2018 Delhi Daredevils season

Delhi Daredevils

2018 season
Coach	Ricky Ponting
Captain	Gautam Gambhir
Ground(s)	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
IPL	8th
Most runs	Rishabh Pant (684)
Most wickets	Trent Boult (18)
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Delhi Daredevils (DD) are a franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2018 Indian Premier League.

Auction

Each franchise was allowed to retain a maximum of five players from their current squad, subject to the following restrictions:

• A maximum of 3 players could be retained before the 2018 IPL auction
• A maximum of 3 players could be retained through a right-to-match card during the auction.
• A maximum of 3 capped Indian players could be retained.
• A maximum of 2 uncapped Indian players could be retained.
• A maximum of 2 overseas (non-Indian) players could be retained.

The auction was held on 27–28 January in Bangalore.

The following three players were retained by Delhi:

• Chris Morris
• Shreyas Iyer
• Rishabh Pant

The franchise acquired the following players during the auction:

• Prithvi Shaw
• Abhishek Sharma
• Manjot Kalra
• Colin Munro
• Trent Boult
• Gautam Gambhir
• Jason Roy
• Amit Mishra
• Shahbaz Nadeem
• Naman Ojha
• Glenn Maxwell
• Harshal Patel
• Rahul Tewatia
• Jayant Yadav
• Vijay Shankar
• Mohammed Shami
• Daniel Christian
• Gurkeerat Singh
• Kagiso Rabada
• Avesh Khan
• Sayan Ghosh
• Sandeep Lamichhane

Current squad

• Players with international caps are listed in bold.

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Year signed	Salary	Notes
Batsmen
23	Gautam Gambhir	India	(1981-10-14)14 October 1981 (aged 36)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break	2018	₹2.8 crore (US$327,000)
41	Shreyas Iyer	India	(1994-12-06)6 December 1994 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2018	₹7 crore (US$817,322.00)	Captain
82	Colin Munro	New Zealand	(1987-03-11)11 March 1987 (aged 31)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2018	₹1.9 crore (US$222,000)	Overseas
100	Prithvi Shaw	India	(1999-11-09)9 November 1999 (aged 18)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2018	₹1.2 crore (US$140,000)
—	Gurkeerat Singh	India	(1990-06-29)29 June 1990 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2018	₹75 lakh (US$88,000)
—	Manjot Kalra	India	(1999-01-15)15 January 1999 (aged 19)	Left-handed		2018	₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
All-rounders
2	Chris Morris	South Africa	(1987-04-30)30 April 1987 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2018	₹7.1 crore (US$828,998.00)	Overseas
4	Abhishek Sharma	India	(2000-09-04)4 September 2000 (aged 17)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	2018	₹55 lakh (US$64,000)
14	Rahul Tewatia	India	(1993-05-20)20 May 1993 (aged 24)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break	2018	₹3 crore (US$350,000)
19	Jayant Yadav	India	(1990-01-22)22 January 1990 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2018	₹50 lakh (US$58,000)
32	Glenn Maxwell	Australia	(1988-10-14)14 October 1988 (aged 29)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2018	₹9 crore (US$1.1 million)	Overseas
54	Daniel Christian	Australia	(1983-05-04)4 May 1983 (aged 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2018	₹1.5 crore (US$175,000)	Overseas
59	Vijay Shankar	India	(1991-01-26)26 January 1991 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2018	₹3.2 crore (US$374,000)
Wicket-keepers
48	Naman Ojha	India	(1983-07-20)20 July 1983 (aged 34)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2018	₹1.4 crore (US$163,000)
777	Rishabh Pant	India	(1997-10-04)4 October 1997 (aged 20)	Left-handed	Right-arm medium	2018	₹8 crore (US$934,082.20)
Bowlers
1	Sandeep Lamichhane	Nepal	(2000-08-02)2 August 2000 (aged 17)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2018	₹20 lakh (US$23,000)	Overseas
3	Junior Dala	South Africa	(1989-12-29)29 December 1989 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2018	NA	Overseas
6	Avesh Khan	India	(1996-12-13)13 December 1996 (aged 21)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2018	₹70 lakh (US$82,000)
11	Mohammed Shami	India	(1990-09-03)3 September 1990 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast-medium	2018	₹3 crore (US$350,000)
13	Harshal Patel	India	(1990-11-23)23 November 1990 (aged 27)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-fast	2018	₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
17	Liam Plunkett	England	(1985-04-06)6 April 1985 (aged 33)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2018	₹2 crore (US$234,000)	Overseas
18	Trent Boult	New Zealand	(1989-07-22)22 July 1989 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	2018	₹2.2 crore (US$257,000)	Overseas
88	Shahbaz Nadeem	India	(1989-08-12)12 August 1989 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Slow left-arm orthodox	2018	₹3.2 crore (US$374,000)
99	Amit Mishra	India	(1982-11-24)24 November 1982 (aged 35)	Right-handed	Right-arm leg break	2018	₹4 crore (US$467,000)
—	Sayan Ghosh	India	(1992-09-16)16 September 1992 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2018	₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
—	Kagiso Rabada	South Africa	(1995-05-25)25 May 1995 (aged 22)	Left-handed	Right-arm fast	2018	₹4.2 crore (US$490,000)	Overseas

