New Delhi: The ongoing clash between arch-rivals India and Pakistan in the Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 has been marred by a toss controversy. Pakistan captain Fatima Sana won the toss and got to decide despite having made the wrong call. A video of the match referee’s major blunder at the toss has gone viral on social media, sparking outrage.
As the two captains – India’s Harmanpreet Kaur and Pakistan’s Sana walked for the toss ahead of the mega clash between the two sides at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, the Indian skipper spun the coin while the Pakistan captain made the call. Fatima ended up winning the toss and opted to bowl first in the game.
However, match referee Shande Fritz, ended up making a huge goof-up at the toss as she misheard Fatima’s call and gave her the choice to decide whether to bat or bowl first despite her wrong call. In the video that has gone viral on social media, Fatima can be heard calling tails when Harmanpreet spins the coin in the air.
However, in a major blunder, the commentator and the match referee proceeded to call it tails, giving the decision to Sana, who chose to bowl first. The massive blunder from the match referee has left the fans shocked, with some even raising questions about the legitimacy of the toss.
Toss controversy erupts in India-Pakistan Women’s ODI World Cup 2025 match:
🚨 TOSS BLUNDER 🚨
Fatima Sana said ‘tails’, but it was a ‘Head’ – Still Pakistan won the toss 😆
– What’s your take 🤔 #INDvPAK pic.twitter.com/Cde7sFP5VE
— Richard Kettleborough (@RichKettle07) October 5, 2025
Toss Fixing !! The Pakistani captain says Tails, but the referee says Head. Lol
Tanveer Ahmed where are you now? @ImTanveerA
Talk about this blunder.pic.twitter.com/RP1gjBN7wE— Slogger (@kirikraja) October 5, 2025
She definitely said ‘tails’. How can they make mistakes like this? #indvpak pic.twitter.com/xuInUgvyIR
— d (@KoolKomorebi) October 5, 2025