The International Cricket Council (ICC) on Monday announced record viewing figures for the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2020, which became one of the most-watched women’s sporting event in the history with cricket continuing to set fresh benchmarks on and off the field.

ICC Women's T20 World Cup 2020 most watched women's cricket event in history

A whopping 9.02 million fans in India watched the 'Women in Blue' take on Australia in the ICC World T20 final, breaking all viewership records across TV as well as digital platforms.

ICC Women's World T20: 9 million in India watched final, 5.4 billion 'viewing minutes'

Just days after news of her pregnancy, Global music superstar Katy Perry performed at the ICC Women's T20 World Cup on Sunday. Also read: Katy Perry flaunts baby bump in first appearance since revealing pregnancy Celebrating International Women's Day, Katy opened the finale between Australia and India with two of her biggest hits 'Roar' and 'Fireworks'.

Watch: Katy Perry stunning performance at Women's T20 World Cup

The Indian women's team will start their T20 World Cup 2020 campaign against hosts and defending champions Australia, while the men's team will face South Africa in their T20 World Cup opener.

ICC announces fixtures of men & women's T20 World Cup 2020