Both Jio Hotstar on TV and Star Sports are facing issues right now during the KKR vs RR IPL 2026 match at Eden Gardens. But before you give up on watching the game entirely — there is a fix that is working right now and we have verified it ourselves.
What Is Actually Working
The Jio Hotstar mobile app on Android and iPhone is streaming the match live without issues. The Jio Hotstar website on laptop and desktop browsers is also working fine. Our team checked both and confirmed the stream is live and loading normally.
The problem is specific to the television broadcast — Star Sports on TV and the Jio Hotstar Smart TV app. If you are trying to watch on your television and getting nothing, that is where the disruption is happening. Your phone and laptop are fine.
How to Watch Right Now — Step by Step
On your phone, open the Jio Hotstar app. If it was previously stuck on the Stay Tuned screen, force close it fully — swipe it off your recent apps on Android or close it from the app switcher on iPhone — and reopen it. Go to the IPL section and tap on the live KKR vs RR match. It should load.
On your laptop, open any browser and go to jiohotstar.com. Log in and click on the live match. The browser version is stable and streaming normally right now.
That is it. Two steps. You should be watching within sixty seconds.
Why TV Is Down But Phone Works
The television broadcast through Star Sports and the Jio Hotstar Smart TV app run on a different delivery system than the mobile app and browser stream. The disruption is at the TV distribution level — the mobile and web streams are pulling from separate servers that are unaffected. Switching to your phone or laptop is not just a workaround, it is the actual working solution right now.
Get your phone out. The match is live.