Similarity between the two World Cups (Photo: PTI/Getty)

India won the Men's ODI World Cup in 2011. And, won the Women's ODI World Cup in 2025. There was a gap of 14 years between the two. But, you will be surprised to know 5 such things related to the finals of these two World Cups which were exactly the same. In 2011, after ending a long wait of 28 years, India won its second World Cup in 50 over format under the captaincy of Mahendra Singh Dhoni. In the year 2025, the Indian women's cricket team won its first ODI World Cup under the captaincy of Harmanpreet Kaur.

World Cup final of 2011 or 2025, Mumbai becomes witness

Now, if we talk about the similarities between the two World Cups played at a gap of 14 years, then the first similarity is that the city of Mumbai has witnessed the final matches of both. In 2011, the Men's World Cup was played at the Wankhede Ground in Mumbai, whereas in 2025, the final of the Women's ODI World Cup was played at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai.

Both World Cup finals on 2nd

The date of both the World Cup finals may or may not be the same but its digit is the same. Meaning, in 2011, the final of the Mays ODI World Cup was played on 2nd April. The final of the 2025 Women's ODI World Cup took place on 2 November.

All-rounder became player of the tournament

Be it the final of the Men's ODI World Cup in 2011 or the final of the Women's ODI World Cup in 2025, the player of the tournament in both was an all-rounder. Yuvraj Singh was elected Player of the Tournament in 2011. Whereas in 2025, Deepti Sharma was crowned Player of the Tournament.

The match ended at the hands of the captain

The amazing thing is that in both the ODI World Cups played at a gap of 14 years, no matter who started the game, it ended at the hands of the Indian captain. In the final of the 2011 Men's ODI World Cup, Indian captain Mahendra Singh Dhoni made India win by hitting a six. So the match of 2025 ended with a tremendous catch by women's team captain Harmanpreet Kaur.

Won the title while playing the third final

In 2011, the Indian men's team played its third ODI World Cup final after 1983 and 2003. Similarly, in 2025, the women's team also played its third ODI World Cup final. Earlier, he had also played World Cup finals in 2005 and 2017.