They had previously only been available free in the Sky Sports app

England women's cricket

Sky Sports will show the semi-finals of the Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup for free on Sky Mix. 

This follows England making it to the semi-finals of the competition, where the team will face South Africa on 2 July. The other semi-final sees Australia take on the West Indies on 30 June, and both games plus the final will be shown on Sky Mix, which is available on Freeview. 

This in addition to the Sky Sports app, where the broadcaster was already showing the games for free, and on Sky Sports’ linear channels as well as the Now streaming platform. 

The final will take place at 15:30 on 5 July, and coverage will begin at 14:30 presented by Hannah Wilkes, with Nasser Hussain and Natasha Farrant providing analysis. It is also being shown on Sky Mix. 

Sky Sports has also had free-to-air coverage of other games in the Women’s T20 Cricket World Cup this summer, with England, Scotland and Ireland’s opening fixtures available on Sky Mix and England’s opener also on YouTube.