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India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2021 match becomes Most Viewed T20I match

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India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2021 match set net viewership record

India and Pakistan faced off each other after a long time in the recently concluded T20 World Cup 2021. The people were eagerly waiting for this match. The match, played in UAE, has set a new record for viewership in any T20I game.

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According to a latest update published by the game’s governing body, the International Cricket Council (ICC), the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 reached a global audience of 167 millions.

The T20 World Cup made its long awaited return in 2021, after the last edition was last played in 2016, and that is nearly 5 years back. Thus, the excitement level among the fans were quite high.

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About 10,000 hours of live coverage was offered through the Live Television and Streaming platforms in 200 countries. The tournament saw increased viewership in England, India, Pakistan and Australia.

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The report by ICC states that the India vs Pakistan match, played on the 24th of October, has broken all the records and has become the most watched T20I match.

The India vs Pakistan match consumed a total of nearly 15 billion minutes in India through the Star Sports Network and Disney+Hotstar. The match broke the previous viewership record of the India vs West Indies match in the 2016 T20 World Cup semi-final.

The match between India and Pakistan was always set to be classic as both the teams have a fierce rivalry, with Pakistan being India’s neighbour and all the political dramas between the nations adds to the excitement.

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India went into the match confident as India had defeat Pakistan in all of World Cup events before that. However, the story was different come the match day.

India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2021

Pakistan recorded a comprehensive 10 wickets one-sided victory over the Indian cricket team in the match, played on the 24th of October. Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan were the hero for Pakistan cricket team that night as they chased down the target of 152 runs with all 10 wickets in hand.