The 2023 Cricket Frenzy: How to Catch It in Sweden!
Wondering how to watch the 2023 Cricket World Cup in Sweden? Well, you are in the right place! Gather round cricket enthusiasts, because we’re going on a journey to bring this year’s World Cup right to your doorstep.
Game Time, in Swedish!
This cricket season is going to be an interesting one for Swedish fans due to the time difference. India, the host for the World Cup, is 3 hours and 30 minutes ahead of Sweden. That implies matches kick off between 6am and 10.30am, Swedish time. Wake up calls for cricket fans!
Cricket explained in Swedish: It’s a One Day International (ODI) tournament. To be precise, each team plays two innings with each inning lasting a maximum of 50 overs. Fear not if you’re working, with games lasting up to nine hours, we are sure some of the action can be caught.
Crunching the Numbers
Here’s some figures about the World Cup- we’ve got ten powerhouse countries participating. We are expecting a total of pure, adrenaline-filled 48 matches.
Following the Schedule
We need to keep our calendars marked because one match is slated to be played per day until November 12th (except on November 4th and November 11th where two matches are featured). The epic semi-finals will light up on November 15th and 16th leading to the grand finale starting at 9.30am on Sunday, November 19th.
Sadly, Swede stations, like Viaplay or TV4’s Sportkanalen, will not be broadcasting the matches due to low popularity of cricket in Sweden.
Alternative Options: Pubs and VPNs!
Now, here’s where our ingenuity as cricket enthusiasts come in. We could stream the games using a VPN, handy little tools that allow you to change your location on your device digitally. Fair warning though, you might need to subscribe to a foreign sports service, and they might block VPN users. But where there’s a will, there’s cricket!
Another brilliant idea would be to call up your local sports bar or pubs and check if they might show the match. While cricket isn’t popular in Sweden, you never know your luck! On that note, keep the O’Leary’s sports bar chain in mind. They have branches countrywide.
So, are you ready for a thrilling season of cricket, right here in Sweden? Let the games begin!
Cricket in Sweden isn’t as big as in many other parts of the world. But we cricket fanatics know, when the World Cup is on, everything else takes a backseat. So enjoy the games, share your cricket love and let’s make cricket bigger in Sweden!
