MUMBAI: The Indian Premier League 2020’s opening fixture between Mumbai Indians and Chennai Super Kings on September 19 saw an unprecedented 200 million tuning in, Board of Control for Cricket in India secretary Jay Shah has asserted.
Shah cites ratings data provided by BARC to assert that total viewership on the Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar streaming platform came up to 200 million.
This is the highest ever opening day viewership for any sporting league in any country, Shah tweeted on his official Twitter handle.
Shah tweeted: “Opening match of #Dream11IPL sets a new record!
“As per BARC, an unprecedented 20crore (200m) people tuned in to watch the match. Highest ever opening day viewership for any sporting league in any country- no league has ever opened as big as this.”
