Has T20 cricket come of age in England?
The atmosphere inside the Reigate Priory Cricket Club pavilion on the day of the World T20 final was electric, and judging from social media traffic, the scenes in Reigate were replicated up and down the country
04-Apr-2016
The whole of England tuning in for the World T20 final perhaps said something about the popularity of the tournament in that part of the world. While there was competition from football and the Bahrain Grand Prix, by evening, #W T20 Final was trending as much on twitter as the football. Tom Cary of The Telegraph has more.
Figures obtained by The Telegraph suggest the semi-final against New Zealand attracted an average audience of 632,000, with a peak of 1.2 million, which sounds decent until you know that the Premier League Darts in Cardiff managed 300,000 the following day. It would be interesting to know how many the final attracted because it felt like a big moment. #WT20 Final had been trending since about 8am and by 7.30pm on Sunday night had been the subject of as many tweets as Leicester City.