Gilas' FIBA World Cup qualifiers games vs New Zealand, India to be streamed on GigaPlay

The Philippine national men’s basketball team’s games against New Zealand and India in the 2023 FIBA World Cup Asian Qualifiers will be made available for fans to watch through the Smart GigaPlay app.

Gilas Pilipinas will be playing the pair of games over the next couple of days with an 11-man team composed of Kiefer Ravena, Dwight Ramos, Rhenz Abando, RJ Abarrientos, SJ Belangel, Carl Tamayo, Dave Ildefonso, William Navarro, Francis LeBron Lopez, Geo Chiu, and Kevin Quiambao.

They take on New Zealand on Thursday, June 30, at 3:30 p.m in Auckland, New Zealand and India on Sunday, July 3, at the Mall of Asia Arena in Pasay.

“We are a hundred percent behind the whole Gilas team as they take a step closer to our end goal: to be able to make our country proud. This is also an important window for us as we are preparing to host the FIBA Basketball World Cup in 2023 with Japan and Indonesia. We wish the team the very best as they show the world the heart and fighting spirit of Filipinos,” said Alfredo S. Panlilio, PLDT and Smart President and CEO.

Smart subscribers can watch the FIBA qualifiers live and free of streaming charges for a limited time on the GigaPlay App. Smart is a global partner of the 2023 FIBA Basketball World Cup, which will be jointly hosted by the Philippines, Japan, and Indonesia.

—JMB, GMA News