India vs England live stream: watch Third Test cricket 2024 online, TV channels, start time, India lead reduced

Watch India vs England Third Test live stream 

After a much needed break from the breathless action, India and England have recommenced battle at Rajkot for the Third Test with the series poised at 1-1 and with everything to play for. We have all the details below on how to watch India vs England free streams, TV channels and cable-free options too, wherever you are. You can use a VPN, such as ExpressVPN, to unblock India vs England live streams from anywhere.

And we really have ourselves a Test match. After India posted an intimidating 445 in their first innings, all eyes were on England's openers to see how they responded. Enter Ben Duckett, who swept and swiped his way to a third Test century, and in a mere 88 balls at that. With Joe Root at the other end, England will commence Day Three 238 behind with eight wickets in tact.

India continue the cricket without talismanic batter Virat Kohli, who has now been ruled out of the entire five-Test series due to personal reasons. But that has hardly mattered for the hosts, who enjoyed runs galore on day one and dominant centuries from captain Rohit Sharma and local lad Ravindra Jadeja. Add in debutant Sarfaraz Khan's impressive 62, and India have got themselves way ahead on 326-5 at stumps on day one.

Ben Stokes and England won't feel too dispirited until they too have had a bat on a track that tends to favor the batting side. Joe Root and Stokes himself have both made Test tons here before, and Duckett went full 'Bazball' to put the pressure right back on to the India bowlers.

They're once again relying on the inexperienced spin duo of Rehan Ahmed and Tom Hartley, after attack leader Jack Leach was ruled out of the remainder of the games due to injury. Mark Wood is preferred as a second seamer ahead of young offie Shoaib Bashir. Read on as we explain how to live stream India vs England and watch the Third Test online from wherever you are – including details of how to watch for free.

Watch India vs England for free in India

How to watch India vs England: live stream for free in India

Every ball of the India vs England Third Test series is free to watch on JioCinema. Download the app or head straight to the JioCinema website to start streaming for FREE.

Away from India when the match is on? You can still tune in to your normal free India cricket live stream using our favorite cricket VPN. Keep scrolling for full instructions – it's really easy!

On TV, India vs England will be shown on ViaCom18's Sports18 network in India.

Watch India vs England from outside your country

How to watch an India vs England live stream from outside your country

Below we've got you covered with your official broadcasting options for cricket-loving countries (and the US!), but if you're overseas you'll soon discover that you can't watch your usual service because of geo-restrictions.

You can get past these blocks, however, by using a VPN which changes your streaming device's IP address to your usual location.

Use a VPN to stream India vs England live from anywhere:

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How to use a VPN to watch India vs England cricket

You can get started with a VPN in three easy steps:

1. Download and install a VPN – as we say, our top choice is ExpressVPN.

2. Connect to the appropriate server location – open the VPN app, hit 'choose location' and select the appropriate server. For example, you can use ExpressVPN's India server to watch JioCinema.

3. Go to the broadcaster's stream – head to your home broadcaster's site or app and watch as if you were at home – so JioCinema for India cricket fanatics abroad.

Watch India vs England in the UK

How to watch England vs India: live stream the Third Test in the UK

In the UK, England's Test series in India is being shown on TNT Sports. Play starts at 4am GMT on each day.

You can also watch using a Discovery+ Premium pass for £29.99 (going up to £30.99 from February 16), for access to 30 days of TNT Sports.

Outside the UK? To access the TNT Sports streaming from abroad, you’ll need to download a good VPN, as detailed above.

Watch India vs England in the US

How to watch an India vs England Test live stream in the US

Dedicated cricket streaming service Willow TV is the place to watch the Third Test in the US, with play set to begin at 11pm ET / 8pm PT across all five days.

Willow TV is available from most cable providers. Not got cable? No worries. Willow TV is also accessible through the Sling TV Desi Binge Plus plan and it's a great price too.

Usually $15 per month, you can currently get your first month for just $10 or a bargain $99 for the whole year. You get eight channels in all, including Sony LIV, Star India, Hotstar Specials and, of course, Willow TV.

Watch India vs England in Australia

How to watch India vs England Third Test live stream in Australia

You can watch the first four days of the India vs England Third Test on Fox Sports 505, with the fifth shown on Fox Cricket 501. It can also be live streamed via Foxtel Now. 

Another cost-efficient alternative to Foxtel is the excellent sports streaming platform Kayo Sports.

Kayo lets you stream on one device with its One plan for just $25 a month. Or upgrade to two devices with Basic plan for $30 a month.

Kayo also gives you access to loads of other sports including the NFL, NBA, PGA Tour golf, NRL, F1... the list goes on! Handy if you don't want to go all in on Fox.

Daily coverage of the Third Test will begin at 3pm AEDT.

Watch India vs England in New Zealand

How to watch an India vs England live stream in New Zealand

Sky Sport is the place to watch India vs England in New Zealand. It will be shown on Sky Sport 2 from 5pm each day and subscribers can tune in online using the country's Sky Go service.

If you don't have Sky Sport already, the cricket is also being shown live via the Sky Sport Now streaming-only platform, which costs $24.99 per week or $44.99 a month.

India vs England series schedule

First Test (Hyderabad) – England won by 28 runs

Second Test (Visakhapatnam) – India won by 106 runs

Third Test (Rajkot) – February 15 -19

Fourth Test (Ranchi) – February 23 - 27

Fifth Test (Dharamshala) – March 7 - 11

India vs England Test teams

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Yashasvi Jaiswal, Shubman Gill, Rajat Patidar, Sarfaraz Khan, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Ravichandran Ashwin, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

England: Zak Crawley, Ben Duckett, Ollie Pope, Joe Root, Ben Stokes (c), Jonny Bairstow, Ben Foakes, Tom Hartley, Rehan Ahmed, Mark Wood, James Anderson