 in Jio Convention Center Mumbai, India. You can catch its live coverage on TV or streaming apps.
Where can I watch WPL?
WPL digital media partner rights for TV broadcast and digital streaming are secured by Viacom 18 in $120 million. Viacom 18-owned Sports 18 will broadcast a live telecast of WPL across India. You can watch the tournament live streaming on the Jio Cinema app for free anytime and anywhere.
Summary
BCCI has taken the miraculous step to launch the Women’s Premier League WPL or WIPL to promote women’s awareness in cricketing fields. Viacom has lifted the responsibility of WPL live telecast through Sports 18 TV channels and the Jio Cinema app across India.
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