2022 Delhi Capitals season

Delhi Capitals

2022 season
Coach	Ricky Ponting
Captain	Rishabh Pant [1]
Ground(s)	Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Most runs	David Warner (432)
Most wickets	Kuldeep Yadav (21)
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Delhi Capitals are a Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India. The team competed in the 2022 edition of the Indian Premier League. 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. They were one of the ten teams to compete in the 2022 Indian Premier League. ^{[2] [3]}

Background

Delhi Capitals retained four players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction. ^[4]

Retained Players

Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje

Released

Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Pravin Dubey, Chris Woakes, Steve Smith, Manimaran Siddharth, Tom Curran, Umesh Yadav, Lukman Meriwala, Vishnu Vinod, Ripal Patel, Sam Billings

Acquired at the auction

David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Ashwin Hebbar, Sarfaraz Khan, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, KS Bharat, Mandeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Rovman Powell, Pravin Dubey, Lungi Ngidi, Tim Seifert, Vicky Ostwal.

Squad

• Players with international caps are listed in bold.
• Squad strength: 24 (17 - Indian, 7 - overseas)
• Ages correct as of 27 March 2022.

No.	Name	Nationality	Birth date	Batting style	Bowling style	Year signed	Salary	Notes
Captain
17	Rishabh Pant	India	(1997-10-04)4 October 1997 (aged 24)	Left-handed		2016	₹16 crore (US$1.9 million)
Batters
18	Mandeep Singh	India	(1991-12-18)18 December 1991 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022	₹1.1 crore (US$130,000)
28	Ripal Patel	India	(1995-09-28)28 September 1995 (aged 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm Medium	2021	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
31	David Warner	Australia	(1986-10-27)27 October 1986 (aged 35)	Left-handed	Right-arm leg break	2022	₹6.25 crore (US$740,000)	Overseas
52	Rovman Powell	West Indies	(1993-07-23)23 July 1993 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast medium	2022	₹2.8 crore (US$330,000)	Overseas
97	Sarfaraz Khan	India	(1997-10-22)22 October 1997 (aged 24)	Right-handed	leg break	2022	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
100	Prithvi Shaw	India	(1999-11-09)9 November 1999 (aged 22)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2018	₹7.5 crore (US$890,000)
	Yash Dhull	India	(2002-11-11)11 November 2002 (aged 19)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2022	₹50 lakh (US$59,000)
All-Rounders
8	Mitchell Marsh	Australia	(1991-10-20)20 October 1991 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022	₹6 crore (US$710,000)	Overseas
16	Lalit Yadav	India	(1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right-arm off break	2021	₹65 lakh (US$77,000)
20	Axar Patel	India	(1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 28)	Left-handed	Left-arm orthodox	2019	₹9 crore (US$1.1 million)
	Ashwin Hebbar	India	(1995-11-15)15 November 1995 (aged 26)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium	2022	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
Wicket-Keepers
15	K. S. Bharat	India	(1993-10-03)3 October 1993 (aged 28)	Right-handed	–	2022
43	Tim Seifert	New Zealand	(1994-12-14)14 December 1994 (aged 27)	Right-handed		2022	₹50 lakh (US$59,000)	Overseas
Pace Bowlers
2	Anrich Nortje	South Africa	(1993-11-16)16 November 1993 (aged 28)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2020	₹6.5 crore (US$770,000)	Overseas
5	Kamlesh Nagarkoti	India	(1998-05-04)4 May 1998 (aged 23)	Right-handed	Right-arm fast	2022	₹1 crore (US$120,000)
54	Shardul Thakur	India	(1991-10-16)16 October 1991 (aged 30)	Right-handed	Right-arm medium-pace	2022	₹10.75 crore (US$1.3 million)
55	Chetan Sakariya	India	(1998-02-28)28 February 1998 (aged 24)	Left-handed	Left arm Medium-fast	2022	₹1.2 crore (US$140,000)
71	Khaleel Ahmed	India	(1997-12-05)5 December 1997 (aged 24)	Right-handed	Left-arm Fast-Medium	2022	₹5.25 crore (US$620,000)
90	Mustafizur Rahman	Bangladesh	(1995-09-06)6 September 1995 (aged 26)	Left-handed	Left-arm fast-medium	2022	₹2 crore (US$240,000)	Overseas
	Lungi Ngidi	South Africa	(1996-03-29)29 March 1996 (aged 25)	Right-handed	Right arm Fast-medium	2022	₹50 lakh (US$59,000)	Overseas
Spin Bowlers
23	Kuldeep Yadav	India	(1994-12-14)14 December 1994 (aged 27)	Left-handed	Slow left-arm wrist spin	2022	₹2 crore (US$240,000)
46	Praveen Dubey	India	(1993-07-01)1 July 1993 (aged 28)	Right-handed	leg break googly	2020	₹50 lakh (US$59,000)
	Vicky Ostwal	India	(2002-09-01)1 September 2002 (aged 19)	Right-Handed	Left-arm orthodox	2022	₹20 lakh (US$24,000)
Source:DC squad

