2021 season | |||
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Coach | Ricky Ponting | ||
Captain | Rishabh Pant [1] | ||
Tournament performance | Qualifier 2 (3rd) | ||
Most runs | Shikhar Dhawan (587) | ||
Most wickets | Avesh Khan (24) | ||
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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.
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
No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||||
3 | Ajinkya Rahane | ![]() | 5 June 1988 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2020 | ₹4 crore (US$473,000) | |
28 | Ripal Patel | ![]() | 28 September 1995 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
41 | Shreyas Iyer | ![]() | 6 December 1994 (aged 26) | Right-handed | 2018 | ₹7 crore (US$830,000) | ||
42 | Shikhar Dhawan | ![]() | 5 December 1985 (aged 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹5.2 crore (US$620,000) | Vice Captain |
49 | Steve Smith | ![]() | 2 June 1989 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg-spin | 2021 | ₹2.2 crore (US$260,000) | Overseas Captain |
82 | Aniruddha Joshi | ![]() | 7 November 1987 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Short-term replacement for Shreyas Iyer [4] |
100 | Prithvi Shaw | ![]() | 9 November 1999 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹1.2 crore (US$140,000) | |
189 | Shimron Hetmyer | ![]() | 26 December 1996 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹7.75 crore (US$920,000) | Overseas |
All-rounders | ||||||||
16 | Lalit Yadav | ![]() | 3 January 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
19 | Chris Woakes | ![]() | 2 March 1989 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas; Pulled out due to bubble fatigue |
20 | Axar Patel | ![]() | 20 January 1994 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2019 | ₹5 crore (US$590,000) | |
21 | Marcus Stoinis | ![]() | 16 August 1989 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2020 | ₹4.8 crore (US$570,000) | Overseas; Calf Injury |
59 | Tom Curran | ![]() | 12 March 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹5.25 crore (US$620,000) | Overseas |
— | Shams Mulani | ![]() | 13 March 1997 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Short-term replacement for Axar Patel [5] |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
4 | Vishnu Vinod | ![]() | 2 December 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | ||
7 | Sam Billings | ![]() | 15 June 1991 (aged 29) | Right-handed | 2021 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Overseas | |
17 | Rishabh Pant | ![]() | 4 October 1997 (aged 23) | Left-handed | 2018 | ₹15 crore (US$1.8 million) | ||
Spin Bowlers | ||||||||
23 | Ravichandran Ashwin | ![]() | 17 September 1986 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | ₹7.6 crore (US$900,000) | |
46 | Pravin Dubey | ![]() | 1 July 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
99 | Amit Mishra | ![]() | 24 November 1982 (aged 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹4 crore (US$470,000) | |
30 | Manimaran Siddharth | ![]() | 3 July 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
Pace Bowlers | ||||||||
02 | Anrich Nortje | ![]() | 16 November 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2020 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Overseas |
6 | Avesh Khan | ![]() | 13 December 1996 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹70 lakh (US$83,000) | |
10 | Umesh Yadav | ![]() | 25 October 1987 (aged 33) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2021 | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | |
18 | Lukman Meriwala | ![]() | 11 December 1991 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
25 | Kagiso Rabada | ![]() | 25 May 1995 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹4.2 crore (US$500,000) | Overseas |
97 | Ishant Sharma | ![]() | 2 September 1988 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹1.1 crore (US$130,000) | |
N/A | Kulwant Khejroliya | ![]() | 13 March 1992 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
N/A | Ben Dwarshuis | ![]() | 23 June 1994 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2021 | ₹30 lakh (US$35,000) | Overseas |
Source:DC Players |
Position | Name |
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Owner | Kiran Kumar Grandhi (GMR Group), Parth Jindal (JSW Group) |
CEO | Vinod Bisht |
Team manager | Siddharth Bhasin |
Head coach | Ricky Ponting |
Batting coach | Pravin Amre |
Bowling coach | James Hopes |
Fielding coach | Mohammad Kaif |
Assistant coach | Ajay Ratra |
Physiotherapist | Patrick Farhart |
Strength and conditioning coach | Rajinikanth Sivagnanam |
Team doctor | Dr. Rizwan Khan |
Source:DC Staff |
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Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
