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Should Punjab Kings drop Nehal Wadhera? Fans fume after batter departs for 6-ball duck

Cricket Gully | May 4, 2026 12:39 AM CST

The Punjab Kings are in deep trouble as they face the Gujarat Titans at Ahmedabad, as they have been losing wickets on a recurring basis. And then came the fourth wicket, of Nehal Wadhera, with just 35 runs on the board. Nehal got dismissed for a 6-ball duck with Jos Buttler taking a stunning catch off him.

Wadhera, batting in the middle order, struggled to get going. Holder bowled a sharp, back-of-a-length delivery that nipped away slightly from the left-hander. Wadhera, trying to defend, got a thick outside edge as Buttled dove to his left to take the catch.

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Nehal Wadhera performance in IPL 2026

Meanwhile, Nehal has been struggling throughout the 2026 IPL, scoring peanuts for Punjab Kings. While Punjab has mostly played the same team, they still benched Shashank Singh for awful fielding in his last two outings.

However, PBKS did not show any such attitude to Nehal. The middle-order batter contributed just 65 runs in 7 matches with a strike rate of 127.45. His highest has been 25, which came against Delhi Capitals while chasing a mammoth 264 runs.

Nehal Wadhera runs in IPL 2026

Match Date	Opponent	Score	Balls	Strike Rate
May 3, 2026	Gujarat Titans	0	6	0.00
Apr 28, 2026	Rajasthan Royals	0	0	0.00
Apr 25, 2026	Delhi Capitals	25	15	166.67
Apr 19, 2026	LSG	13	7	185.71
Apr 11, 2026	SRH	14	14	100.00
Apr 3, 2026	CSK	10	9	111.11
Mar 31, 2026	Gujarat Titans	3	6	50.00

In such a situation, fans have started slamming Wadhera's position in the team. Rather, they are recalling how Wadhera played a slow innings of 15 runs in 19 balls, which contributed to PBKS' defeat to Royal Challengers Bengaluru.

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