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India Vs England: The second semi-final match of T-20 World Cup 2026 between India and England has created a new history not only in the field but also in terms of digital viewership.

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The second semi-final match of T20 World Cup 2026 between India and England has created a new history not only in the on-field battle but also in terms of digital viewership. According to the ICC data, the match had a maximum concurrent viewership of 65.2 million (65.2 million) on streaming platform JioHotstar. This makes it the highest digital viewership of any live event in the world.

In this high-voltage match held at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai, India defeated England to reach the final. Along with the exciting matches on the field, the huge presence of online viewers proves that the popularity of cricket in India is still high. Crores of cricket lovers enjoyed this match together.

ICC Chairman Jai Shah posted on social media platform X and said that this semi-final of T-20 World Cup has broken all the records of digital viewership. According to him, 65.2 million viewers watched the match simultaneously on GeoHotstar, the highest of any live event worldwide.

He further said that this record proves that major international cricket tournaments have tremendous power to mobilize Indian audiences. Also the efforts of ICC and their broadcasting subsidiary JioStar have made it possible to connect billions of viewers on one platform. This achievement is also seen as an important milestone in the digital expansion of world cricket.

Incidentally, the Indian team batted first in the match and scored 253 runs after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. Sanju Samson played an innings of 89 runs off 42 balls. Jacob Bethel virtually single-handedly pulled England to chase the reply. Despite playing an innings of 105 runs off 48 balls, he was not successful in the end. England made 246 after losing 7 wickets in 20 overs. India won the match by 7 runs.

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Not just fighting in the field! The India-England match also set a record in terms of digital viewership



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