The ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, hosted for the first time in the United States, saw thousands of fans flock to the stadiums in New York, Texas and Florida in what the ICC described as “incredible fan engagement” and “unprecedented interest in cricket in the USA from sports fans.”
“Fans in the USA turned out in extraordinary numbers for the first round of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, co-hosted by the West Indies and the USA,” the ICC said in statement. “In the USA alone, 190,000 fans attended matches that have captivated the country and set the stage for cricket’s continued growth in North America.”
The U.S. hosted 16 of the 55 matches in the tournament, including the opening match between Canada and the U.S. on June 1.
Nassau County cricket stadium drew biggest crowds
The largest venue during the World Cup, the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium on Long Island in New York, saw almost 165,000 people in attendance during the course of the tournament. The purpose-built modular stadium had a seating capacity of 34,000. The matches with the most number of people included Pakistan vs. India, with 34,028 fans present, and U.S. vs. India with 31,722 people in attendance.
Meanwhile, over 22,000 people attended the four matches at the Grand Prairie Cricket Stadium in Texas, which has a seating capacity of 7,000, according to Major League Cricket.
The lowest turnout in the U.S. was at the Broward County Stadium in Lauderhill, Florida, where Pakistan played Ireland in front of…
