Nepal ahead, Pakistan behind (Photo-PTI)
T20 World Cup 2026 most watched matches: Nepal cricket team showed its strength in the very first match of T20 World Cup 2026. This team lost to England by just 4 runs but Nepal won the hearts of the fans. However, Nepal’s team has made such a record in its name, in front of which even Pakistan has been left behind. You will be surprised to know that in the current T20 World Cup, the maximum number of matches have been seen between India and USA, but at second place comes the match of Nepal and not Pakistan. After India, Pakistan’s match was the most watched in the ICC tournament but in this tournament Nepal has taken its place.
Nepal shines in viewership
In terms of most watched matches on Hotstar in T20 World Cup 2026, the match between India and USA is at the first place, which got 275 million views. At second place was the match between England and Nepal, which got 50 million views. Let us tell you that this match was played at Wankhede Stadium and more than 20 thousand fans of Nepal had come to watch this match. Imagine how much love the Nepal team got both on and off the field. In terms of viewership, the match between Afghanistan and New Zealand was at third place, which got 41 million views. There was a contest between Pakistan and Netherlands for fourth place.
Giants crazy about Nepal
All the veteran cricketers are also surprised to see the passion of the Nepal team and its fans for the game. England all-rounder Sam Curran even said that he has not experienced anything like this in any other match other than India. Irfan Pathan said that the madness of Nepal’s fans is amazing. Cricket has become the favorite sport of Nepal and it is expected that this country will perform even better in the future.
Nepal’s amazing performance against England
The match between Nepal and England was played at Wankhede Stadium on Sunday. In this match, England had scored 184 runs in 20 overs. In reply, Nepal fought till the last ball. Nepal scored 180 runs in 20 overs. Nepal had to score 10 runs in the last over to win but the team could score only 5 runs, as a result the team missed out on creating history.