Funny Incidents

Three PBKS Fielders Drop Sitters in One Match — Lockie Ferguson, Connolly, Shashank vs SRH

6 May 2026Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab KingsIPL 2026 — Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Punjab Kings1 min readSeverity: Mild

Summary

Three different Punjab Kings fielders dropped catches in a single match against Sunrisers Hyderabad on 6 May 2026 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium — Lockie Ferguson, Aaron Connolly and Shashank Singh — turning a difficult evening into the most public single-match collapse of the season's PBKS fielding crisis.

What Happened

Each drop was independently embarrassing. Ferguson, the New Zealand pace bowler, put down a return-catch chance off his own bowling. Connolly, fielding in the deep, misjudged a flat skier and grassed it. Shashank Singh, in the same match, dropped Klaasen off Chahal's bowling on a slog sweep. The pattern in a single match was structural rather than incidental.

Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen, both lifelined by the various drops, made the most of their reprieves. SRH won the match. PBKS captain Shreyas Iyer, in the post-match presser, used the now-classic line — 'a bit too much dropped catches today' — that became the most-shared quote of the day.

Key Moments

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6 May 2026 — SRH vs PBKS at Hyderabad

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Lockie Ferguson drops a return catch off his own bowling

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Aaron Connolly drops a flat skier in the deep

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Shashank Singh drops Klaasen at deep midwicket off Chahal

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Klaasen and Ishan Kishan both lifelined; both make the most of their reprieves

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SRH win

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Shreyas Iyer post-match: 'a bit too much dropped catches today'

⚖️ The Verdict

Three PBKS fielders — Lockie Ferguson, Aaron Connolly, Shashank Singh — dropped catches in a single match against SRH on 6 May 2026. Ishan Kishan and Heinrich Klaasen both took advantage of the lifelines; SRH won.

Frequently Asked Questions

Which PBKS fielders dropped catches against SRH on 6 May?▾
Lockie Ferguson (return catch off his own bowling), Aaron Connolly (skier in the deep) and Shashank Singh (Klaasen off Chahal at deep midwicket).
Who benefited from the drops?▾
Heinrich Klaasen and Ishan Kishan — both lifelined and both made the most of their reprieves to deliver the SRH victory.

Tags

#IPL 2026#Lockie Ferguson#Aaron Connolly#Shashank Singh#PBKS#SRH#dropped catches#fielding

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