A new record viewership record was set for the 2022 hero Caribbean premier league (CPL)tournament, which had a combined broadcast and digital viewership of 721.8 million. 

it was the third year in a row where the total viewership has passed the half a billion mark.

According to the CPL, the 2022 viewership figure represents a 39 per cent increase on the 2021 audience, making the tournament the second most watched T20 league in the world.

The year 2022 saw the return of fans to the “biggest party in sport,” with full stadiums adding to the carnival atmosphere that has become synonymous with the Hero CPL. 

There were matches in St Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucía, Trinidad and Tobago and Guyana with large crowds turning out in all four countries.

Last season also saw the introduction of two new tournaments, the massy Women’s Caribbean Premier League and the sixty, both of which further increased interest in cricket in the Caribbean.