IPL 2018: 5 instances when a dropped catch proved costly for an IPL franchise

5) Rising Pune Supergiant vs Kolkata Knight Riders (26 April 2017)

Jaydev Unadkat drops the catch of Robin Uthappa.

Rising Pune Supergiant took on Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL 2009 at their home ground on 26 April 2017.

Sent into bat by Gautam Gambhir, Rising Pune Supergiant scored 182/5 in their 20 overs, on the back of a half-century by skipper Steven Smith and a quickfire 16 runs of just 6 balls by Dan Christian down the order.

Chasing a big target of 183, Kolkata Knight Riders lost pinch hitter Sunil Narine very early in their chase for 16 runs in the 3rd over. Knight Riders could have been in much more trouble had Jaydev Unadkat not dropped an easy catch at the deep mid wicket of Robin Uthappa, when Uthappa was batting on just 13 runs in the 7th over bowled by Imran Tahir.

The dropped catch of Uthappa by Unadkat, eventually cost Rising Pune Supergiant the match as Uthappa went on to score 87 runs off just 47 balls and added a huge 158 runs from just 85 balls for the 2nd wicket with skipper Gautam Gambhir who scored an entertaining 62 runs of 46 balls to lead Kolkata Knight Riders to a comfortable 7 wickets victory.