Two sides which have fared very poorly in terms of fielding will lock horns at the Ekana in Lucknow on Monday. The Chennai Super Kings, who are on a five-match losing streak, will take on Lucknow Super Giants in what is a must-win encounter for them. Both teams have had miserable outings, with glaring mistakes highlighting their efforts on the field.
CSK, LSG – two worst fielding units in IPL 2025 lock horns
For CSK, their fielding efforts have costed them as dearly as their batting lapses have. MS Dhoni and co. have missed 13 catches and 9 run-outs so far in the ongoing IPL 2025. This is from just six games so far. Five out of their 13 dropped catches came in their clash against PBKS.
And what is surprising is that up till a certain point of time in the league’s history, the five-time champions were considered one of the best fielding units among all teams.
| Team | Matches | Dropped Catches | Run Outs |
| CSK | 6 | 13 | 9 |
| LSG | 6 | 9 | 14 |
On the other hand, LSG have dropped 9 catches and hhave missed 14 run-outs in the six matches that they have played so far.
Yet, LSG have managed to win 4 out of their 6 matches, and are currently placed in the fourth position on the standings. Meanwhile, CSK have lost 5 out of 6 games and are currently at the rock-bottom.
Both sides, especially CSK, will have to be top-notch with their fielding if they want to taste victory on Monday.
LSG vs CSK squads
Lucknow Super Giants: Aiden Markram, Rishabh Pant(w/c), Nicholas Pooran, Ayush Badoni, David Miller, Abdul Samad, Himmat Singh, Shardul Thakur, Akash Deep, Digvesh Singh Rathi, Avesh Khan, Ravi Bishnoi, Prince Yadav, Shahbaz Ahmed, Matthew Breetzke, Shamar Joseph, Mitchell Marsh, Manimaran Siddharth, Aryan Juyal, RS Hangargekar, Yuvraj Chaudhary, Akash Maharaj Singh, Mayank Yadav, Arshin Kulkarni
Chennai Super Kings: Rachin Ravindra, Devon Conway, Rahul Tripathi, Vijay Shankar, Shivam Dube, Ravindra Jadeja, MS Dhoni(w/c), Ravichandran Ashwin, Noor Ahmad, Anshul Kamboj, Khaleel Ahmed, Deepak Hooda, Matheesha Pathirana, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, Shaik Rasheed, Jamie Overton, Shreyas Gopal, Sam Curran, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Gurjapneet Singh, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Andre Siddarth C, Vansh Bedi
