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The toss and pitch conditions

The coin-toss winner chooses to bat or bowl first. Pitches change: fresh pitches favor pace bowling, wearing pitches favor spin later. Dew in evening games makes bowling second harder, so T20 toss winners often chase. Toss and conditions shift pre-match prices a few points.

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