{"id":124593,"date":"2025-05-23T06:51:08","date_gmt":"2025-05-23T06:51:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/124593\/"},"modified":"2025-05-23T06:51:08","modified_gmt":"2025-05-23T06:51:08","slug":"icc-champions-trophy-2025-shatters-viewership-records","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/124593\/","title":{"rendered":"ICC Champions Trophy 2025 shatters viewership records"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/605767_4198289_updates.jpg\" alt=\"A view shows the ICC Champions trophy during a ceremony at the Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium in Peshawar, on February 6, 2025. \u2014 Reuters\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>A view shows the ICC Champions trophy during a ceremony at the Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium in Peshawar, on February 6, 2025. \u2014 Reuters<\/p>\n<p>The International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy 2025, co-hosted by Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates, has etched its name in cricketing history, recording 368 billion global viewing minutes.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The Pakistan Cricket Board, citing a recent ICC press release on Friday, announced that this staggering figure represents a substantial 19% increase from the previous edition held in England and Wales in 2017 in which Pakistan won the Champions Trophy by beating arch-rivals India by 180 runs in the final at The Oval.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The 2025 tournament, which saw India and New Zealand battle it out in a thrilling final in the UAE, marked a triumphant return of an ICC event to Pakistani soil after a 29-year hiatus.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/05\/605767_9087682_updates.jpg\" alt=\"This illustration shows the record-breaking number of views received by ICC Champions Trophy 2025 which was hosted by Pakistan. \u2014 PCB\" width=\"700\" height=\"400\" class=\"\"\/><\/p>\n<p>This illustration shows the record-breaking number of views received by ICC Champions Trophy 2025 which was hosted by Pakistan. \u2014 PCB<\/p>\n<p>The last time Pakistan hosted such a prestigious tournament was the 1996 Cricket World Cup.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan&#8217;s commitment to hosting the event was evident in the extensive renovations and construction undertaken across its stadiums.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The iconic Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore, notably revamped in record time, hosted four pivotal matches, including a semi-final. Karachi had the distinct honour of hosting the tournament opener, with Rawalpindi also playing a crucial role in the successful staging of the event.<\/p>\n<p>The grand finale held on March 9 in the UAE between cricketing giants India and New Zealand, became the most-watched Champions Trophy match in history.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>It generated an astounding 65.3 billion live viewing minutes globally, marking a phenomenal 52.1% increase over the 2017 final, according to the press release.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the host nation, Pakistan, not performing up to the expectations of its passionate fanbase, viewing hours within the country still witnessed a remarkable 24% surge. This underscores the unwavering support and enthusiasm for cricket among Pakistani viewers.<\/p>\n<p>The global appeal of the tournament was further highlighted by its record-breaking performance in Australia, where viewing hours increased by an impressive 65% compared to the previous edition.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>This signals a growing international interest in the Champions Trophy format.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A view shows the ICC Champions trophy during a ceremony at the Arbab Niaz Cricket Stadium in Peshawar,&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":124594,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4101],"tags":[743,55361,1406,2192,55364,55362,79,11433,16,15,55363],"class_list":{"0":"post-124593","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-cricket","8":"tag-743","9":"tag-champions","10":"tag-cricket","11":"tag-icc","12":"tag-records","13":"tag-shatters","14":"tag-sports","15":"tag-trophy","16":"tag-uk","17":"tag-united-kingdom","18":"tag-viewership"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114555825960247055","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124593","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=124593"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124593\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/124594"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124593"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124593"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124593"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}