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1 | Delhi Capitals (3rd) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.481 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
2 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.455 | |
3 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | −0.140 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (R) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.587 | |
5 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.116 | |
6 | Punjab Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.001 | |
7 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.993 | |
8 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 6 | −0.545 |
The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021. [6]
Chennai Super Kings 188/7 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 190/3 (18.4 overs) |
Delhi Capitals 147/8 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 150/7 (19.4 overs) |
Punjab Kings 195/4 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 198/4 (18.2 overs) |
Mumbai Indians 137/9 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 138/4 (19.1 overs) |
Delhi Capitals 159/4 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 159/7 (20 overs) |
Royal Challengers Bangalore 171/5 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 170/4 (20 overs) |
Kolkata Knight Riders 154/6 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 156/3 (16.3 overs) |
Punjab Kings 166/6 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 167/3 (17.4 overs) |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 134/9 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 139/2 (17.5 overs) |
Delhi Capitals 154/6 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 121/6 (20 overs) |
Delhi Capitals 127/9 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 130/7 (18.2 overs) |
Mumbai Indians 129/8 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 132/6 (19.1 overs) |
Chennai Super Kings 136/5 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 139/7 (19.4 overs) |
Delhi Capitals 164/5 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 166/3 (20 overs) |
Delhi Capitals 172/5 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 173/6 (19.4 overs) |
Delhi Capitals 135/5 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 136/7 (19.5 overs) |
No. | Name | Matches | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s |
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1 | Shikhar Dhawan | 16 | 16 | 1 | 587 | 92 | 39.13 | 471 | 124.62 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 63 | 16 |
2 | Prithvi Shaw | 15 | 15 | 0 | 479 | 82 | 31.93 | 301 | 159.13 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 56 | 18 |
3 | Rishabh Pant | 16 | 16 | 4 | 419 | 58* | 34.91 | 326 | 128.52 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 42 | 10 |
4 | Shimron Hetmyer | 14 | 13 | 6 | 242 | 53* | 34.57 | 144 | 168.05 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 12 |
5 | Shreyas Iyer | 8 | 8 | 3 | 175 | 47* | 35.00 | 171 | 102.33 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 5 |
No. | Name | Matches | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
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1 | Avesh Khan | 16 | 16 | 61.0 | 0 | 450 | 24 | 3/13 | 18.75 | 7.37 | 15.25 | 0 | 0 |
2 | Axar Patel | 12 | 12 | 46.0 | 0 | 306 | 15 | 3/21 | 20.40 | 6.65 | 18.40 | 0 | 0 |
3 | Kagiso Rabada | 15 | 15 | 56.0 | 1 | 456 | 15 | 3/36 | 30.40 | 8.14 | 22.40 | 0 | 0 |
4 | Anrich Nortje | 8 | 8 | 30.2 | 1 | 187 | 12 | 2/12 | 15.58 | 6.16 | 15.16 | 0 | 0 |
5 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 13 | 13 | 44.4 | 0 | 331 | 7 | 2/27 | 47.28 | 7.41 | 38.28 | 0 | 0 |
No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
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1 | 10 April 2021 | Shikhar Dhawan | Chennai Super Kings | Won by 7 wickets | 85 (54) | [11] |
2 | 18 April 2021 | Shikhar Dhawan | Punjab Kings | Won by 6 wickets | 92 (49) | [12] |
3 | 20 April 2021 | Amit Mishra | Mumbai Indians | Won by 6 wickets | 4/24 (4 overs) | [13] |
4 | 25 April 2021 | Prithvi Shaw | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Match tied (Won the super over) | 53 (39) | [14] |
5 | 29 April 2021 | Prithvi Shaw | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 7 wickets | 82 (41) | [15] |
6 | 22 September 2021 | Anrich Nortje | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Won by 8 wickets | 2/12 (4 overs) | [16] |
7 | 25 September 2021 | Shreyas Iyer | Rajasthan Royals | Won by 33 runs | 43 (32) | [17] |
8 | 2 October 2021 | Axar Patel | Mumbai Indians | Won by 4 wickets | 3/21 (4 overs) | [18] |
9 | 4 October 2021 | Axar Patel | Chennai Super Kings | Won by 3 wickets | 2/18 (4 overs) | [19] |