Sky Sports to broadcast more hours of cricket than ever before this summer

Sky Sports will broadcast more hours of cricket than ever before this summer, including live coverage of England's internationals, the ICC Champions Trophy, the ICC Women's World Cup, NatWest T20 Blast and more.

With exclusively live coverage from April through to late September, Sky Sports customers will be able to enjoy an extensive schedule of international cricket as England take on South Africa, West Indies and - for the first time ever on home soil - Ireland. In another first, Sky will broadcast the first day/night Test match in England as part of the Investec West Indies Test series.

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As well as England's matches, Sky will broadcast the ICC Champions Trophy tournament taking place in England and Wales. The tournament will feature the eight-best cricketing nations from around the world, with the final taking place at The Oval on Sunday, June 18. Cricket fans can also look forward to the fast-paced domestic season on Sky Sports, where Northamptonshire, Middlesex and Warwickshire will all be looking to add to their trophy cabinets.

In addition to the schedule of men's cricket, viewers will also be able to follow the women's international and domestic competitions. The England women's team will be in action in the ICC Women's World Cup and, for the first time ever, Sky Sports will show live matches from the Kia Super League, where the Southern Vipers are hoping to defend the title they won last year.

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Bryan Henderson, Sky Sports Head of Cricket, commented: "There is so much to look forward to this year, with more hours of cricket than ever before on Sky Sports. England will want to return to the top of the Test rankings under new captain Joe Root, the Champions Trophy is up for grabs on home soil, and England's women have the World Cup to play for. It is going to be a long, fascinating summer on Sky Sports."

Cricket is part of a huge summer of sport on Sky Sports, which includes exclusively live coverage of the British and Irish Lions tour of New Zealand, golf's Majors including The Open, US Open and Women's British Open, F1 in ultra-high definition and much more.

Non-subscribers of Sky Sports can also watch the action without a contract through online TV streaming service NOW TV. With a Sky Sports Day Pass for £6.99 or Sky Sports Week Pass for £10.99, viewers can enjoy access to all seven Sky Sports channels on TV with a NOW TV Box, on the web or via a range of devices.

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Sky Sports - Televised Cricket Schedule

ICC Champions Trophy

Group A

England v Bangladesh (Kia Oval): Thursday 1 June

Australia v New Zealand (Edgbaston): Friday 2 June

Australia v Bangladesh (Kia Oval): Monday 5 June

England v New Zealand (The SSE SWALEC): Tuesday 6 June

New Zealand v Bangladesh (The SSE SWALEC): Friday 9 June

England v Australia (Edgbaston): Saturday 10 June

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Group B

Sri Lanka v South Africa (Kia Oval): Saturday 3 June

India v Pakistan (Edgbaston): Sunday 4 June

Pakistan v South Africa (Edgbaston): Wednesday 7 June

India v Sri Lanka (Kia Oval): Thursday 8 June

India v South Africa (Kia Oval): Sunday 11 June

Sri Lanka v Pakistan (The SSE SWALEC): Monday 12 June

Semi-Final 1, A1 v B2 (The SSE SWALEC): Wednesday 14 June

Semi-Final 2, A2 v B1 (Edgbaston): Thursday 15 June

Final (Kia Oval): Sunday 18 June

England v Ireland

1st ODI (The Brightside Ground, Bristol): Friday 5 May

2nd ODI (Lord's): Sunday 7 May

England v South Africa

1st ODI (Headingley): Wednesday 24 May

2nd ODI (Ageas Bowl): Saturday 27 May

3rd ODI (Lord's): Monday 29 May

1st T20 (Ageas Bowl): Wednesday 21 June

2nd T20 (Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton): Friday 23 June

