2021 Delhi Capitals season

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Delhi Capitals
2021 season
Coach Ricky Ponting
Captain Rishabh Pant [1]
Tournament performance Qualifier 2 (3rd)
Most runs Shikhar Dhawan (587)
Most wickets Avesh Khan (24)

Delhi Capitals are a Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India. The team competed in the 2021 Indian Premier League. [2] Founded in 2008 as the Delhi Daredevils, the franchise is owned by the GMR Group and the JSW Group. The team's home ground is Arun Jaitley Stadium, located in New Delhi.

Contents

Background

Player retention and transfers

The Delhi Capitals retained 18 players and released seven players. [3]

Retained Players: Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Prithvi Shaw, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Pravin Dubey, Chris Woakes.

Released Players: Harshal Patel, Alex Carey, Keemo Paul, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Lamichhane, Mohit Sharma, Jason Roy, Daniel Sams.

Added Players: Steve Smith, Manimaran Siddharth, Tom Curran, Umesh Yadav, Lukman Meriwala, Vishnu Vinod, Ripal Patel, Sam Billings

Supportive Players : Aniruddha Joshi, Shams Mulani

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedSalaryNotes
Batsmen
3 Ajinkya Rahane Flag of India.svg  India 5 June 1988 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium 20204 crore (US$473,000)
28 Ripal Patel Flag of India.svg  India 28 September 1995 (aged 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 202120 lakh (US$24,000)
41 Shreyas Iyer Flag of India.svg  India 6 December 1994 (aged 26)Right-handed20187 crore (US$830,000)
42 Shikhar Dhawan Flag of India.svg  India 5 December 1985 (aged 35)Left-handedRight-arm off break 20195.2 crore (US$620,000) Vice Captain
49 Steve Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2 June 1989 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm leg-spin 20212.2 crore (US$260,000)Overseas Captain
82 Aniruddha Joshi Flag of India.svg  India 7 November 1987 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm off break 202120 lakh (US$24,000)Short-term replacement for Shreyas Iyer [4]
100 Prithvi Shaw Flag of India.svg  India 9 November 1999 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm off break 20181.2 crore (US$140,000)
189 Shimron Hetmyer Flag of Guyana.svg  Guyana 26 December 1996 (aged 24)Left-handedRight-arm leg break 20207.75 crore (US$920,000)Overseas
All-rounders
16 Lalit Yadav Flag of India.svg  India 3 January 1997 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break 202020 lakh (US$24,000)
19 Chris Woakes Flag of England.svg  England 2 March 1989 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 20201.5 crore (US$180,000)Overseas; Pulled out due to bubble fatigue
20 Axar Patel Flag of India.svg  India 20 January 1994 (aged 27)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox 20195 crore (US$590,000)
21 Marcus Stoinis Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16 August 1989 (aged 31)Right-handedRight-arm medium 20204.8 crore (US$570,000)Overseas; Calf Injury
59 Tom Curran Flag of England.svg  England 12 March 1995 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 20215.25 crore (US$620,000)Overseas
Shams Mulani Flag of India.svg  India 13 March 1997 (aged 24)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox 202120 lakh (US$24,000)Short-term replacement for Axar Patel [5]
Wicket-keepers
4 Vishnu Vinod Flag of India.svg  India 2 December 1993 (aged 27)Right-handed202120 lakh (US$24,000)
7 Sam Billings Flag of England.svg  England 15 June 1991 (aged 29)Right-handed20212 crore (US$240,000)Overseas
17 Rishabh Pant Flag of India.svg  India 4 October 1997 (aged 23)Left-handed201815 crore (US$1.8 million)
Spin Bowlers
23 Ravichandran Ashwin Flag of India.svg  India 17 September 1986 (aged 34)Right-handedRight-arm off break 20207.6 crore (US$900,000)
46 Pravin Dubey Flag of India.svg  India 1 July 1993 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 202020 lakh (US$24,000)
99 Amit Mishra Flag of India.svg  India 24 November 1982 (aged 38)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 20184 crore (US$470,000)
30 Manimaran Siddharth Flag of India.svg  India 3 July 1998 (aged 22)Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox 202120 lakh (US$24,000)
Pace Bowlers
02 Anrich Nortje Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 16 November 1993 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast 202050 lakh (US$59,000)Overseas
6 Avesh Khan Flag of India.svg  India 13 December 1996 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 201870 lakh (US$83,000)
10 Umesh Yadav Flag of India.svg  India 25 October 1987 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm fast 20211 crore (US$120,000)
18 Lukman Meriwala Flag of India.svg  India 11 December 1991 (aged 29)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 202120 lakh (US$24,000)
25 Kagiso Rabada Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 25 May 1995 (aged 25)Left-handedRight-arm fast 20184.2 crore (US$500,000)Overseas
97 Ishant Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 2 September 1988 (aged 32)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 20201.1 crore (US$130,000)
N/A Kulwant Khejroliya Flag of India.svg  India 13 March 1992 (aged 29)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 202120 lakh (US$24,000)
N/A Ben Dwarshuis Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 23 June 1994 (aged 26)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 202130 lakh (US$35,000)Overseas
Source:DC Players

