Jio Cinema created a record, 2.5 crore fans watched the victory of Dhoni’s team

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New Delhi : The Qualifier 1 match played between Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Gujarat Titans at the M Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai witnessed a record number of views on IPL’s digital streaming partner Jio Cinema. In this match, CSK, captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni, defeated Gujarat Titans, captained by Hardik Pandya, by 15 runs. Jio Cinema, which is broadcasting IPL 2023 through digital medium, broke all the past records with this match.

During the high-voltage match of Qualifier-1, a record 2.50 crore people simultaneously enjoyed the live match. This is the biggest record for watching live telecast of any match in the history of Jio Cinema. This match has broken the record made during a month old IPL match. On April 17, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team CSK had a match with Royal Challengers Bangalore. During that match, 2.40 crore people watched the live IPL match simultaneously on Jio Cinema. Now during Qualifier-1, the biggest record of 2.50 crores has come to the fore.

It is noteworthy that in the Qualifier-1 match played on Tuesday night, Gujarat Titans captain Hardik Pandya won the toss and decided to bowl first. Chennai Super Kings batted first. The team scored 172 runs in 20 overs at the loss of seven wickets. In response, the Gujarat team was all out for 157 runs in 20 overs. Gujarat lost the match by 15 runs. With this, Mahendra Singh Dhoni’s team reached the final of IPL for a record 10th time. Even after this defeat from Chennai, Pandya’s team Gujarat will get a chance to go to the final. The winning team in the Eliminator between Mumbai Indians and Lucknow Super Giants will play Gujarat in Qualifier 2. The final match of IPL will be played in Ahmedabad on 28 May.