On a night when Chennai Super Kings’ bowling was already under the scanner, their sloppy fielding made things worse, as they dropped catch after catch and let the game slip through their fingers against the Punjab Kings at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium in Chandigarh.
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Irfan Pathan posted on X: “8 drop catches in the game today. Itne to legend league mein Nahi chorte bhai (we don't drop this many even in legends leagues).”
— Irfan Pathan (@IrfanPathan) April 8, 2025
Chennai Super Kings' comedy of errors against Punjab Kings
Then, Vijay Shankar dropped Marcus Stoinis in the fifth over before Arya got the lifeline twice in the game. At the second time, Ravichandran Ashwin missed the chance, and then Mukesh Choudhary let his foot touch the boundary cushion after completing the catch at the long off.
The woes didn’t end there, as the usually reliable Ravindra Jadeja also dropped a catch in the outfield, giving a lifeline to Shashank Singh. CSK’s poor fielding gave Arya and Shashank Singh extra opportunities that they made the most of and helped PBKS to post 219 runs on the board.
Arshdeep Singh was also denied two wickets, as Shivam Dube was dropped by Lockie Ferguson at backward point in the 15th over and then MS Dhoni was dropped by Yash Thakur at backward point in the 19th over, but PBKS managed to restrict Chennai Super Kings to 201 runs to win the game by 18 runs in Chandigarh.
We were sloppy: Stephen Fleming slams Chennai's fielding efforts
Stephen Fleming said at the post-match presentation, “The game was really lost in the field. I thought we were sloppy... just lacked accuracy under pressure. We were put under pressure by a fine innings, but we’ve got to be better than that. So that’s where the game got away from us. It’s been a frustrating season so far. The catching has been poor, but it was poor from both sides tonight.”
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