In a cricket match, the toss plays a vital role as it helps in deciding how the teams will proceed in the game. The captain winning the toss has an advantage of deciding whether he wants his team to bat first or bowl first, according to the nature of the pitch, weather forecast and other relevant factors.
Although, both teams have an equal probability of winning the toss. The toss also becomes crucial in a big cricketing event such as the final of a championship, where the team winning the toss, can decide how they want to proceed in the game.
3rd Test: Australia vs India Stake Toss prediction
The third Test of the Border-Gavaskar Trophy will be played at the Gabba in Brisbane starting on December 14. After India’s dominant win in Perth, Australia made a comeback in pink-ball Test in Adelaide to level the series by 1-1. Now, both teams will be looking for another big win to take a lead of 2-1 so far in a five-match series. Here’s the stake toss prediction for Australia vs India 3rd BGT Test.
Last Five Toss Result
Australia
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Tosses Won |
1 |
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Tosses Lost |
4 |
India
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Tosses Won |
3 |
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Tosses Lost |
2 |
Squads
Australia: Usman Khawaja, Nathan McSweeney, Marnus Labuschagne, Steven Smith, Travis Head, Mitchell Marsh, Alex Carey (wk), Pat Cummins (c), Mitchell Starc, Nathan Lyon, Scott Boland, Beau Webster, Josh Inglis, Brendan Doggett, Sean Abbott
India: Yashasvi Jaiswal, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rishabh Pant (wk), Rohit Sharma (c), Nitish Reddy, Ravichandran Ashwin, Harshit Rana, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Dhruv Jurel, Washington Sundar, Devdutt Padikkal, Ravindra Jadeja, Sarfaraz Khan, Abhimanyu Easwaran, Prasidh Krishna, Akash Deep
2nd T20I: South Africa vs Pakistan Stake Toss prediction
The second T20I between South Africa and Pakistan will be played at SuperSport Park in Centurion on December 13. South Africa have taken a lead of 1-0 with a convincing win in the first T20I. Now Pakistan have to win the next game to prevent the series loss and level the series by 1-1. Here’s the stake toss prediction for South Africa vs Pakistan 2nd T20I.
Last Five Toss Result
South Africa
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Tosses Won |
4 |
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Tosses Lost |
1 |
Pakistan
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Tosses Won |
3 |
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Tosses Lost |
2 |
Squads
South Africa: Rassie van der Dussen, Reeza Hendricks, Matthew Breetzke, David Miller, Heinrich Klaasen (c & wk), Donovan Ferreira, George Linde, Andile Simelane, Nqabayomzi Peter, Kwena Maphaka, Ottneil Baartman, Ryan Rickelton, Patrick Kruger, Anrich Nortje, Tabraiz Shamsi
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan (c & wk), Babar Azam, Saim Ayub, Usman Khan, Tayyab Tahir, Irfan Khan, Abbas Afridi, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Sufiyan Muqeem, Abrar Ahmed, Salman Agha, Omair Yousuf, Jahandad Khan, Mohammad Hasnain
Toss Prediction: FAQs
Q1: What is toss and its rule?
A toss is a crucial part of a cricket match that decides which team will come out to bat first and which team will take on the field. The toss should take place 15-30 minutes before the scheduled time for the start of the play.
Q2: Can toss be fixed?
The toss cannot be fixed in a cricket match as it takes place in the presence of a match official, captains of both teams and a commentator/presenter. One of the captains is supposed to toss the coin and the other captain makes a call for Heads or Tails.
Q3: How does Cricket Toss Prediction work?
There are various factors that come in play while making toss predictions in a cricket match: . Head-to-Head between both teams. . Stats and Records of the ground where the match is being played. . Records of both teams on that ground. . Recent form of key players from both the teams . Past records of players against the opposite team.
Q4: Who spins the toss in cricket?
One of the two captains is supposed to spin the coin for a toss, while the other captain makes the call for heads or tails. Mostly, captain of the home team tosses the coin while the visiting captain gets the liberty to take a call. However, in neutral venues, the umpire and a match referee randomly decides who will spin the coin.
Q5: Which coin is used for the toss?
Mostly, the coin of home team’s currency is used for toss. However, during big events like the Cricket World Cup, a special coin is used for the toss.
Q6: What is match prediction?
A match prediction is made by analysing past stats, recent form of both teams, pitch conditions and weather forecast. By analysing all these things, we get an idea of which team will be having an upper hand and what could be a winning total, looking at the pitch report.
