A cricket match record has separate fields for the teams, competition, innings and match status. These fields give meaning to the number shown beside each team. Cricket scorecards must be read with the format attached. Test matches can have two innings per side, ODIs normally allow 50 overs per innings and T20s normally allow 20. Rain or competition rules can alter the available play.
The toss has two pieces of information
A toss entry records which captain won and whether that side chose to bat or field. A line saying that a team is batting first does not by itself prove that it won the toss; the opposition may have chosen to field. Read both clauses before drawing a conclusion.
The choice can be discussed in relation to surface, weather, dew and match format, but those observations are contextual rather than a guaranteed advantage. A decision to field does not prove that chasing is easier on that ground, and a toss result does not predict the match winner.
A delayed start can also delay the toss announcement. A fixture list published earlier may show neither confirmed playing elevens nor a toss decision. The match card and official match communication are the appropriate records for the actual announcement; an evergreen guide cannot identify the winner of an unspecified current toss.
This is an evergreen explanation of how to read the toss and decision. It does not report today’s live score, team announcement or winner; those require a dated match record or live feed.