NEW DELHI: The ICC T20 World Cup 2026 has smashed viewership data in India, with greater than 500 million followers tuning in — the very best ever for any T20 World Cup in historical past. ICC chairman Jay Shah celebrated the milestone, calling it a second of delight for the worldwide recreation.Go Past The Boundary with our YouTube channel. SUBSCRIBE NOW!
In a submit on X, Shah revealed that the match was conceptualised with the ambition of constructing it probably the most “world” and “accessible” cricket occasion ever. That imaginative and prescient, he mentioned, is already bearing fruit.
“The journey of the @ICC #T20WorldCup 2026 started with the ambition to make it probably the most #world & #accessible Cricket occasion ever. I’m humbled that viewership for the occasion in India has crossed 500 million, the very best ever for any T20 World Cup in historical past. It was additionally heartening to see concurrent viewers @JioHotstar hit a peak of 60.5 million. With Knock-out matches for the match beginning tonight, we hope that the immeasurable love our occasions obtain from Indian followers helps break extra data,” Shah wrote.The digital numbers have been equally staggering, with concurrent viewership on JioHotstar peaking at 60.5 million — underlining the match’s huge on-line engagement.The World Cup now strikes into its high-voltage knockout part. The primary semifinal might be held at Eden Gardens, the place Mitchell Santner-led New Zealand tackle an unbeaten South Africa underneath Aiden Markram. The Proteas, the one aspect but to lose a match, will purpose to increase their dominant run and e book a second successive T20 World Cup ultimate berth.India face England within the second semi-final at Mumbai’s Wankhede Stadium. India enter the conflict after a commanding win over West Indies in a must-win Tremendous 8 fixture, whereas Harry Brook’s England arrive on a five-match successful streak.
