Priyanka Tiwari
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Dropped catches are now a hallmark of IPL 2025, surpassing even the spectacular big hits. So far this season, the first 40 matches have witnessed 111 dropped catches, which is the highest in the tournament’s history since 2020.
Dropping the Ball in Game 40
The trend continued with the 40th game as well, witnessing three dropped catches in the first innings. Tristan Stubbs, who has dropped four catches this season, joint-most with Khaleel Ahmed, dropped an easy catch of Ayush Badoni in the 16th over. Badoni was able to score an add-on of 33 vital runs. Although the opposition did not need to chase down 160 with ease, the dropped catch added insult to injury.
In the second half, DC were gifted a chance at redemption after Prince Yadav’s unfortunate blunder, but the match was already out of their hands.
IPL 2025 Catching accuracy post 40 matches: Terrifying decrease.
After the first 40 matches 2025 is at 75.2%, a record low since 2020 isn’t great.
Compared to previous years at this time in 2024, there has been more than double the amount of 247 misfields and 172 missed put out due to bad throw attempts.
Comparison of Fielding Stats (after 40 matches)
| Year | Catches Dropped | Catching % | Run-Outs Missed | Misfields |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 95 | 76.3% | 1 | 213 |
| 2021 | 93 | 77.9% | 30 | 198 |
| 2022 | 104 | 79.0% | 36 | 200 |
| 2023 | 78 | 81.8% | 79 | 152 |
| 2024 | 110 | 76.9% | 69 | 116 |
| 2025 | 111 | 75.2% | 172 | 247 |
Best and Worst Fielding Teams in IPL 2025
Mumbai Indians
Best Fielding Team
Catching Efficiency: 83.6%
Notable highlight: Three run-outs in one over sealed a dramatic win in Delhi.
Worst Fielding Team: Chennai Super Kings (CSK)
Dropped Catches: 16
Catching Efficiency: 62.7%
Terrible letting Rajat Patidar, Nitish Rana and Priyansh Arya go to make match winning score.
Team-Wise Breakdown
| Team | Matches | Dropped Catches | Catching % | Run-Outs Missed | Misfields |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MI | 8 | 8 | 83.6% | 24 | 14 |
| RCB | 8 | 7 | 83.3% | 19 | 31 |
| KKR | 8 | 7 | 83.3% | 12 | 18 |
| GT | 8 | 11 | 78.8% | 18 | 21 |
| SRH | 7 | 9 | 75.6% | 13 | 25 |
| RR | 8 | 11 | 73.8% | 17 | 26 |
| LSG | 9 | 14 | 72.5% | 22 | 35 |
| PBKS | 8 | 13 | 69.0% | 20 | 23 |
| DC | 8 | 15 | 68.7% | 14 | 28 |
| CSK | 8 | 16 | 62.7% | 13 | 26 |
Match-Changing Misses
“Fielding has cost the match due to missed opportunities.”
Dropped catch against RR when stubbs went on to score 34* after DC adding 58 runs in last 4 overs.
Rishabh pant has dropped 3 catches (most by keeper) and missed stumping costing 2 points to DC in a close match.
Abhishek sharma was dropped twice during 141* off 55 balls for SRH’s record.
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