The IPL 2025 season has begun, and cricket lovers are all bent on their screen. The matches will be streamful at Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 HD and Star Sports Select. Meanwhile, for mobile users, the cricket tournament is available to look at Jiohotstar, but only for customers paid. You can either get a jiohotstar subscription or, if you have Jio or Airtel Mobile SIM, you can use OTT membership for free with selected prepaid plans.

Jiohotstar membership not only streams IPL matches, but also provides a huge library of films, TV shows and Hotstar Special. If you want to get membership with mobile recharge, here is a list of several prepaid mobile schemes from Jio and Airtel that come with free access to the platform.

Jio scheme with free jiohotstar membership

Jio has introduced several mobile prepaid schemes including free Jiohotstar membership.

Jio Rs 100 data plan: The scheme provides the original Jiohotstar scheme for free for 90 days. Additionally, it is a data pack that provides 5GB additional data to users. To avail benefits, users must have an active recharge plan on their phone.

Jio Rs 195 cricket data pack: With a validity of 90 days, this data plan offers 15GB data with a free jiohotstar mobile membership for 90 days.

Jio Rs 899 scheme: Offering a validity of 90 days, the scheme offers 2GB daily data with an additional 20GB data for 90 days, with a free jiohotstar mobile/TV membership for 90 days, unlimited calls, and 100 SMS per day.

Jio Rs 949 scheme: The scheme comes with a validity of 84 days. This provides 2GB daily data and includes a free jiohotstar mobile membership for 84 days, JioTV, and JioCloud storage.

Jio Rs 3599 Annual Plan: This Jio prepaid scheme comes with a validity of 365 days, which provides 2.5GB data per day. Additional benefits include a free jiohotstar mobile/TV membership, JioTV access and 50GB JioCloud storage for 90 days.

Airtel scheme with free jiohotstar membership

Airtel also offers a range of plans bundled with free jiohotstar membership. This includes:

Airtel RS 195 Plan: This is a data plan with a validity of 90 days. It provides 15GB data with a free jiohotstar mobile membership for 3 months.

Airtel Rs 301 scheme: The scheme has a validity of 28 days and provides 1GB of daily data. It is bundled with 3 months, unlimited calls and a free jiohotstar mobile membership for 100 SMS per day.

Airtel Rs 549 scheme: With a validity of 28 days, the plan provides 3GB of daily data. OTT benefits include a free jiohotstar mobile membership and spam call protection for 3 months.

Airtel Rs 1,029 scheme: This Airtel scheme provides 84 days validity and provides 2GB daily data. It also includes an unlimited call, a free jiohotstar mobile membership for 3 months.

Airtel Rs 3,999 Annual Plan: Similar to Jio, Airtel also offers an annual plan with a free jiohotstar membership. The scheme includes a validity of 365 days, 2.5GB of daily data and a free jiohotstar mobile membership for 1 year with unlimited calls.

Which plan should you choose?

-If you are looking for data add-on plan for your current recharge, Jio’s Rs 100/195 rupees or Airtel’s 195/301 schemes offer basic hotstar access.

-A full prepaid plan provides a good balance of internet and OTT benefits for users seeking JIO’s 899-RS 949 rupees or Airtel’s Rs 549 schemes.

Meanwhile, Jio’s annual plans of Rs 3,599 or Airtel’s Rs 3,999 can be considered for uninterrupted streaming and data benefits for users looking for prolonged validity schemes.