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

2) Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Deccan Chargers (21 May 2009)

Manish Pandey celebrates after becoming the first Indian to score a century in the IPL.

This match between Royal Challengers Bangalore and Deccan Chargers is mostly remembered for Manish Pandey becoming the first Indian to score a century in the IPL.

But the flip side of the match is that, Indian fans could have waited for another year to see the first Indian to score a century in IPL had RP Singh not dropped a simple catch of Manish Pandey at third man off Ryan Harris's bowling in the 3rd over when Manish Pandey was batting on just 2 runs.

The dropped catch of Manish Pandey by RP Singh, eventually cost Deccan Chargers the match as Manish Pandey went on to score an unbeaten 114 runs off just 73 balls which included 10 fours and 4 sixes, thereby helping RCB post a respectable 170/4 in their 20 overs, which Deccan Chargers could not chase down and lost the match by 12 runs.