India vs Pakistan T20 World Cup 2026 clash makes massive historical digital record

India’s captain, Suryakumar Yadav, called the rivalry between India and Pakistan during the Asia Cup 2025 as a normal fixture, but there has been a massive interest among the fans during the contest between the two sides in the recent meeting of the T20 World Cup 2026at the R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo. 

JioStar, the official digital and broadcast partner of the ICC tournament, has revealed that the high-octane clash recorded a massive digital reach of 163 million, which is the biggest to date. It has never reached to this type of hype before an ICC T20 WC clash.

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“On mobile, the game clocked the highest match reach in the league stage of any ICC T20 event and 1.2x more than the last India-Pakistan clash at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. Recognized as the Greatest Rivalry in cricket, the India-Pakistan contest demonstrated its unmatched appeal as fans converged on JioHotstar. On CTV, the match reach was 2.4x higher than the India-Pakistan contest of the 2024 edition.” The JioStar official expressed.

India vs Pakistan T20 WC 2026 clash gets 163 million digital reach

In terms of contest, there was nothing significant between the two teams. India posted a strong score of 175 runs for the lose of seven wickets in their allotted 20 overs before bundling out the opposition for 114 in 18 overs to claim the 61-run victory.

“The match generated a staggering 20 billion minutes of total watch time across all screens, underscoring the massive depth of fan engagement. This led to a 42% increase in consumption compared to the previous edition’s fixture, driven by the Indian national cricket team’s dominant performance as they extended their head-to-head record over Pakistan at the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup to 8–1.” JioStar addressed.

“On linear TV, the highly-anticipated match delivered equally stellar performance, clocking a TVR growth of 71% to become the highest-rated India-Pakistan T20 contest since 2021.” The report has informed. The two sides could again meet each other in the semifinal at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.