Administration and support staff

Position	Name
Team manager	Siddharth Bhasin
Head coach	Ricky Ponting
Assistant coach	Ajit Agarkar, Shane Watson
Batting coach	Pravin Amre
Bowling coach	James Hopes
Fielding coach	Biju George
Source:DC Staff

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Kit manufacturer Shirt sponsor (chest) Shirt sponsor (back) Chest branding Wrogn JSW Octa APL Apollo Source :

T20 uniform

Teams and standings

Points table

Pos	Grp	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR	Qualification
1	B	Gujarat Titans (C)	14	10	4	0	20	0.316	Advanced to Qualifier 1
2	A	Rajasthan Royals (R)	14	9	5	0	18	0.298
3	A	Lucknow Super Giants (4th)	14	9	5	0	18	0.251	Advanced to Eliminator
4	B	Royal Challengers Bangalore (3rd)	14	8	6	0	16	−0.253
5	A	Delhi Capitals	14	7	7	0	14	0.204
6	B	Punjab Kings	14	7	7	0	14	0.126
7	A	Kolkata Knight Riders	14	6	8	0	12	0.146
8	B	Sunrisers Hyderabad	14	6	8	0	12	−0.379
9	B	Chennai Super Kings	14	4	10	0	8	−0.203
10	A	Mumbai Indians	14	4	10	0	8	−0.506

Source: IPLT20.com
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up

The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.

Group fixtures

Match 2 27 March 2022 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Mumbai Indians 177/5 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Capitals 179/6 (18.2 overs)
Ishan Kishan 81* (48) Kuldeep Yadav 3/18 (4 overs)		Lalit Yadav 48* (38) Basil Thampi 3/35 (4 overs)

Delhi Capitals won by 4 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Kuldeep Yadav (Delhi Capitals)

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 10 2 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Gujarat Titans 171/6 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Capitals 157/9 (20 overs)
Shubman Gill 84 (46) Mustafizur Rahman 3/23 (4 overs)		Rishabh Pant 43 (29) Lockie Ferguson 4/28 (4 overs)

Gujarat Titans won by 14 runs MCA International Stadium, Pune Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) Player of the match: Lockie Ferguson (Gujarat Titans)

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 15 7 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Delhi Capitals 149/3 (20 overs)	v	Lucknow Super Giants 155/4 (19.4 overs)
Prithvi Shaw 61 (34) Ravi Bishnoi 2/22 (4 overs)		Quinton de Kock 80 (52) Kuldeep Yadav 2/31 (3.4 overs)

Lucknow Super Giants won by 6 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: Tapan Sharma (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (Lukhnow Super Giants)

• Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 19 10 April 2022 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Delhi Capitals 215/5 (20 overs)	v	Kolkata Knight Riders 171 (19.4 overs)
David Warner 61 (45) Sunil Narine 2/21 (4 overs)		Shreyas Iyer 54 (33) Kuldeep Yadav 4/35 (4 overs)

Delhi Capitals won by 44 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) Player of the match: Kuldeep Yadav (Delhi Capitals)

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

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Match 27 16 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Royal Challengers Bangalore 189/5 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Capitals 173/7 (20 overs)
Dinesh Karthik 66* (34) Shardul Thakur 1/27 (4 overs)		David Warner 66 (38) Josh Hazlewood 3/28 (4 overs)

Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 16 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Chirra Ravikanthreddy (Ind) Player of the match: Dinesh Karthik (Royal Challengers Bangalore)

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 32 20 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Punjab Kings 115 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Capitals 119/1 (10.3 overs)
Jitesh Sharma 32 (23) Axar Patel 2/10 (4 overs)		David Warner 60* (30) Rahul Chahar 1/21 (2.3 overs)

Delhi Capitals won by 9 wickets Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Tapan Sharma (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Kuldeep Yadav (Delhi Capitals)

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was originally scheduled to take place at the MCA International Stadium in Pune, but it was relocated to the Brabourne Stadium after a number of COVID-19 cases in the Delhi camp. ^[5]

