There was a bit of confusion and drama at the toss during Mumbai Indians and Kolkata Knight Riders’s high-voltage Indian Premier League 2026 clash at the Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, on March 29.
MI’s captain Hardik Pandya and KKR skipper Ajinkya Rahane joined Ravi Shastri for the toss ahead of the clash. Pandya won the toss, and elected to bowl first on expected lines. But, that was not the talking point of the moment, as the result of toss was not shown on the feed, a practice that has become regular in IPL.
The broadcasters straightaway showed a smiling Hardik Pandya and declared that MI had won the toss. With Mumbai Indians involved in the incident, the chatter has started on social media regarding this fumble by the official broadcasters.
Watch the clip here –
Hardik Pandya flicks the coins and camera moved away and didn’t show whether it was head or tail and Mumbai Indians won the toss.😂pic.twitter.com/Gg9qFHBsrZ
— कट्टर KKR समर्थक 🦁🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRWeRule) March 29, 2026
The Indian Premier League (IPL) began showing the coin sides after the toss to enhance transparency and address controversies regarding fairness. The close-up zoom on the coin was implemented in IPL 2024. However, that is exactly what was missing during the toss in MI’s clash against KKR.
Meanwhile, KKR after being invited to bat first started off with a bang, with their openers, Ajinkya Rahane and Finn Allen putting on 69 run partnership for the first wicket. Allen scored a 17-ball 37, whereas Rahane put on a clinical show with his 40-ball 67-run knock. He hit five sixes in his innings, which is joint-most for him in a T20 innings.
Why don’t they show the coin after the toss?
Such an important toss this was!!!
— Sandipan Banerjee (@im_sandipan) March 29, 2026
Hardik Pandya flicks the coins and camera moved away and didn’t show whether it was head or tail and Mumbai Indians won the toss.😂pic.twitter.com/Gg9qFHBsrZ
— कट्टर KKR समर्थक 🦁🇮🇳 ™ (@KKRWeRule) March 29, 2026
Fans are saying that when Hardik Pandya tossed the coin and Mumbai Indians won the toss, the usual zoom-in shot from the toss camera wasn’t shown.
Since 2025, this close-up angle has been shown in almost every IPL match, but it was missing today in the MI vs Kolkata Knight… https://t.co/VQNLYBFEXs
— Mention Cricket (@MentionCricket) March 29, 2026
Hardik flicked the coin… camera looked away… and somehow MI won the toss 😂🪙
We’ll never know what really happened 👀#HardikPandya #MIvKKR #IPL2026 #Cricketpic.twitter.com/I3vFIrPV9t— TightScene.in 🏏 IPL 2026 LIVE (@tightscene) March 29, 2026
Hardik threw the coin so far, the camera glitched and around 5 sec they announced MI won the toss. The camera didn’t even show the coin after it landed. They just declared MI won the toss.
— Kaintai (@Kaintai7) March 29, 2026
One thing i noticed today at Toss🚨
RCB vs SRH- They showed toss on camera
MI vs KKR- They didn’t showed the toss. pic.twitter.com/v4RX2WBZMd— ` (@Sarpanch_Singh_) March 29, 2026
Toss time pe broadcast error. Instead of showing the captains, they showed this. @Jeet_Private pic.twitter.com/dTyP9b7f2P
— Cricket On Your Screen (@CricketOnScreen) March 29, 2026
