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Record high 60 million viewers for Women's World Cup

Last updated: October 16, 2025 | 19:10

England's Charlie Dean celebrates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Vishmi Gunaratne at R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo. Reuters

Sri Lanka's Vishmi Gunaratne (L) plays a shot during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 between at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium. AFP

New Zealand's captain Sophie Devine (L) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kavisha Dilhari during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 one-day international (ODI) match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo on October 14, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

New Zealand's Rosemary Mair (R) delivers a ball as Sri Lanka's Vishmi Gunaratne watches during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 one-day international (ODI) match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo on October 14, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

New Zealand's Amelia Kerr unsuccessfully appeals for leg before wicket (LBW) against Sri Lanka's Vishmi Gunaratne during the ICC Women's Cricket World Cup 2025 one-day international (ODI) match between Sri Lanka and New Zealand at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo on October 14, 2025. (Photo by Ishara S. KODIKARA / AFP)

The Women's World Cup has achieved record viewing figures with 60 million fans having already tuned in to watch the first 13 one-day matches, the International Cricket Council (ICC) said on Thursday.

This is the first women's tournament where the prize money is more than the previous men's ODI World Cup, boasting an overall purse of $13.88 million (11.9 million euros).

The 13th edition of the women's showpiece 50-over tournament, which started last month in India and Sri Lanka, has eight teams competing for the title to be awarded after the final on Nov.2.

"According to data released jointly by ICC and JioHotstar, the first 13 matches of the tournament have already reached over 60 million viewers, a five-fold increase over the 2022 edition," the ICC said.

A key clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan on Oct. 5 in Colombo became the most-watched women's international match ever with 28.4 million viewers, the ICC said.

Defending champions Australia are eyeing a record eighth Women's World Cup and hosts India are in hunt for their maiden title.

Pakistan are playing all their matches in Colombo as part of a compromise deal that allows both India and Pakistan to play at neutral venues in multi-nation tournaments.

Agence France-Presse

Record high 60 million viewers for Women's World Cup

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