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Match 34 22 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Rajasthan Royals 222/2 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Capitals 207/8 (20 overs)
Jos Buttler 116 (65) Mustafizur Rahman 1/43 (4 overs)		Rishabh Pant 44 (24) Prasidh Krishna 3/22 (4 overs)

Rajasthan Royals won by 15 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Nikhil Patwardhan (Ind) Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals)

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
• The match was originally scheduled to take place at the MCA International Stadium in Pune, but it was relocated to the Wankhede Stadium after a number of COVID-19 cases in the Delhi camp. ^[6]
• Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) became the second player to score consecutive hundreds in the IPL, after Shikhar Dhawan. Buttler also became the second player after Virat Kohli to score three or more centuries in a single IPL season. ^[7]

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Match 41 28 April 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Kolkata Knight Riders 146/9 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Capitals 150/6 (19 overs)
Nitish Rana 57 (34) Kuldeep Yadav 4/14 (3 overs)		David Warner 42 (26) Umesh Yadav 3/24 (4 overs)

Delhi Capitals won by 4 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Pashchim Pathak (Ind) Player of the match: Kuldeep Yadav (Delhi Capitals)

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
• Harshit Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.

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Match 45 1 May 2022 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard

Lucknow Super Giants 195/3 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Capitals 189/7 (20 overs)
KL Rahul 77 (51) Shardul Thakur 3/40 (4 overs)		Rishabh Pant 44 (30) Mohsin Khan 4/16 (4 overs)

Lucknow Super Giants won by 6 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Chirra Ravikanthreddy (Ind) Player of the match: Mohsin Khan (Lucknow Super Giants)

• Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

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Match 50 5 May 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Delhi Capitals 207/3 (20 overs)	v	Sunrisers Hyderabad 186/8 (20 overs)
David Warner 92* (58) Bhuvneshwar Kumar 1/25 (4 overs)		Nicholas Pooran 62 (34) Khaleel Ahmed 3/30 (4 overs)

Delhi Capitals won by 21 runs Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Nikhil Patwardhan (Ind) and Navdeep Singh (Ind) Player of the match: David Warner (Delhi Capitals)

• Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 55 8 May 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Chennai Super Kings 208/6 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Capitals 117 (17.4 overs)
Devon Conway 87 (49) Anrich Nortje 3/42 (4 overs)		Mitchell Marsh 25 (20) Moeen Ali 3/13 (4 overs)

Chennai Super Kings won by 91 runs DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Rohan Pandit (Ind) Player of the match: Devon Conway (Chennai Super Kings)

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 58 11 May 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Rajasthan Royals 160/6 (20 overs)	v	Delhi Capitals 161/2 (18.1 overs)
Ravichandran Ashwin 50 (38) Chetan Sakariya 2/23 (4 overs)		Mitchell Marsh 89 (62) Trent Boult 1/32 (4 overs)

Delhi Capitals won by 8 wickets DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Nikhil Patwardhan (Ind) Player of the match: Mitchell Marsh (Delhi Capitals)

• Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 64 16 May 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Delhi Capitals 159/7 (20 overs)	v	Punjab Kings 142/9 (20 overs)
Mitchell Marsh 63 (48) Liam Livingstone 3/27 (4 overs)		Jitesh Sharma 44 (34) Shardul Thakur 4/36 (4 overs)

Delhi Capitals won by 17 runs DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai Umpires: Sadashiv Iyer (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match: Shardul Thakur (Delhi Capitals)

• Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.

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Match 69 21 May 2022 19:30 (N) Scorecard

Delhi Capitals 159/7 (20 overs)	v	Mumbai Indians 160/5 (19.1 overs)
Rovman Powell 43 (34) Jasprit Bumrah 3/25 (4 overs)		Ishan Kishan 48 (35) Shardul Thakur 2/32 (3 overs)

Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Tapan Sharma (Ind) Player of the match: Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians)

• Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
• Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs and Delhi Capitals were eliminated as a result of this match. ^[8]

References

1. "Delhi Capitals Squad - IPL 2022". ESPNcricinfo. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
2. "IPL to become 10 team tournament from 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
3. "IPL 2022: CONFIRMED! Two new IPL teams will be announced on THIS date". Zee News. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
4. "VIVO IPL 2022 Player Retention". IPLT20.com. Indian Premier League. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
5. "Delhi Capitals - Punjab Kings game moved to Brabourne Stadium". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
6. "Capitals-Royals clash moved from Pune to Wankhede Stadium". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
7. "Tendulkar leads as cricket fraternity reserve massive praise for Buttler". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
8. "RCB sneak into playoffs after Tim David, Jasprit Bumrah knock Delhi Capitals out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2022.

External links

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