India, May 7 -- Punjab Kings head coach Ricky Ponting could barely control his frustration as dropped catches came back to haunt the side yet again in another defeat. On Wednesday, against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, PBKS dropped as many as three catches in a 33-run loss that saw them slip from the top spot in the points table and further complicate their playoff hopes.

Ponting's reaction came when broadcasters brought him on camera for a mid-innings chat at the 10-over mark of the first innings. By then, PBKS had already dropped two catches. Cooper Connolly put down Ishan Kishan in the eighth over, with the batter going on to score a half-century, while Shashank Singh-who had dropped three catches agai...