History Made as India–Pakistan Women’s World Cup Hits Peak Views

Just like the India-Pakistan men’s cricket rivalry, where fans are glued to screens, the same type of craze is being seen in the India vs Pakistan Women’s World Cup 2025 encounter. It has turned into a festival of cricket, loud, emotional, and absolutely unmissable. 

According to ICC data, the October 5 showdown hit a jaw-dropping 28.4 million digital reach and 1.87 billion viewing minutes, officially the most-watched women’s cricket match in history. For women’s sport, that’s a landmark moment. You could almost feel the collective cheer echoing across continents.

To be fair, not even broadcasters predicted this level of engagement. The first half of the World Cup has been on fire. We saw over 72 million total viewers, a 166% jump from the last edition. When the scoreboard read 6.3 billion viewing minutes, even analysts were stunned. That’s not just data; that’s global obsession. 

When viewing time shoots up by 327% to 6.3 billion minutes, you know something big is happening. Even analysts were stunned. Women’s cricket success shows global obsession with the game.

Crowds inside stadiums told a story of their own. Sellouts whenever India or Sri Lanka played, quieter stands when neutral sides met. But the noise during that Indo-Pak clash? Unreal. You could hear every boundary roar through the mic.

The excitement didn’t stop there. The India vs Australia fixture later in the week peaked at 4.8 million concurrent viewers, breaking yet another record. Suddenly, the Women’s ODI World Cup viewership curve looks completely different.

And yes, fans are already calling it the “turning point” for women’s cricket viewership. Honestly, they might be right. That one night proved something powerful: people aren’t just watching out of curiosity anymore. They’re hooked.