3rd T20 (The SSE SWALEC): Sunday 25 June

1st Test (Lord's): 6-10 July

2nd Test (Trent Bridge): 14-18 July

3rd Test (Kia Oval): 27-31 July

4th Test (Emirates Old Trafford): 4-8 August

England v West Indies

1st Test (Edgbaston): 17-21 August

2nd Test (Headingley): 25-29 August

3rd Test (Lord's): 7-11 September

T20 (Emirates Riverside): Saturday 16 September

1st ODI (Emirates Old Trafford): Tuesday 19 September

2nd ODI (Trent Bridge): Thursday 21 September

3rd ODI (The Brightside Ground, Bristol): Sunday 24 September

4th ODI (Kia Oval): Wed 27 September

5th ODI (Ageas Bowl): Friday 29 September

Royal London One-Day Cup

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Northants v Warwickshire (Northampton): Thursday 27 April

Somerset v Surrey (Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton): Friday 28 April

Yorkshire v Lancashire (Headingley): Monday 1 May

Hampshire v Middlesex (Ageas Bowl): Wed 3 May

Essex v Sussex (Cloudfm County Ground): Wed 10 May

Nottinghamshire v Durham (Trent Bridge): Thursday 11 May

Final round games: Tuesday 16 May and Wednesday 17 May

Play-Offs: Tuesday 13 June

Semi-Final 1: Friday 16 June

Semi- Final 2: Saturday 17 June

Final (Lord's): Saturday 1 July

ICC Women's World Cup

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26 June - 23 July

Final (Lord's): Sunday 23 July

NatWest T20 Blast

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Essex v Surrey (Cloudfm County Ground): Friday 7 July

Birmingham v Nottinghamshire (Edgbaston): Saturday 8 July

Northamptonshire v Yorkshire (Northampton): Tuesday 11 July

Sussex v Hampshire (1st Central County Ground, Hove): Wednesday 12 July

Middlesex v Surrey (Lord's): Thursday 13 July

Lancashire v Yorkshire (Emirates Old Trafford): Friday 14 July

Glamorgan v Somerset (The SSE SWALEC): Saturday 15 July

Kent v Gloucestershire (The Spitfire Ground, Canterbury): Tuesday 18 July

Worcestershire v Derbyshire (Worcester): Wednesday 19 July

Durham v Leicestershire (Emirates Riverside): Thursday 20 July

Surrey v Middlesex (Kia Oval): Friday 21 July

Nottinghamshire v Northamptonshire (Trent Bridge): Saturday 22 July

Gloucestershire v Glamorgan (The Brightside Ground, Bristol): Tuesday 25 July

Yorkshire v Durham (Headingley): Wednesday 26 July

Kent v Somerset (The Spitfire Ground, Canterbury): Thursday 27 July

Sussex v Middlesex (1st Central County Ground, Hove): Friday 28 July

Essex v Gloucestershire (Cloudfm County Ground): Sat 29 July

Northampton v Birmingham (Northampton): Tuesday 1 August

Leicestershire v Nottinghamshire (Fischer County Ground, Leicester): Wednesday 2 August

Middlesex v Hampshire (Lord's): Thursday 3 August

Birmingham v Worcestershire (Edgbaston): Friday 4 August

Hampshire v Glamorgan (Ageas Bowl): Thursday 10 August

Yorkshire v Lancashire (Headingley): Friday 11 August

Somerset v Kent (Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton): Sat 12 August

Surrey v Sussex (Kia Oval): Sunday 13 August

Derby v Durham (Derby): Tuesday 15 August

Lancashire v Worcestershire (Emirates Old Trafford): Wednesday 16 August

Further games tbc

Quarter-Finals: Tuesday 22 August - Friday 25 August

Finals Day (Edgbaston): Saturday 2 September

Kia Women's Super League

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Vipers v Storm (Ageas Bowl): Thursday 10 August

Diamonds v Thunder (Headingley): Friday 11 August

Storm v Lightning (Cooper Associates County Ground, Taunton): Saturday 12 August

Stars v Diamonds (Kia Oval): Sunday 13 August

Lightning v Vipers (Derby): Tuesday 15 August

Thunder v Stars (Emirates Old Trafford): Wednesday 16 August

Finals Day (1st Central County Ground, Hove): Friday 1 September

Specsavers County Championship

Matches tbc

Watch our first live match of the summer - Northamptonshire v Warwickshire in the Royal London One-Day Cup - live on Sky Sports 2 from 12pm on Thursday.