Viewership for Women's World Cup-2025 final breaks records, what did former captain Mithali Raj say?
Former Indian captain Mithali Raj has reacted to the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup-2025 final setting a viewership record.
Mithali Raj, who led India to two World Cup finals — in 2005 and 2017 said, "These numbers are a testament to confidence, progress, and pride. The 2025 Women's World Cup final in India was watched by 18.5 crore people. This is equal to the viewership of the 2024 men's T20 World Cup final."
The former Indian captain thanked the ICC and its chairman Jay Shah for their efforts to take the Women's World Cup to new heights.
The 42-year-old icon said, "I am proud to say that this marks the beginning of an exciting new era for the sport."
The ICC announced on Friday that the Women's Cricket World Cup final match has equaled the previous men's T20 World Cup final in terms of viewership.
According to the ICC, "Jio Hotstar reported that 18.5 crore viewers used the app to watch the final match, which is equal to the viewership of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2024 Final."
Furthermore, 9.2 crore viewers watched the match on Connected TV (CTV). This figure was also equal to the CTV viewership of the Men's T20 World Cup 2024 Final and the Men's ODI World Cup 2023 Final.
The decisive catch taken by Indian captain Harmanpreet Kaur was the most-watched moment of the match, with viewership reaching 2.1 crore.