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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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