Perth Test breaks attendance, viewership records to start Border-Gavaskar series

A record number of fans turned out at Perth Stadium for the opening match of the highly anticipated Border-Gavaskar Trophy series, recording the highest attendance for a single day of Test cricket in Perth on days one and two. The Perth Test saw a significant increase of 63% year-on-year in attendance. Additionally, according to data provided by Cricket Australia, the average number of viewers watching increased by 30% year-on-year, indicating immense interest in the match. Cricket Australia also reported record participation across its digital channels, highlighting the widespread excitement and engagement around the event in stadiums and across Australia.

The first and second days at Perth Stadium set attendance records for any Test match in Perth, with 31,302 and 32,368 people attending respectively. The total attendance was 96,463, the second highest total attendance ever recorded in Perth and the highest ever at Perth Stadium.

The Perth Scorchers also achieved an attendance record at their Webber WBBL match, which was held at the WACA Ground on the evening of the second day of the West Test, which meant that over 100,000 people attended the cricket over four days.

According to Cricket Australia, ticket sales for the Border-Gavaskar Trophy series are 2.5 times higher than the 2018-19 India tour and the public has sold out of tickets for the first day at the Gabba in Brisbane.

Large crowds are also expected in Adelaide, Melbourne and Sydney and fans will be encouraged to purchase their tickets as soon as possible.

The Perth Test dominated TV ratings on each of the first three days, averaging over 1 million viewers across all platforms (Seven, 7Plus Sport, Foxtel, Foxtel Go, Foxtel Now and Kayo Sports) across seven seasons, including the national But also included 1.6 million viewers. Third session of the first day.

The Perth Test against Pakistan last season saw a 30% increase in average daily viewers over the first three days. This was the first time that fans were able to stream Test cricket on 7Plus Sport in addition to Kayo Sports, Foxtel Go and Foxtel Now.

Cricket Australia's digital channels saw a surge in engagement, with 2.7 million people from within Australia visiting cricket.com.au and the Cricket Australia Live app throughout the Test – and 8.4 million users globally.

Records were also broken for video views on cricket.com.au and the Cricket Australia Live app, with views from Australian users increasing by 30% compared to last summer's first Test.

The huge global reach of the series was also evident with 259 million video views on Cricket Australia's social media channels during the Test match.