In any cricket match, the toss has great importance. Similarly, the toss also takes place before the match of the Indian Premier League. Generally, dew is a big factor in matches held in the evening, in such a situation the importance of the toss increases manifold. There have been many controversies regarding the coin toss in IPL, but do you know what metal this coin is made of and how different it is from the coin used in international matches?

What does a coin toss look like?

The toss coin used in IPL matches has a capital letter “H” written in the center for heads and “T” for tails. It is shiny in appearance and has H and T written in the middle of a dark brown circle. The design of the coin is usually prepared keeping in mind the main sponsor or broadcasting partnership of IPL. Many times the name of the main sponsor of the tournament is printed on the coin.

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From which metal is this coin made?

The coin with which toss is done in the Indian Premier League. It is prepared by coating it with copper, nickel and sometimes even gold. If reports are to be believed, the weight of the IPL toss coin is around 10-12 grams. BCCI gets this coin prepared with a special design and about 20-25 coins are prepared in a season and 2-2 coins are given to each venue. It is said that the price of each coin can be Rs 2000-3000.

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Lsg vs csk toss winner ipl 2025: Chennai Super Kings have won the toss and chosen bowling. In IPL 2025, MS Dhoni will be seen captaining for the first time. On one hand, Chennai has made 2 major changes in its team, Ravichandran Ashwin has been seated outside the playing XI. On the other hand, Lucknow Super Giants Mitchel Marsh playing at her home has brought back to the playing XI. Lucknow is currently in the fourth and Chennai in the last place in the IPL 2025 Points Table.

Many big players out of playing XI

On one hand, Chennai Super Kings have dropped Ravichandran Ashwin out of the playing XI. Ashwin has been able to take only five wickets in IPL 2025 so far. Apart from him, Devon Conway has also been seated outside, which has been able to score only 94 runs in three matches so far. He has been replaced by Sheikh Rashid and fast bowler Jamie Overn in the playing XI.

If you look at the team combination of Lucknow Super Giants, Mitchell Marsh has returned to the playing XI after missing the previous match. Marsh has been included in the last 11 players in place of Himmat Singh. In IPL 2025, Mitchell Marsh has so far scored 265 runs in five matches.

MS Dhoni is captaining after 687 days

MS Dhoni has returned to the role of captaincy after 687 days in IPL. Dhoni last captained Chennai Super Kings in the final of IPL 2023. At that time, Chennai defeated Gujarat Titans by 5 wickets in the final. Rituraj Gaikwad has been ruled out of 2025 due to the injury of the elbow, in such a situation, the weight of CSK captaincy has once again come on Dhoni’s shoulders.

LSG’s playing XI: Aden Markram, Mitchell Marsh, Nicholas Puran, Ayush Badoni, Rishabh Pant (Captain), David Miller, Abdul Samad, Shardul Thakur, Avesh Khan, Akash Deep, Digvesh Singh Rathi

CSK’s playing XI: Sheikh Rashid, Rachin Ravindra, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Ravindra Jadeja, Jamie Overton, MS Dhoni (Captain), Anshul Kamboj, Noor Ahmed, Khalil Ahmed, Mathisha Pathirana

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Mi vs kkr toss winner: Mumbai Indians have won the toss and have chosen the first bowling. Mi’s team has made 2 major changes in their playing XI. While Will Jax is back in the Mumbai team, the team has given a player a chance to a player. On the other hand, Sunil Naren has come back in KKR’s team, who could not play the previous match due to being ill.

Playing XI of Mumbai Indians: Ryan Ricelton, Will Jax, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Hardik Pandya (Captain), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Bolt, Ashwini Kumar, Vignesh Puthur

Kolkata Knight Riders’ playing XI: Quinton de Kock, Sunil Naren, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty

How is the pitch of Wankhede?

The pitch of Wankhede Stadium is made of red soil, on which a lot of runs can be scored. At the same time, the small boundary of the ground is also indicating a high-scoring match. Here the factor of DU may not play a big role, this will also reduce the importance of the toss. In IPL history, 116 matches have been played at the Wankhede Stadium, out of which 62 times chase team has been victorious. At the same time, the team that batting first on 54 has won.

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