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Today's IPL Match Toss

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Toss Results for Today's IPL Match The toss is arguably one of the most important occurrences in a cricket match. It is not an exaggeration to claim that the toss has the ability to change the outcome of a game. In cricket, the two opposing teams alternate batting and fielding duties. The toss winner gets to decide whether to bat or field. The two captains of the competing teams meet in the middle of the field in the presence of an announcer and the match referee, as well as an occasional mascot, for a coin toss. The coin is handed to the captain of the team playing at their home ground or proxy-home ground. The other captain has the choice of calling heads or tails. The outcome of the coin is the side facing up after the coin is flipped and comes to a stop on the deck. If the outcome suits the away captain's prediction, he wins the toss and gets to choose whether to bat or field. Otherwise, the other captain is the victor. But how did the coin toss become such a signific