Asia Cup 2025: Costliest dropped catches in tournament

Published - 03 Oct 2025, 18:22 IST | Updated - 03 Oct 2025, 18:24 IST

The Asia Cup 2025 has delivered top-quality cricket, thrilling finishes, and some outstanding performances. India has already booked its spot in the final, while Pakistan and Bangladesh are battling it out in a do-or-die clash for the other place. As with any high-pressure tournament, fielding has played a huge role, both in turning matches and, at times, letting opportunities slip.

While brilliant catches have often grabbed headlines, dropped chances have proven equally decisive. On that note, let us take a look at five dropped catches that turned out to be costly in this year’s Asia Cup.

Afghanistan opener Sediqullah Atal was dropped multiple times in the Asia Cup 2025 opener and went on to score a crucial 73 runs off 52 balls. In the first over, bowled by Ayush Shukla, a back-of-a-length delivery in the channel induced an outside edge from Atal that flew around knee height to slip. Hong Kong skipper Yasim Murtaza dived but failed to hold the catch. Atal was given another lifeline in the 14th over off Murtaza’s bowling. Taking advantage of the reprieves, he played a match-defining innings that helped Afghanistan secure a strong position and ultimately open their points tally in the tournament.