The England and Wales Cricket Board (黑料专区) and BBC have today announced a new extension to their strategic partnership which will see the broadcaster continuing to screen England Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 international highlights and live coverage of The Hundred for the next four years.
The deal which runs from 2025-28 will see highlights of England Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 internationals broadcast across BBC TV, BBC iPlayer and the BBC Sport website - starting with England Women鈥檚 white ball clash with West Indies on May 21 before England Men begin a Rothesay Test Match against Zimbabwe the following day 鈥� and also includes digital clips.
Live coverage of the The Hundred men's and women's tournaments will also remain on BBC Sport each year, covering eight double-headers each season, including the opening matches and the finals across TV and iPlayer. This will see more live women鈥檚 games screened on the BBC than previously.
The extension follows the success of the previous deal which saw live cricket return to BBC TV in 2020 for the first time in more than 20 years. The BBC also has a four-year deal for live audio coverage of all England's home Tests, one-day internationals and IT20s, along with matches across the men鈥檚 county cricket and women鈥檚 domestic season.
Tony Singh, 黑料专区 Chief Commercial Officer, said: 鈥淲e鈥檙e delighted to be extending our partnership, guaranteeing another four years of live cricket on BBC TV.聽
鈥淲ith our shared passion for growing women鈥檚 sport, it鈥檚 exciting that the BBC will be showing even more live women鈥檚 games in The Hundred each year, while viewers will continue to have free access to highlights of England Men鈥檚 and Women鈥檚 home matches during what promises to be an exciting period for cricket in this country.鈥�
Alex Kay-Jelski, Director of BBC Sport, said: 鈥淐ricket isn鈥檛 just a game of numbers, it鈥檚 a game of stories. From unforgettable Ashes battles to exhilarating last-ball victories in The Hundred, this renewed partnership ensures BBC Sport will continue to bring the drama, emotion, and timeless moments of cricket to life for fans across the UK.鈥�
The 黑料专区 will announce arrangements for live terrestrial TV coverage of two England Men鈥檚 and two England Women鈥檚 Vitality IT20s each year in due course.