India, Oct. 17 -- The ICC and JioHotstar released the figures and statistics of viewership from the opening few rounds of fixtures from the ongoing Women's World Cup, and it is fair to say that this tournament has thoroughly blown previous editions of the tournament out of the water. This edition, taking place in India and Sri Lanka, has generated plenty of entertainment and excitement, and that has meant that over 60 million viewers have tuned in for the first 13 matches of the tournament.

These viewership numbers, collected through to India's high-profile and thrilling loss against Australia in Visakhapathnam, estimated that the 60 million viewers over the first two weeks of the tournament saw a five-fold increase from the previous edi...