India vs Pakistan clash becomes the most-watched women’s international match, recording 2.84 crore viewers and 187 crore minutes of watch time.

Digital Desk

The match played between India and Pakistan in the Women's World Cup 2025 set a new viewership record. According to the ICC, the match played in Colombo on October 5 was watched by 2.84 crore (28.4 million) viewers for a total of 187 crore (1.87 billion) minutes. This match became the most-watched Women's International match to date.

The ICC said, in terms of viewership, this match was outstanding, but apart from this, the first half of the World Cup's league stage also saw record-breaking numbers on digital-TV platforms.

The first 11 matches were watched by 7.2 crore viewers on TV The India-Pakistan match also topped the TV viewership in the league stage in the history of the Women's World Cup. Including India's matches against Sri Lanka, Pakistan, and South Africa, the first 11 matches were watched by a total of 7.2 crore viewers. This is a 166% increase compared to the 2022 World Cup. These matches received a total watch time of 630 crore minutes.

First 13 matches received 6 crore viewers on digital platform According to data released by ICC and JioStar, the first 13 matches of the tournament have received 6 crore viewers. This is a fivefold increase compared to the 2022 edition. A total of 700 crore minutes were watched during the first 13 matches. This is 12 times more than the previous tournament.

ICC stated that the match played between India and Australia on October 12 was being watched by 48 lakh people simultaneously on JioStar at one point. This is also a new record in women's cricket.