The Chennai Super Kings (CSK) vs Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) match in the ongoing IPL 2023 season has set a new record with the highest concurrent viewership of 2.4 crore on JioCinema, breaking all previous records. CSK's attacking fifties from Devon Conway and Shivam Dube powered the team to a strong total of 226/6. Despite Glenn Maxwell and Faf Du Plessis' blitzes, CSK's bowlers held their nerve to win the Match 24 of IPL 2023 by 8 runs on Monday night in Bengaluru.
JioCinema, which has been free streaming IPL matches for all viewers, reported that the last over of the second innings of the match saw the concurrent viewership on their platform touching 2.4 crore. The streaming app has been adding millions of new viewers for IPL on a daily basis, and the numbers for JioCinema are far bigger than what Disney+ Hotstar had when it had the streaming rights for IPL.
JioCinema's free streaming of the IPL 2023 for all viewers in India has resulted in a record-breaking number of views, and the platform has also registered the highest ever number for any apps installed. With early matches on JioCinema performing better than the final encounters of the past on Disney+ Hotstar, the platform continues to set new benchmarks every day in terms of engagement.