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India vs England Semi-Final Sets New Digital Viewership Record | Sports-Games

India's semi-final win over England drew a record 65.2 million digital viewers on JioHotstar, with total combined viewership exceeding 320 million across all platforms, ICC said.

  • On March 5, 2026, JioHotstar logged a peak digital concurrency of 65.2 million during the India national cricket team versus England national cricket team semi-final.
  • The match finished 253/7 to 246/7, producing a high-scoring spectacle with Sanju Samson compiling an 89-run knock and earning Player of the Match.
  • Across linear television and digital platforms, combined reach exceeded over 320 million viewers and watch-time passed 23 billion minutes, the ICC reported.
  • India advances to the final and will play New Zealand national cricket team at Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad on Sunday, aiming to become the first country to win the World Cup three times.
  • Shah wrote, 'This demonstrates the unparalleled capacity of marquee global cricket to aggregate Indian fans as well as the prowess of my team at the ICC and our partner JioStar in recruiting and engaging fans at scale,' highlighting new global benchmarks in sport, media and streaming.
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Noida Police have busted a gang involved in online betting on T20 World Cup matches and arrested five accused. The betting on the India-England semi-final match was being conducted from a flat in a high-rise society in Sector 113. Police recovered three laptops, three tablets, 32 mobile phones, and other equipment from the scene.

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The Hindu broke the news in India on Friday, March 6, 2026.
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