Administration and support staff

PositionName
OwnerKiran Kumar Grandhi (GMR Group), Parth Jindal (JSW Group)
CEOVinod Bisht
Team managerSiddharth Bhasin
Head coach Ricky Ponting
Batting coach Pravin Amre
Bowling coach James Hopes
Fielding coach Mohammad Kaif
Assistant coach Ajay Ratra
PhysiotherapistPatrick Farhart
Strength and conditioning coachRajinikanth Sivagnanam
Team doctorDr. Rizwan Khan
Source:DC Staff

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Teams and standings

Results by match

Round1234567891011121314
ResultWLWWWLWWWWLWWL
Position14222321112211
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Delhi Capitals (3rd)141040200.481Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Chennai Super Kings (C)14950180.455
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th)1495018−0.140Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (R)14770140.587
5 Mumbai Indians 14770140.116
6 Punjab Kings 1468012−0.001
7 Rajasthan Royals 1459010−0.993
8 Sunrisers Hyderabad 1431106−0.545
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.

League stage

The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021. [6]

Matches

Match 2
10 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
188/7 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
190/3 (18.4 overs)
Suresh Raina 54 (36)
Chris Woakes 2/18 (3 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 85 (54)
Shardul Thakur 2/53 (3.4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 7
15 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
147/8 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
150/7 (19.4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 51 (32)
Jaydev Unadkat 3/15 (4 overs)
David Miller 62 (43)
Avesh Khan 3/32 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Jaydev Unadkat (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 11
18 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
195/4 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
198/4 (18.2 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 69 (36)
Lukman Meriwala 1/32 (3 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 92 (49)
Jhye Richardson 2/41 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 13
20 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
137/9 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
138/4 (19.1 overs)
Rohit Sharma 44 (30)
Amit Mishra 4/24 (4 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 45 (42)
Kieron Pollard 1/9 (1.1 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Amit Mishra (Delhi Capitals)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 20
25 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
159/4 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
159/7 (20 overs)
Prithvi Shaw 53 (39)
Siddarth Kaul 2/31 (4 overs)
Kane Williamson 66* (51)
Avesh Khan 3/34 (4 overs)
Match tied
(Delhi Capitals won the Super Over)

M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Player of the match: Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Super Over: Sunrisers Hyderabad 7/0 (1 over), Delhi Capitals 8/0 (1 over)

Match 22
27 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
171/5 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
170/4 (20 overs)
AB de Villiers 75* (42)
Avesh Khan 1/24 (4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 58* (48)
Harshal Patel 2/37 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 1 run
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
  • AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the sixth player, and the second overseas one, to score 5,000 runs in the IPL. [7]

Match 25
29 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
154/6 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
156/3 (16.3 overs)
Andre Russell 45* (27)
Lalit Yadav 2/13 (3 overs)
Prithvi Shaw 82 (41)
Pat Cummins 3/24 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Anil Chaudhary (Ind)
Player of the match: Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 29
2 May 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
166/6 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
167/3 (17.4 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 99* (58)
Kagiso Rabada 3/36 (4 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 69* (47)
Harpreet Brar 1/19 (3 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Anil Dandekar (Ind)
Player of the match: Mayank Agarwal (Punjab Kings)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 33
22 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad
134/9 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
139/2 (17.5 overs)
Abdul Samad 28 (21)
Kagiso Rabada 3/37 (4 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 47* (41)
Rashid Khan 1/26 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 8 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Anrich Nortje (Delhi Capitals)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.

