T20 World Cup 2026: Big record made in semi-finals, world record of 65.2 million viewers on Jio Hotstar

By Samira Vishwas On Mar 6, 2026

New Digital Viewership Record: The second semi-final match played between India and England in the T20 World Cup created a new world record for digital sports viewership. This exciting match was watched live by 65.2 million (6.52 crore) viewers at a time on the streaming platform Jio Hotstar, which is considered to be the highest peak concurrency for any live sports event so far.

This information was given by the International Cricket Council (ICC). In the semi-final match, the Indian team defeated England by 7 runs in a thrilling match and secured its place in the final. During this match the excitement remained till the last over. Which kept the audience glued to the screen.

Jai Shah gave information on social media

ICC President Jay Shah, while sharing information about this achievement on social media platform X, wrote that the second semi-final of the T20 World Cup has created a world record for digital audience. He said that the match played between India and England recorded a peak concurrency of 65.2 million viewers on Jio Hotstar, which is a new record for any live sporting event across the world.

Second semi-final of the @ICC #T20WorldCup 2026 has shattered the world record for digital viewership. The match between @BCCI and @EnglandCricket registered a peak digital concurrency of 65.2 million viewers @JioHotstar which is the highest for any live event across the world.…
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) March 6, 2026

Jay Shah further said that this achievement reflects the power of global cricket, which has the ability to connect Indian fans on a large scale. He also praised ICC’s partnership with Jio Hotstar and said that their efforts are helping in taking cricket to millions of fans around the world. This record once again proves that the popularity of T20 cricket and Indian team matches is continuously reaching new heights on digital platforms.

condition of competition

Batting first after losing the toss in the semi-finals, the Indian team scored 253 runs at the loss of 7 wickets in 20 overs. In which Sanju Samson played the highest innings of 89 runs. Apart from this, Shivam Dubey scored 43 runs, Ishan Kishan scored 39 runs, Hardik Pandya scored 27 runs, Tilak Verma scored 21 runs.

In reply, the England team, which came to chase the target, could score only 246 runs after losing 7 wickets and lost the match by 7 runs. Jacob Bethall played an inning of 105 runs for England. Whereas Will Jacques scored 35, Butler scored 25, Sam Curran scored 18 and Archer scored 19 runs.