This time fielding is the worst in 5 seasons

If you miss a catch in IPL 2024, you miss the match. This is being seen a lot in this time’s Indian Premier League. While the 17th season of IPL will be known for the rain of runs, it will also be remembered for the poor fielding. 30 matches have been played so far and this is the worst performance in five seasons in terms of dropped catches. This time the success rate of catching is around 76 percent. Last time it was 80.85 percent. Even in the session of 2021 and 2022, the success rate was above 80.

Fielders like Warner-Maxwell are also among those who drop catches.

This time, fielders like Maxwell and Warner are also among those who dropped the chance to catch. However, Harshal Patel and Abdul Samad are at the top. Harshal, playing for Punjab Kings, has dropped four out of 6 catches, while Sunrisers Hyderabad player Abdul Samad has dropped four out of seven catches. David Warner (Delhi Capitals) has dropped three out of seven catches, while Maxwell (RCB) has dropped three out of five catches.

Lokesh Rahul and Dhruv Jurel number-1 fielder

Whereas Dhruv Jurel and Lokesh Rahul have emerged as excellent fielders. Both of them have capitalized on six out of six chances. Mumbai Indians wicketkeeper Ishan Kishan also has 100 percent success rate.

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Taking advantage of life donation, Kohli has scored a century

Batsmen always get the advantage of missing catches. Taking advantage of the gift of life, Virat Kohli from Royal Challengers Bangalore was successful in scoring a century. When Kohli was on 65 runs against Rajasthan Royals, Nandre Berger dropped a catch and Kohli was successful in scoring 113 runs. Ryan Parag and Jos Buttler have also been successful in playing big innings by taking advantage of the donation of life.