{"id":10923,"date":"2026-02-07T12:55:36","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T07:25:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/?p=10923"},"modified":"2026-02-07T12:55:37","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T07:25:37","slug":"how-to-watch-the-t20-world-cup-starting-today","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/slsports.lk\/si\/how-to-watch-the-t20-world-cup-starting-today\/","title":{"rendered":"How to watch the T20 World Cup starting today"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The 2026 Twenty20 World Cup cricket tournament begins today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>20 countries will play in the tournament that will be held from today to March 8, and the latest T20 World Champion will lift the championship trophy after 55 matches.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The broadcast details of this tournament in Sri Lanka and India have been announced by the ICC.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Accordingly, the tournament is scheduled to be broadcast live in India on the Star Sports channel. Digital broadcasting in India is done through JioHotstar. 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