A unique coincidence was seen in the WPL-IPL finals, you too will be surprised to know!
- KKR defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad and won the IPL trophy
- Kolkata has previously been the champion in 2012 and 2014
- A special coincidence was seen in Women's Premier League and IPL
Kolkata Knight Riders defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the final match of IPL 2024. They won the title for the third time by winning the match by 8 wickets at MA Chidambaram Stadium in Chennai. Kolkata has previously been the champion in 2012 and 2014. Gautam Gambhir was the captain of the team at that time. This time he returned in the role of mentor and ended a 10-year drought. Some statistics of this match match the Women's Premier League (WPL) final held this year. This unique coincidence went viral on social media.
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In the Women's Premier League final, Australia's Meg Lanning captained the Delhi Capitals. She was facing an Indian captain. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) was captained by Smriti Mandhana. Something similar happened in the IPL final. The Indian captain was facing the Australian captain. Sunrisers Hyderabad captain Pat Cummins was facing Kolkata Knight Riders captain Shreyas Iyer.
Equality in toss too
In the WPL final, Australia's Meg Lanning won the toss. She chose to bat against RCB. The same thing happened in the IPL. Australia's Pat Cummins won the toss and decided to bat first.
The score of the first innings was also equal
Batting first in the WPL final, Delhi Capitals were bowled out for 113 runs in 18.3 overs. The same happened with the team batting first in the IPL final. Sunrisers Hyderabad were bowled out for 113 runs in 18.3 overs.
Indian captain won
Under the captaincy of Indian player Smriti Mandhana, RCB won the WPL final by 8 wickets. The same thing happened in IPL. Under the captaincy of Indian player Shreyas Iyer, Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wickets and became the champion.