Season

League table

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Sunrisers Hyderabad (RU)	14	9	5	0	18	0.284	Advanced to Qualifier 1
2	Chennai Super Kings (C)	14	9	5	0	18	0.253
3	Kolkata Knight Riders (3)	14	8	6	0	16	−0.070	Advanced to the Eliminator
4	Rajasthan Royals (4)	14	7	7	0	14	−0.250
5	Mumbai Indians	14	6	8	0	12	0.317
6	Royal Challengers Bangalore	14	6	8	0	12	0.129
7	Kings XI Punjab	14	6	8	0	12	−0.502
8	Delhi Daredevils	14	5	9	0	10	−0.222

Source: ESPNcricinfo

The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs.

Fixtures

8 April 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Delhi Daredevils 166/7 (20 overs)	v	Kings XI Punjab (H) 167/4 (18.5 overs)
Gautam Gambhir 55 (42) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/28 (4 overs)		K. L. Rahul 51 (16) Daniel Christian 1/12 (2 overs)

Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Rod Tucker (Australia) Player of the match: K. L. Rahul (Kings XI Punjab)

• Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
• Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Kings XI Punjab) became the youngest cricketer to play in the IPL. ^[1]
• K. L. Rahul (Kings XI Punjab) scored the fastest fifty in the IPL. ^[2]

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11 April 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Rajasthan Royals 153/5 (17.5 overs)	v	Delhi Daredevils 60/4 (6 overs)
Ajinkya Rahane 45 (40) Shahbaz Nadeem 2/34 (4 overs)		Rishabh Pant 20 (14) Ben Laughlin 2/20 (2 overs)

Rajasthan Royals won by 10 runs (DLS method) Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Nitin Menon (India) Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)

• Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain during play ended the Rajasthan Royals innings at 17.5 overs and Delhi Daredevils were set a target of 71 runs from 6 overs.

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14 April 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Mumbai Indians 194/7 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Daredevils 195/3 (20 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 53 (32) Daniel Christian 3/35 (3 overs)		Jason Roy 91* (53) Krunal Pandya 2/21 (3 overs)

Delhi Daredevils won by 7 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Nitin Menon (India) Player of the match: Jason Roy (Delhi Daredevils)

• Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.

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16 April 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Kolkata Knight Riders 200/9 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Daredevils 129 (14.2 overs)
Nitish Rana 59 (35) Rahul Tewatia 3/18 (3 overs)		Glenn Maxwell 47 (22) Sunil Narine 3/18 (3 overs)

Kolkata Knight Riders won by 71 runs Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Nand Kishore (India) Player of the match: Nitish Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders)

• Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.

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21 April 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Delhi Daredevils 174/5 (20 overs)	v	Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 176/4 (18 overs)
Rishabh Pant 85 (48) Yuzvendra Chahal 2/22 (3 overs)		AB de Villiers 90* (39) Glenn Maxwell 1/13 (2 overs)

Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) and C. K. Nandan (India) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

• Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

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23 April 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Kings XI Punjab 143/8 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Daredevils (H) 139/8 (20 overs)
Karun Nair 34 (32) Liam Plunkett 3/17 (4 overs)		Shreyas Iyer 57 (45) Ankit Rajpoot 2/23 (4 overs)

Kings XI Punjab won by 4 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: C. K. Nandan (India) and Nand Kishore (India) Player of the match: Ankit Rajpoot (Kings XI Punjab)

• Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
• Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Daredevils) made his T20 debut.

