Catches win games, as everyone in cricket understands. But in IPL 2025, some sides have been extremely poor at catching the ball. Dropping catches has cost a lot of teams this season, and it's obvious that some sides are having more trouble than others. Let's see which sides have dropped the most catches in IPL 2025 so far. Catches Dropped and Misfields by Teams in IPL 2025 Teams Matches Catches Drops Catch Efficiency (%) Misfields MI 5 29 4 87.8 6 RCB 4 21 3 87.5 15 KKR 5 21 3 87.5 11 RR 4 19 3 86.3 11 GT 4 17 4 80.9 10 SRH 5 20 5 80 19 DC 3 19 5 79.1 10 LSG 5 25 7 78.1 22 CSK 5 24 11 68.5 17 PBKS 4 13 9 59 13 (as of match 22) Also Read | 'It's been a frustrating season': Coach Fleming reacts after PBKS vs CSK CSK, PBKS and LSG Struggle Big Time Chennai Super Kings (CSK) have also been poor when it comes to catching. They have dropped 11 catches in 5 matches, and their catch success rate is just 68.5%. They are usually a solid fielding team, but this year has been different. Punjab Kings have done the worst in terms of fielding. They have dropped 9 catches alone in 4 matches, and their catch success rate is merely 59%, which is appalling. They have also misfielded 13 times. Giving away so many chances has been difficult for PBKS to achieve wins. Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) have dropped 7 catches and misfielded 22 times, the most misfields by any team. They also have low catch efficiency at 78.1%. Also Read | Who are the batters to have been retired out in the history of IPL? Check full list here MI, RCB, and KKR Doing Well On the other side, Mumbai Indians (MI), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have been far superior in terms of catching and fielding. MI have caught 29 and missed just 4 catches, with a good catch efficiency rate of 87.8%. Also, there have been just six occasion of misfield by MI in this tournament so far. RCB and KKR also have an catching efficiency rate of 87.5%, indicating that their fielders are performing well. Fielding is crucial in T20 cricket. A dropped catch can turn the entire game around. Teams such as PBKS and CSK need to sort out their fielding issues at lightning speed if they are to reach the playoffs. Teams such as MI, RCB, and KKR will hope to maintain their good work on the field. As the tournament progresses, it will be interesting to see whether the struggling teams are able to improve their catching or whether dropped catches will cost them additional matches.