Drama before the first ball! Rajasthan Royals won the controversial re-toss against Gujarat Titans in Qualifier 2

Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill and Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag, right, (AP photo) A strange moment caused confusion and controversy at the toss before the Rajasthan Royals versus Gujarat Titans clash after the coin had to be tossed twice. Rajasthan Royals captain Riyan Parag made a call during the first toss but match referee Prakash Bhatt said the call was not heard clearly enough. With uncertainty about the original challenge, officials decided to completely redo the lottery. The second toss once again went to Rajasthan Royals, won by Parag before electing to bat first on the same surface that hosted the Eliminator earlier in the tournament. The incident immediately became the talk of the town because of the importance of the pitch being used, which is expected to slow down significantly during the second innings. Interestingly, Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill later admitted that his side would also prefer to bat first. “We would have batted first as well. Forty overs of cricket already on this wicket and it won’t behave differently,” Gill said after the toss. Meanwhile, Parag supported Rajasthan’s decision to put the runs on the board first. “We will be batting first. Basically the same wicket but I think it is slowing down on the backend and we have the bowlers for that,” said Parag. With batting conditions expected to get tougher later in the game, the unusual toss-up only added to the drama ahead of the high-stakes encounter.Teams:Gujarat Titans (Playing XI): Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill(c), Jos Buttler(w), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed SirajRajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Donovan Ferreira, Dasun Shanaka, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja