Delhi Capitals

Last Updated: 30 September 2021

The Delhi Capitals formerly known as the Delhi Daredevils and famously dubbed by IPL commentator Danny Morrison as the “Double Ds” graced the IPL 2019 season with a whole new look.

The Delhi Daredevils was one of the original eight teams that were created when the IPL launched in 2008, the rebranding of the franchise is down two factors, which consists of a new meaning for the franchise and change of ownership. With that said, the Delhi Capitals is the only IPL team who have yet to make an appearance in an IPL final.

The Delhi Capitals has only reached the playoffs of the IPL four times in the last 12 years. The Delhi Capitals have played 176 matches in the IPL from the period of 2008-2019, which they have won only 76 matches giving them a 43%-win rate.

Delhi Capitals Next Match

The Delhi Capitals next matches for the IPL 2021 season are:

Delhi Capitals 2021 – The return of Shreyas Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin give DC a boost

IN: Shreyas Iyer, Ravichandran Ashwin

OUT: Aniruddha Joshi

Over the last few years, Delhi Capitals have been very consistent. Ever since their name changed from Delhi Daredevils to Delhi Capitals in 2019, they have been quite consistent. They qualified for the playoffs for the first time in seven years in 2019 before reaching their first-ever final in 2020. That consistency continued in the 2021 edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).

Delhi Capitals who were without regular skipper Shreyas Iyer surged to the top of the points table. Rishabh Pant was the man leading the side as Delhi won six out of their eight encounters they played in the first half of this 14^th season of the Indian T20 extravaganza.

The batting was driven by the openers Shikhar Dhawan and Prithvi Shaw who were superb, individually and also as an opening pair. Rishabh Pant chipped in decently while the likes of Steve Smith and Shimron Hetmyer contributed here and there. Meanwhile, the bowling was very good and that drove the side. Avesh Khan was highly impressive and led the charge with the ball. Kagiso Rabada fared well while the spin twins Axar Patel and Amit Mishra were excellent as well.

They will be looking to continue from where they left off in the first half. With 12 points from eight games, they are sitting pretty at the top of the points table.

The 2020 finalists also see the return of the Indian superstars. Shreyas Iyer who missed the first half due to a shoulder injury is all set to return to action. However, there are reports going around that Rishabh Pant might continue to be the captain as he led the team well in the first half. In addition to this, Ravichandran Ashwin also returns to the side. The Tamil Nadu off-spinner played five games in the first half before he withdrew from the tournament due to personal reasons.

What are the Delhi’s chance for the 2021 IPL?

Delhi Capitals have had a splendid start to this 2021 season. They will surely be one of the favourites to make it to the playoffs. With six games remaining, they need only a couple of games to guarantee themselves a spot in the top four. However, the Rishabh Pant-led side will be eyeing a two-spot which will give them two shots at making their second successive final of the IPL. Moreover, they will be one of the top candidate to win their maiden IPL title as well.

Delhi Capitals hit a jackpot after landing Steve Smith for INR 2.2 crore ($303 k). RCB who started the first bidding of the auction backed out after Delhi canceled out their bid. The deal was so confusing, that DC had to spend INR 20 lakhs only (10% more than his base price). The middle-order of DC didn’t click last season as such.

Over-dependence on Shikhar Dhawan and Shreyas Iyer hurt their chances to win the first-ever IPL title. The inclusion of Steve Smith might turn out to be effective against the inconsistent Shimron Hetmyer.

Smith who took Rising Pune Supergiant to the finals of IPL 2017, will come in handy to reduce the workload on captain Shreyas Iyer. With his inclusion, Delhi made sure their international players’ lineup for the upcoming IPL which will include Steve Smith, Marcus Stoinis, Kagiso Rabada & Anrich Nortje.

DC picked up Indian pacer Umesh Yadav for his base price of INR 1 crore to team up with Kagiso Rabada and Anrich Nortje. Though he will be used as a backup option for Ishant Sharma, DC made sure not to lose the tempo if any of their bowlers get injured. DC spent most of their money on British bowling all-rounder Tom Curran.

The deal cost them INR 5.35 crore ($737 k). Spending this much on a backup for Stoinis was one of the safest moves DC pulled off in this auction. Having released Alex Carey, Delhi was left without a backup for Rishabh Pant. To overcome this issue, they signed Sam Billings for INR 2 crores ($ 275 k).

They also went for Kerala wicket-keeper Vishnu Vinod to keep their team combination of international players in-tact.

To complete their team roaster DC bought Ripal Patel, M Siddharth (Tamilnadu’s leading wicket-taker in domestic T20s this season), and Lukman Meriwala (who grabbed the eyes with his 5 wickets for 8 runs against Chattisgadh in SMAT).

(Purse – INR 13.4 Cr., Purse at the end – INR 2.15 Cr., Players Signed: 8)

Delhi Capitals Players

Since the Delhi Capitals had rebranded themselves, it has come very apparent, that they are pushing the development of homegrown Indian players, as to suppose to the IPL norm of spending ludicrous amounts of money on superstar players from India and overseas. The Delhi Capitals is one of the youngest squads out of all the IPL teams.

It will put them in good stead for the future, but it does make you wonder how they will perform in the present. Arguably, their performance in the IPL 2019 season was a glimpse of what a talented team that needs just a bit of developing can achieve and a fraction of the price other teams have spent.

The national India teams as they are getting their grassroots players to play in the worlds biggest T20 tournament. And the Delhi Capitals squad is shaping into a great introduction for these players – this can only be good for Indian cricket.

Delhi Capitals Team

The Delhi capitals team has seen a lot of great players join them, with Indian batting legend Virender Sehwag being the first captain and led the side for their first two seasons. Sehwag returned as captain for the Delhi Capitals in 2013 as his former replacement Gautam Gambhir left the Delhi Capitals for the Kolkata Knight Riders.

When you take a look back at the players Delhi Capitals have had at their disposable over the years it is beggars believe how they have not reached an IPL final.

The likes of David Warner, Paul Collingwood, AB De Villiers, Glenn McGrath and the list goes on. With that said, they have changed their outlook, and there seems to be some fresh air around the team.

Name	Team	Role	Bowling Style	Batting Style	Nationality	Matches	Runs	Runs Average	Wickets
Ajinkya Rahane	Delhi Capitals	Batsman	Right-arm medium	Right Handed	India	149	3933	31.71	1
Prithvi Shaw	Delhi Capitals	Batsman	Off break	Right Handed	India	38	826	21.73	0
Ripal Patel	Delhi Capitals	Batsman	Right-arm medium fast	Right Handed	India	–	–	–	–
Shikhar Dhawan	Delhi Capitals	Batsman	Off break	Left Handed	India	176	5197	34.41	4
Shimron Hetmyer	Delhi Capitals	Batsman	Leg break googly	Left Handed	West Indies	17	275	21.15	0
Shreyas Iyer	Delhi Capitals	Batsman	Leg break googly	Right Handed	India	79	2200	31.42	0
Steven Smith	Delhi Capitals	Batsman	Leg break googly	Right Handed	Australia	95	2333	35.34	0
Amit Mishra	Delhi Capitals	Bowler	Leg break	Right Handed	India	150	362	11.67	160
Anrich Nortje	Delhi Capitals	Bowler	Right-arm fast	Right Handed	South Africa	16	7	7	22
Avesh Khan	Delhi Capitals	Bowler	Right-arm medium fast	Right Handed	India	9	4	–	0
Ishant Sharma	Delhi Capitals	Bowler	Right-arm fast medium	Right Handed	India	90	55	9.16	72
Kagiso Rabada	Delhi Capitals	Bowler	Right-arm fast	Right Handed	South Africa	35	125	12.5	61
Lukman Meriwala	Delhi Capitals	Bowler	Left-arm fast medium	Left Handed	India	–	–	–	–
Manimaran Siddharth	Delhi Capitals	Bowler	Slow left-arm orthodox	Right Handed	India	–	–	–	–
Pravin Dubey	Delhi Capitals	Bowler	Leg break googly	Right Handed	India	3	7	–	0
Tom Curran	Delhi Capitals	Bowler	Right-arm fast	Right Handed	England	10	106	26.5	9
Umesh Yadav	Delhi Capitals	Bowler	Right-arm fast	Right Handed	India	121	122	8.71	119
Axar Patel	Delhi Capitals	All Rounder	Slow left-arm orthodox	Left Handed	India	97	913	18.26	80
Chris Woakes	Delhi Capitals	All Rounder	Right-arm fast medium	Right Handed	England	18	63	10.5	25
Lalit Yadav	Delhi Capitals	All Rounder	Off break	Right Handed	India	–	–	–	–
Marcus Stoinis	Delhi Capitals	All Rounder	Right-arm medium	Right Handed	Australia	46	825	28.44	28
Ravichandran Ashwin	Delhi Capitals	All Rounder	Off break	Right Handed	India	154	412	10.84	138
Rishabh Pant	Delhi Capitals	Wicket Keeper	Right-arm medium	Left Handed	India	68	2079	25.23	0
Sam Billings	Delhi Capitals	Wicket Keeper	–	Right Handed	England	22	334	17.57	0
Vishnu Vinod	Delhi Capitals	Wicket Keeper	–	Right Handed	India	3	19	6.33	0

Delhi Capitals Captain

The Delhi Capitals captain is Shreyas Iyer who made his IPL debut back in 2015. Shreyas was bought by Delhi Daredevils in 2015 for ₹2.6 crores making him the highest-earning uncapped players in the IPL.

In his debut season, he put together a string of consistent performances racking up 439 runs in 14 matches, which led him to receive the emerging player of 2015 award. Fast forward three years and Shreyas was announced the Delhi Capitals captain replacing the departing Gautam Gambhir, making him the fourth-youngest IPL captain at just 23 years old.

On his debut as captain, it couldn’t have gone any better for Shreyas, as he smashed 93 runs off just 40 balls and Delhi Daredevils won their match against KKR for more information) Shreyas has proven age is only a number as he has now led Delhi Capitals to their first playoff for seven years. Although they did not reach the final, the prospect of Shreyas being the man to land Delhi Capitals their first IPL trophy is very high.

Delhi Capitals Vs

Cricket Betting are providing you with the latest team analysis and information to help assist your betting performance. We have published a full review of all the past few years matches featuring the Delhi Capitals Vs all other IPL teams.

The analyses include match predictions, live match broadcast lists, head to head and match results. Each of our IPL team pages will consist of all the head to head fixtures, both home and way – 56 fixtures in all. Accompanying the head to head reviews will be live odds and betting tips on each game.

Opposition	Span	Matches	Won	Lost	NR	%
Chennai Super Kings	2008-2020	23	15	8	0	65.21
Kings XI Punjab	2008-2020	26	15	10	0	59.61
Kolkata Knight Riders	2008-2020	25	10	14	0	42
Mumbai Indians	2008-2020	28	16	12	0	57.14
Rajasthan Royals	2008-2020	22	11	11	0	50
Royal Challengers Bangalore	2008-2020	25	13	10	1	56.25
Sunrisers Hyderabad	2013-2020	18	11	7	0	61.11

Delhi Capitals in 2020

The Capitals enjoyed a great 2020 IPL finishing as losing finalists to the standout team, Mumbai Indians. DC are well set for the 2021 season with a solid squad. We expect thm to make the finals again and this time go on and win it.

The DC v MI fixture is one of the most hotly contested matches. Delhi is the perennial underachievers, while Mumbai Indians the perpetual over achievers. Two big cities, two big teams and only one winner.

The DC vs RR fixtures of late have been very one sided affairs with Delhi easily accounting for the Royals. This  is likely to continue if the Rajasthan Royals don’t improve their squad in the IPL auction for the 2020 season. We are hoping the DC vs RR clash will be like 2015 when the mathces were far closer.

One of the highlights in the 2020 IPL edition will surely be the DC vs SRH clash. It’s a match featuring the best New Zealand has to offer with Kane Williamson from SRH up against Colin Munro and Trent Boult. This should be a really interesting game. Its bound to be a bowlers match with low scores. 

The 2019 DC vs RCB fixtures all went the way of the Delhi Capitals. This was preceded by a five-game RCB winning streak. Of course, the two wins didn’t help DC win the title, but it was a significant turnaround.

Delhi Capitals by Season

Year	Played	Wins	Losses	No result	% win	Position
2008	15	7	7	1	47%	4
2009	15	10	5	–	67%	3
2010	14	7	7	–	50%	5
2011	14	4	9	1	29%	10
2012	18	11	7	–	61%	3
2013	16	3	13	–	19%	9
2014	14	2	12	–	14%	8
2015	14	5	8	1	36%	7
2016	14	7	7	–	50%	6
2017	14	6	8	–	43%	6
2018	14	5	9	–	36%	8
2019	15	10	5	–	67%	3
2020	17	9	8	–	52.9%	Runner-up

Delhi Capitals Best Players

The Delhi Capitals best players have changed drastically over the years. If I were to tell you the Delhi Capitals best players, you would recognise their names due to their achievements in international cricket.

However, if I were asked about the Delhi Capitals players as of 2019this would be the players who have found themselves and made themselves know through their efforts in the IPL. Let’s start with Shreyas Iyer, who has seen himself the captain of an IPL franchise at the age of just 25 and has only come to the spotlight of limited-overs cricket in the past three years, he led by example in 2019 is the second-highest runs scorer and almost guided them to their first IPL final, hats off to you Iyer.

Another young buck who has come through the ranks is 24-year-old South African Kagiso Rabada. Rabada has broken into the South Africa cricket team and is now their spearhead of the attack, the same goes for his role for the Delhi Capitals. He was the leading wicket-taker for DC in 2019 with 25 wickets, just one short of being the highest wicket-taker of the tournament, with Imran Tahir leading the way with 26 wickets but playing five matches more.

• Delhi Capitals Batsman 1000+ Runs

• Player	Span	Matches	Inns	NO	Runs	HS	Ave	SR	100s	50s	0s	4s	6s
  SS Iyer	2015-2020	79	79	9	2200	96	31.42	126.07	0	16	5	189	83
  V Sehwag	2008-2013	79	79	5	2174	119	29.37	160.32	1	15	6	266	85
  RR Pant	2016-2020	68	68	9	2079	128*	35.23	151.97	1	12	4	183	103
  S Dhawan	2008-2020	47	47	9	1479	106*	38.92	133.72	2	13	6	166	31
  DA Warner	2009-2013	55	55	5	1435	109*	28.7	133.11	2	10	5	146	58
  G Gambhir	2008-2018	46	44	4	1182	86	29.55	122.86	0	9	2	140	13
  KD Karthik	2008-2014	56	49	8	1036	69	25.26	126.49	0	6	2	87	30
  JP Duminy	2014-2016	38	35	12	1015	78*	44.13	130.79	0	6	0	62	43

• Delhi Capitals Top 10 Bowlers

• Player	Span	Inns	Overs	Mdns	Runs	Wkts	BBI	ave	Econ	4Wkts	5Wkts	Ct
  A Mishra	2008-2020	95	327	3	2398	100	5/17	23.98	7.33	1	1	16
  K Rabada	2017-2020	35	134	1	1104	61	4/21	18.09	8.23	4	0	14
  M Morkel	2011-2013	37	146	1	1113	45	4/20	24.73	7.62	1	0	2
  UT Yadav	2010-2013	46	160.5	2	1314	43	4/24	30.55	8.16	1	0	11
  CH Morris	2016-2019	34	122	0	997	41	4/26	24.31	8.17	1	0	19
  S Nadeem	2011-2018	59	200.5	2	1480	40	3/16	37	7.36	0	0	14
  A Nehra	2009-2013	27	101	1	758	36	3/26	21.05	7.5	0	0	6
  Imran Tahir	2014-2016	20	72.2	0	623	29	4/28	21.48	8.61	1	0	3
  IK Pathan	2011-2013	45	157.1	7	1191	29	3/28	41.06	7.57	0	0	16
  PJ Sangwan	2008-2010	28	101.4	1	833	29	3/18	28.72	8.19	0	0	5

Delhi Capitals Owner

The Delhi Capitals owner has recently switched hands as of 2018, with 50% of ownership transferred to the JSW group for ₹550 crore. It was this change of ownership which sparked a cascade of events that turned the Delhi Daredevils to the Delhi Capitals. The other owners of the Delhi based cricket team, GMR group, embarked on a rebranding campaign to revive a team that has underperformed in the IPL and provide a fresh start.