Amazon Prime Video, India’s most loved entertainment destination, is bringing New Year celebrations to its viewers as the service enters live cricket streaming play starting 1 January 2022 with a Test series between New Zealand and Bangladesh. In November 2020, Prime Video became the first streaming service in India to secure exclusive live cricket rights from a major cricket board. As a part of the multi-year deal, international men’s and women’s cricket matches played in New Zealand – in ODIs, T20s and Tests – will be available exclusively on Prime Video.
Prime members will be able to stream the much-awaited series between the Indian and New Zealand women’s cricket teams exclusively in February 2022, also, the Indian and New Zealand men’s cricket teams currently scheduled for November 2022. This is in addition to matches currently being played between men’s teams as part of Bangladesh’s tour of New Zealand in January 2022, South Africa’s tour in February 2022, Australia’s tour in March 2022 and the Netherlands tour in March/April 2022. are the ones.
The Test series between New Zealand and Bangladesh will be the first to be streamed on Prime Video, with the first match being played at Bay Oval, Mount Maunganui, Tauranga from January 1-5 and ending with the second Test match. The Oval, Christchurch begins on January 9 and ends on January 13. Prime members can tune in live for every day’s game at 3:30 PM IST. Cricket lovers can access a range of cricket programming and highlights before matches, and can also watch highlights of matches on the service immediately after the match ends.
“Cricket is undoubtedly the most loved sport in India and our association with New Zealand Cricket underscores our commitment to giving our customers what they want. The upcoming series will be Prime Video’s first foray into live cricket in India,” said Gaurav Gandhi, Country Head, Amazon Prime Video, India. “The New Zealand cricket team has built a reputation for being one of the best in the sport and undoubtedly cricket fans in India will be delighted to experience the exciting sports action, exclusively on Amazon Prime Video. We are excited to begin our live cricket journey in 2022 – an action-packed year in which both the Indian women’s and men’s teams will tour New Zealand. Today is truly the first day of our sports journey.”
The much-loved team of Kiwis, currently ranked #1 in ODIs and #2 in Test cricket by the International Cricket Council, has a devoted fan following in India. New Zealand national team captain Kane Williamson said, “From January 2022, New Zealand cricket has a new home in India – Amazon Prime Video – and we look forward to bringing the New Zealand summer game to our fans and cricket lovers in India.” as they catch us live on the service. India’s love for cricket and entertainment is well-known around the world. I am thrilled that Prime Video will be exclusively streaming all the exciting on-field action for our fans in India .
“The passion and love of an Indian cricket fan is unmatched! The country and cricket fans have a very special place in our hearts. With a new, exclusive Home on Amazon Prime Video, we look forward to connecting and delighting audiences across the country. I am looking forward to playing against the Indian women’s cricket team this summer. They are a worthy opponent, and I can bet it will be an intense cricket session between our teams,” said New Zealand women’s cricket team captain Sophie Devine.
David White, Chief Executive of New Zealand Cricket, said, “This is a very exciting time for cricket broadcasting as we enter live cricket, which is being widely distributed exclusively in India on a service as Amazon Prime Video. being streamed.” “Cricket is closely followed in India and our association with Amazon Prime Video will help us expand our reach and connect with fans and followers in the country. We are delighted that viewers in India will be able to watch all of the upcoming tour in 2022 live on Prime Video, and look forward to presenting all the on-pitch excitement to viewers in an immersive and engaging way. ,
To watch matches, Prime members can go to the Prime Video app on their respective devices and watch the matches shown in the carousel for live cricket or they can search for “New Zealand cricket” in the search bar. They can stream these matches online through their web browsers, mobile devices, Internet-connected TVs, set-top-boxes, Fire TV Stick and other compatible devices. For a list of devices compatible with Prime Video, please visit primevideo.com.
get all IPL news and cricket score Here
,