Without a ball bowled, Mahmoud Bastaki correctly called "heads" at the Yeonhui Cricket Ground in Incheon, South Korea, to give Kuwait their first win of the competition.
"This is our first participation in a huge tournament like (the) Asian Games," Bastaki said.
"This is the first-ever coin toss I've ever had to decide...I called heads and the umpire flipped the coin."
The coin toss made for an unusual scoresheet after the game, with all 22 batsmen finishing on nought not out.
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Rain was still falling in Incheon as hosts South Korea prepared to take on China in Group A.
The rare coin-toss episode may further bemuse South Koreans, who have little awareness of cricket.
In their men's team, several batsmen take their stance with their bats over their shoulders, baseball-style.