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Harmanpreet Kaur took Indian fans on a walk down memory lane as she recreated MS Dhoni's iconic pose with the Women's ODI World Cup trophy at the Gateway of India in Mumbai on Monday. Harmanpreet-led India defeated South Africa in a blockbuster final at the DY Patil Stadium in Navi Mumbai on Sunday to lift their maiden World Cup trophy.
India beat South Africa by 52 runs in the summit clash to bring an end to their long-standing ICC trophy drought in women's cricket. After twin heartbreaks in 2005 and 2017, Harmanpreet & Co. finally ended India's long wait for the Women's ODI World Cup crown, sparking celebrations across the nation.
A day after winning the 2025 Women's ODI World Cup final, a proud Harmanpreet posed with the coveted trophy in front of the Gateway of India in Mumbai, recreating Dhoni's iconic photo with the 2011 Men's ODI World Cup trophy. In pictures shared by the ICC, Harmanpreet can be seen holding the trophy in front of the famous monument, reminding fans of Dhoni's viral photo from 14 years back.
In 2011, Dhoni-led India brought an end to the country's 28-year-long wait for their second ODI World Cup title after beating Sri Lanka in a thrilling final at the Wankhede Stadium in Mumbai. Dhoni played a captain's knock of an unbeaten 91 and sealed India's victory with an iconic six in the final. He became only the second Indian captain after Kapil Dev to win an ODI World Cup.
On Sunday, November 02, Harmanpreet etched her name in history and joined the legendary Kapil Dev and Dhoni in an elite list after leading the Indian women's team to their maiden ODI World Cup title. Harmanpreet became only the third Indian captain after Kapil (1983) and Dhoni (2011) to win an ODI World Cup across men's and women's cricket.
Talking about the final, India rode on opener Shafali Verma's brilliant knock of 87 runs and Deepti Sharma's half-century to post a strong total of 298 runs, batting first at the DY Patil Stadium in Mumbai. In reply, South Africa got skittled out for 246 runs despite a century from captain Laura Wolvaardt.
Wolvaardt was the lone warrior for the Proteas in the run chase, however, her terrific 101-run knock was not enough to get her team over the line in the final. Deepti and Shafali were also the pick of the bowlers for India as they bagged seven wickets between them to run through the Proteas batting line-up. Harmanpreet plucked the last catch of Nadine de Klerk in the final to seal India's historic maiden World Cup title.
