How to Watch live match on Hotstar for Free without Subscription

How to Watch live match on Hotstar for Free without Subscription


The BCCI has signed a contract with Disney Hotstar to show India’s matches in India and many other cricket league matches live on the OTT platform, which is for about 5 years. This means that you will have to watch India’s matches in Cricket in India and Asia Cup / T20 World Cup matches on Disney Hotstar, now the question comes with this, how to watch live cricket matches on Disney Hotstar ( how to watch live cricket matches on Hotstar), we are going to answer your question in this post.


How can I watch IPL match on Hotstar for free?

Star Sports Network had the rights to show the IPL on TV and digital i.e. OTT till IPL 2022, but since IPL 2023, its rights have changed, for which the BCCI had made an auction. Under this auction, Star Sports won the rights to show matches on TV, but for digital rights, it is held by Viacom 18.


How to watch live cricket matches on Hotstar – Whatever you want to watch on Hotstar’s app or website, whether it is a cricket match or a web series, you have to take Hotstar’s subscription plan because without a subscription plan you cannot watch live cricket on Hotstar. That’s why to watch live matches on Hotstar, now know the whole process.


How to download Hotstar app?

To watch live matches on Hotstar, first of all you have to download Hotstar’s mobile app in your mobile-First of all, 

  • open the Google Play Store / Apple Play Store in your mobile. 
  • Search the Hotstar app.
  • Click download for Disney Hotstar’s mobile app. 
  • After this, it will be downloaded to your mobile. 
  • After downloading, open this app in your phone. 
  • Login with your mobile number/email ID or create a new account.


Now after this, you have to take its subscription plan to watch the live cricket match.

Hotstar super plan –

Free for all devices for a year at Rs 899, it will not have ads on any video except sports and you can login to two devices at once and its highest video quality will be Full HD (1080P).


Hotstar premium plan –

At Rs 1499, the entire Hotstar is free for all devices for one year, it will not have ads on any video and you can login to four devices at once and its highest video quality will be 4K (2160P). After taking any one of these plans, you will be able to watch live cricket matches on Hotstar on your mobile, laptop or any other device.


Can we watch a live cricket match at Hotstar for free?

How to watch live cricket matches on Hotstar – After hotstar’s free recharge plan is activated in mobile, you have to download Hotstar app in your phone, which you do in the way described above, and then follow the steps given below –

  • After the app is installed, open it.
  • Now select Hindi / English on the sports channel. 
  • After this, choose the live match. 
  • Now your live match will start.


Can we see IPL live on Hotstar in 2023?

Star Sports Network had the rights to show the IPL on TV and digital i.e. OTT till IPL 2022, but since IPL 2023, its rights have changed, for which the BCCI had made an auction. Under this auction, Star Sports won the rights to show matches on TV, but for digital rights, it is held by Viacom 18.


Now in IPL 2023, Star Sports Network is the official broadcaster to show the Indian Premier League 2023 live on TV in India. Therefore, all the matches of the Indian Premier League 2023 on TV will be broadcast live on Star Sports channels. At the same time, Viacom18 has the digital rights of the tournament. Therefore, live streaming of the matches will be available on the OTT platform on the Jio Cinema App.


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