IPL 2025: RCB’s 12 toss losses at home sparks Harvard case study joke

The bandwagon of the Indian Premier League (IPL) yet again reaches the vibrant city of Bengaluru. This time, the home side, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), took on Rajasthan Royals (RR) at the iconic M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in a sumptuous IPL 2025 clash on Thursday, April 24.

While RCB have shown some good form in the tournament after finding their groove, by contrast, RR have been quite shoddy.

Meanwhile, ahead of the clash, something truly mind-boggling occurred. Bengaluru have probably done the unthinkable by stretching the odds of probability to another level. Captain Rajat Patidar, while representing the Reds, continued his toss-losing streak. While he lost his fourth toss in a row, in totality, RCB went on to register their 12th consecutive toss loss.

This led the RCB franchise to come up with an interesting post on their social media handles. After enduring another toss loss, they quipped that their losing streak should become a case study for the renowned Harvard University.

That said, let’s dive into the probability of a team losing the toss for that long.

While it may seem rather improbable for any team to lose 12 consecutive tosses at home, one cannot deny the unpredictable nature of cricket.

What are the odds of a team losing 12 tosses in a row?

In cricket, the toss is decided by flipping a coin—one side is called Heads, the other Tails. Since there are only two outcomes, the chances of calling it right are always 50-50. But when a team like Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) loses 12 tosses in a row, it becomes incredibly rare.

Now cricket fans might wonder, “How rare is that?”

Well, the chance of losing 12 tosses in a row is just 1 in 4,096. That’s extremely unusual. In percentage terms, it’s only 0.0244%. So, flipping a coin 12 times and losing every single one is almost unbelievable—and RCB have somehow managed to do just that.

Toss losses followed by match losses at home for RCB

What makes this streak even more bizarre is that every time RCB have lost the toss at home this season, they’ve also ended up losing the match. Now here’s the twist—while they’re struggling badly at home, they have been quite unstoppable while playing away from home. RCB have won all four of their away games so far this IPL 2025 season. It’s almost like an Uno reverse card has been played!

Adding more spice to the story, former RCB stars have played major roles in defeating their old team. Mohammed Siraj helped Gujarat Titans win, KL Rahul turned the tide for Delhi Capitals, and Yuzvendra Chahal bowled brilliantly for Punjab Kings. All three haunted their former franchise with match-winning performances.

Chance to end home losing woes tonight

RCB have a great opportunity to end the home jinx tonight against the Rajasthan Royals. They’ve posted a massive total of 205 runs, thanks to a sensational 70 off 42 balls by Virat Kohli.

But to stay in the race for the playoffs, they’ll need to turn around their poor home record—and finally give their fans something to cheer about at Chinnaswamy!

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