Netizens are having a field day on X (formerly Twitter) after the Rajasthan Royals (RR) put on a dismal fielding display against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in their IPL 2026 clash on April 25, 2026. The primary target of the "fielders catching feelings not catches" jibes was a series of dropped sitters that allowed SRH to stay firmly in control of a massive 229-run chase.Fans specifically pointed out two critical moments involving star players that turned the tide which included Travis Head being dropped to a Jofra Archer ball on the first ball of the innings.

Later, Shimron Hetmyer lost a ball in the lights, allowing Abhishek Sharma to survive and continue his onslaught. In a rare lapse, the veteran Ravindra Jadeja dropped a "sitter," giving Abhishek Sharma another life early in the chase. Users shared clips of the drops alongside humorous captions suggesting the RR fielders were "daydreaming" or "too emotional" to focus on the game. As is common with extreme fielding lapses, some frustrated netizens even began making unfounded "spot fixing" claims on social media.

SRH batters punish RR fielding by playing long innings

The Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) batters took full advantage of a chaotic fielding performance by the Rajasthan Royals (RR) in their IPL 2026 match on April 25, 2026. After RR set a massive target of 229, SRH’s top order capitalised on multiple lifelines to keep the chase alive.Nitish Kumar Reddy's dropped catch allowed him to stay at the crease and maintain a required run rate that remained manageable for SRH throughout the middle overs. Despite a historic 37-ball century from RR's Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the fielding errors left SRH needing just 27 runs from the final 21 balls to pull off an incredible heist in Jaipur.