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

Looking at 5 major dropped catches that proved costly for an IPL franchise.

Shikhar Dhawan was dropped on 0 by Ajinkya Rahane.

There is an old saying that "Catches win you matches" which came true in yesterday's game between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals, when Ajinkya Rahane one of the best fielders at the slip region dropped a sitter of Shikhar Dhawan, when Dhawan was yet to open his account, which eventually cost Rajasthan Royals the match as Dhawan went on to score an unbeaten 77 runs off 57 balls to help Sunrisers Hyderabad win the match by 9 wickets.

Ajinkya Rahane's dropped catch of Shikhar Dhawan was not the first time a dropped catch cost an IPL franchise the match, as there have been many instances in IPL when a dropped catch eventually cost an IPL franchise the match.

So, in these articles we look at 5 of those matches when a dropped catch proved costly for an IPL franchise:

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