NEW DELHI: A bit of a misunderstanding and confusion kick-started the Kolkata Knight Riders versus Royal Challengers Bangalore clash at the Eden Gardens after match referee Shakti Singh heard the wrong call from RCB skipper Faf du Plessis at the toss.
Du Plessis called heads after KKR skipper Nitish Rana gave the coin a flip but the match referee Shakti somehow heard the RCB skipper calling it tails amid loud cheers from the fans.
Commentator Sanjay Manjrekar, who was initiating the toss proceedings did hear it right, confirming Du Plessis' call and corrected the match referee. Nitish initially seemed upset but then quickly accepted the corrected call from the match referee
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Du Plessis later while talking to Manjrekar at the toss laughingly said that the confusion might have been because of his accent.
Both teams made a change each to their sides. Injured Reece Topley was replaced by David Willy in RCB XI while 19-year-old leggie debutant Suyash Sharma replaced Anukul Roy for KKR.
