A rare and dramatic moment unfolded before the start of IPL 2026 Qualifier 2 between the Gujarat Titans and the Rajasthan Royals as the toss had to be conducted twice following confusion over Riyan Parag’s call. The unusual incident quickly became a major talking point ahead of the high-pressure clash at the PCA Stadium in Mullanpur.

During the first toss attempt, Gujarat Titans captain Shubman Gill flipped the coin while Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag made the call. The coin landed on tails, which would have given the Gujarat Titans the toss advantage. However, host Ravi Shastri immediately pointed out that Parag’s call was not clearly audible.

Match referee Prakash Bhatt then intervened and confirmed that he also did not hear the Rajasthan Royals captain’s call clearly. As a result, officials decided to conduct the toss again, leading to visible surprise among players and fans watching the incident unfold live.

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In the second attempt, Rajasthan Royals won the toss after Parag once again made the call correctly. RR then elected to bat first in the crucial Qualifier 2 contest.

Toss fiasco already at the start. #GTvsRR pic.twitter.com/OaKgRmd6oP

— Glorified Dakait (@BalakHasta) May 29, 2026

Shubman Gill appeared frustrated by the development, especially since the Gujarat Titans would have won the toss in the original attempt. However, the GT skipper accepted the referee’s decision and maintained that his side would have chosen to bat first anyway.

“We would have batted first as well. There have already been 40 overs played on this pitch, and we didn’t think it would change much. Unfortunately, I don’t think the referee heard Riyan’s call,” Shubman Gill said at the toss.

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Rajasthan Royals retained the same playing XI from their Eliminator win over Sunrisers Hyderabad. Gujarat Titans, meanwhile, made one tactical change by bringing in spinner Sai Kishore, who is expected to challenge RR’s left-handed opening pair early in the innings.

Gujarat Titans  (Playing XI) – Sai Sudharsan, Shubman Gill (c), Jos Buttler (wk), Nishant Sindhu, Washington Sundar, Jason Holder, Rashid Khan, Ravisrinivasan Sai Kishore, Kagiso Rabada, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Siraj

Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI) – Yashasvi Jaiswal, Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel (wk), Riyan Parag (c), Donovan Ferreira, Dasun Shanaka, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Brijesh Sharma, Yash Raj Punja