So today I got super excited about the ACA Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy 2023 matches. Wanted to catch every game live but had zero clue when or where they’d broadcast it. Time for some digging.
The Wild Goose Chase Begins
First thing I did? Just typed “ACA cricket schedule 2023” into my phone browser. Big mistake. Got flooded with last year’s results, sketchy betting sites, and some Australian cricket league stuff. Felt like searching for my keys in a dark room.
Decided to try smarter keywords like “ACA Women’s T20 Challenger Trophy official schedule”. This time, found the tournament page but it showed NO broadcast details. Only listed match times in Ugandan time zones. Broke out my old calculator app to convert UTC to my timezone. Total headache.
The Streaming Puzzle
Okay, where might they show this? Figured it might pop up on that big Indian sports channel. Created accounts on three different streaming platforms just in case. No dice. Saw a Reddit cricket forum mentioning some regional sports network, so I grabbed my dusty TV remote and flipped through all 300+ channels. Found camel racing and tractor auctions but no cricket.
Then finally struck gold: stumbled upon the tournament organizer’s Twitter account from last year. Scrolled through months of tweets until I saw their broadcast partner announcement buried under memes. Ding ding ding!
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The solution chain looked like this:
- Official organizer’s social media >
- Their broadcasting partner >
- Partner’s schedule page >
- Local time conversion list
The Victory Lap
Ended up installing yet another streaming app I’ll probably never use again. Had to restart my Wi-Fi router twice during signup. But finally saw that beautiful match calendar! Set up about a dozen phone alarms for ungodly morning matches. Pro tip: always double-check timezone conversions when cricket leagues publish their UTC timings.
Total time wasted? Nearly 90 minutes. But hey, now I’ve got popcorn ready for tomorrow’s 4:30AM thriller. Wonder if I’ll actually wake up though.
