IND vs NZ T20 World Cup 2026: The Indian team won the T20 World Cup 2026, setting a new streaming record on JioHotstar. After New Zealand’s last batter was dismissed, the concurrent viewership hit 74.5 crore. The Men in Blue clinched this historic title for the third time, becoming the only team to win the trophy at home.
When the last Kiwi batter was dismissed during the 19th over, securing a 96-run win for Suryakumar Yadav’s side, concurrent viewership was 74.5 crore. This number increased to 82.1 crore after the post-match presentation concluded, marking the final peak.
Overall, the summit clash saw viewership steadily climb as the game progressed and post-match celebrations unfolded.
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Before the match started, viewership was at 2.1 crore during Ricky Martin's performance at the closing ceremony. This rose to 4.2 crore at the toss, reflecting growing anticipation.
This broke the previous record of 6.2 crore concurrent viewers from the India vs England semifinal on this platform.
Peak concurrency is the maximum number of viewers on a live stream at any given time.
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Even before India's innings started, viewership had already reached 6.5 crore, indicating high anticipation for the home team's performance.
These figures surpassed the previous high of 5.9 crore during the India vs Australia 2023 ODI World Cup final.
The Rohit Sharma-led team lost that match, which was also held in Ahmedabad.
As the match progressed, viewership continued to grow: after India's innings ended, 43.9 crore were watching, rising to 44.3 crore during the innings break.
While Mitchell Santner’s squad chased the daunting 255-run target, viewership reached 49.9 crore. After the first over of New Zealand’s chase, it rose to 50.3 crore.
During the 2024 T20 World Cup final, where India ended their 13-year ICC trophy drought, concurrent viewership on Disney+Hotstar peaked at 5.3 crore.