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27 April 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Delhi Daredevils 219/4 (20 overs)	v	Kolkata Knight Riders 164/9 (20 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 93* (40) Andre Russell 1/28 (3 overs)		Andre Russell 44 (30) Glenn Maxwell 2/22 (2 overs)

Delhi Daredevils won by 55 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (india) Player of the match: Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Daredevils)

• Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

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30 April 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Chennai Super Kings 211/4 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Daredevils 198/5 (20 overs)
Shane Watson 78 (40) Glenn Maxwell 1/5 (1 over)		Rishabh Pant 79 (45) K. M. Asif 2/43 (3 overs)

Chennai Super Kings won by 13 runs Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India) Player of the match: Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings)

• Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
• Chennai Super Kings recorded their 100th T20 victory. ^[3]

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2 May 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Delhi Daredevils 196/6 (17.1 overs)	v	Rajasthan Royals 146/5 (12 overs)
Rishabh Pant 69 (29) Jaydev Unadkat 3/46 (4 overs)		Jos Buttler 67 (26) Trent Boult 2/26 (3 overs)

Delhi Daredevils won by 4 runs (DLS method) Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: C. K. Nandan (India) and Virender Sharma (India) Player of the match: Rishabh Pant (Delhi Daredevils)

• Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
• Rain before start of play reduced the match to 18 overs per side.
• Rain during play ended the Delhi Daredevils innings at 17.1 overs and Rajasthan Royals were set a target of 151 runs from 12 overs.

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5 May 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

Delhi Daredevils 163/5 (20 overs)	v	Sunrisers Hyderabad (H) 164/3 (19.5 overs)
Prithvi Shaw 65 (36) Rashid Khan 2/23 (4 overs)		Alex Hales 45 (31) Amit Mishra 2/19 (4 overs)

Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 7 wickets Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad Umpires: C. K. Nandan (India) and Bruce Oxenford (Australia) Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

• Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.

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10 May 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Delhi Daredevils 187/5 (20 overs)	v	Sunrisers Hyderabad 191/1 (18.5 overs)
Rishabh Pant 128* (63) Shakib Al Hasan 2/27 (4 overs)		Shikhar Dhawan 92* (50) Harshal Patel 1/32 (4 overs)

Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 9 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India) Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)

• Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
• Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.

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12 May 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Delhi Daredevils 181/4 (20 overs)	v	Royal Challengers Bangalore 187/5 (19 overs)
Rishabh Pant 61 (34) Yuzvendra Chahal 2/28 (4 overs)		AB de Villiers 72* (37) Trent Boult 2/40 (4 overs)

Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 5 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

• Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
• Sandeep Lamichhane and Abhishek Sharma (both Delhi Daredevils) made their T20 debuts.
• Delhi Daredevils were eliminated as a result of this match.

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18 May 20:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Delhi Daredevils 162/5 (20 overs)	v	Chennai Super Kings 128/6 (20 overs)
Rishabh Pant 38 (26) Lungi Ngidi 2/14 (3 overs)		Ambati Rayudu 50 (29) Trent Boult 2/20 (4 overs)

Delhi Daredevils won by 34 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and Vineet Kulkarni (India) Player of the match: Harshal Patel (Delhi Daredevils)

• Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

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20 May 16:00 (D/N) Scorecard

(H) Delhi Daredevils 174/4 (20 overs)	v	Mumbai Indians 163 (19.3 overs)
Rishabh Pant 64 (44) Krunal Pandya 1/11 (2 overs)		Evin Lewis 48 (31) Amit Mishra 3/19 (4 overs)

Delhi Daredevils won by 11 runs Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and C. K. Nandan (India) Player of the match: Amit Mishra (Delhi Daredevils)

• Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
• Mumbai Indians were eliminated as a result of this match.

Statistics

Most runs

Name	Mat	Runs	HS	Ave	SR
Rishabh Pant	14	684	128*	52.61	173.60
Shreyas Iyer	14	411	93*	37.36	132.58
Prithvi Shaw	9	245	65	27.22	153.12
Vijay Shankar	13	212	54*	53.00	143.24
Glenn Maxwell	12	169	47	14.08	140.83

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

Most wickets

Name	Mat	Wkts	BBI	Ave	Eco
Trent Boult	14	18	2/20	25.88	8.84
Amit Mishra	10	12	3/19	22.00	7.13
Harshal Patel	5	7	3/28	23.85	9.54
Rahul Tewatia	8	6	3/18	28.83	7.86
Sandeep Lamichhane	3	5	3/36	16.40	6.83

• Source: ESPNcricinfo

References

1. "Afghani Mujeeb Ur Rahman Becomes Youngest Cricketer to Play in IPL". news18.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
2. "KL Rahul Scores Fastest Indian T20 League Half-Century". India.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
3. "IPL 2018: CSK join MI in elite list after 100th T20 victory". India Today. Retrieved 1 May 2018.

External links

• IPL team Delhi Daredevils web page on official IPL T20 website - IPLT20.com
• The Official Delhi Daredevils Site