According to Foxtel, the second ODI on Sunday between Australia and India was the most watched ODI in subscription television history.
An audience of 585,000 went to Foxtel Platforms and Kayo to watch Steve Smith weave his magic in a 51-run win over India at SCG.
That number also made the game the third most popular sports program on subscription television (STV) of all time.
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The previous record was part of the 2015 World Cup final, when Australia beat New Zealand in the MCG.
The Sunday audience was 41 percent larger than the highest-rated ODI between Australia and India in the summer of 2018-19.
Foxtel’s audience for the first ODI on Friday was also large with 470,000 viewers across all platforms.
The WBBL final followed on Saturday evening and was recorded in the record books with 131,000 spectators as the most-watched WBBL game of all time on STV – an increase of 24 percent compared to last year’s final.
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“How good is cricket? Women are the best in the world and now the Australian ODI men’s team is doing better than it does today against India and Virat Kohli – it doesn’t get any better, ”said Steve Crawley, Executive Director of Fox Sports.
“The start of summer with the white ball has proven to be an extremely successful formula for Cricket Australia.
“On Wednesday we are going to the last men’s ODI in Canberra, then to three T20s, all of which are exclusively for Fox Cricket’s first test.
“It’s a ripper schedule and the fans are already loving it.”
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