
All eyes would be on whether the hosts can manage to break the toss jinx. The side hasn't won a single coin flip since the 2023 ODI World Cup final in Ahmedabad against Australia, losing 20 tosses in a row in the 50-over format. Be it Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill or KL Rahul, no one has managed to find the rub of the green going their way.
Dew is once again expected to play a crucial factor; hence, the toss will once again play a significant role. The need of the hour is also to define Washington Sundar's role as the left-handed batter has coped with a lot of criticism for his below-par performances in the middle-order.


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