Match 36
25 September 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
154/6 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
121/6 (20 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 43 (32)
Mustafizur Rahman 2/22 (4 overs)
Sanju Samson 70* (53)
Anrich Nortje 2/18 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 33 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Ulhas Gandhe (Ind)
Player of the match: Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Capitals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 41
28 September 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
127/9 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
130/7 (18.2 overs)
Steve Smith 39 (34)
Lockie Ferguson 2/10 (2 overs)
Nitish Rana 36* (27)
Avesh Khan 3/13 (3 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Match 46
2 October 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
129/8 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
132/6 (19.1 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 33 (26)
Avesh Khan 3/15 (4 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 33* (33)
Krunal Pandya 1/18 (2.1 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 4 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 50
4 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
136/5 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
139/7 (19.4 overs)
Ambati Rayudu 55* (55)
Axar Patel 2/18 (4 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 39 (35)
Shardul Thakur 2/13 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 3 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 56
8 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
164/5 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
166/3 (20 overs)
Prithvi Shaw 48 (31)
Mohammed Siraj 2/25 (4 overs)
K. S. Bharat 78* (52)
Anrich Nortje 2/24 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: K. S. Bharat (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chennai Super Kings advanced to Qualifier 1 having a better net run rate than the Royal Challengers Bangalore. [8]

Playoffs

Qualifier 1

10 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
172/5 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
173/6 (19.4 overs)
Prithvi Shaw 60 (34)
Josh Hazlewood 2/29 (4 overs)
Ruturaj Gaikwad 70 (50)
Tom Curran 3/29 (3.4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 4 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

Qualifier 2

13 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
135/5 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
136/7 (19.5 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 36 (39)
Varun Chakaravarthy 2/26 (4 overs)
Venkatesh Iyer 55 (41)
Kagiso Rabada 2/23 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Most runs

No.NameMatchesInnsNORunsHSAve.BFSR100s50s0s4s6s
1 Shikhar Dhawan 161615879239.13471124.620306316
2 Prithvi Shaw 151504798231.93301159.130405618
3 Rishabh Pant 1616441958* 34.91326128.520304210
4 Shimron Hetmyer 1413624253* 34.57144168.050101912
5 Shreyas Iyer 88317547*35.00171102.3300075

Most wickets

No.NameMatchesInnsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIAve.Econ.SR4W5W
1 Avesh Khan 161661.00450243/1318.757.3715.2500
2 Axar Patel 121246.00306153/2120.406.6518.4000
3 Kagiso Rabada 151556.01456153/3630.408.1422.4000
4 Anrich Nortje 8830.21187122/1215.586.1615.1600
5 Ravichandran Ashwin 131344.4033172/2747.287.4138.2800

Awards and achievements

Man of the Match

No.DatePlayerOpponentResultContributionRef.
110 April 2021 Shikhar Dhawan Chennai Super Kings Won by 7 wickets85 (54) [11]
218 April 2021Shikhar Dhawan Punjab Kings Won by 6 wickets92 (49) [12]
320 April 2021 Amit Mishra Mumbai Indians Won by 6 wickets4/24 (4 overs) [13]
425 April 2021 Prithvi Shaw Sunrisers Hyderabad Match tied (Won the super over)53 (39) [14]
529 April 2021Prithvi Shaw Kolkata Knight Riders Won by 7 wickets82 (41) [15]
622 September 2021 Anrich Nortje Sunrisers Hyderabad Won by 8 wickets2/12 (4 overs) [16]
725 September 2021 Shreyas Iyer Rajasthan Royals Won by 33 runs43 (32) [17]
82 October 2021 Axar Patel Mumbai Indians Won by 4 wickets3/21 (4 overs) [18]
94 October 2021Axar Patel Chennai Super Kings Won by 3 wickets2/18 (4 overs) [19]

References

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