Delhi Capitals are a professional franchise cricket team based in Delhi that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is jointly owned by the GMR Group and the JSW Sports. The team's home ground is Arun Jaitley Stadium,located in New Delhi. The team is captained by KL Rahul and coached by Hemang Badani. The Capitals appeared in their first IPL final in 2020 against Mumbai Indians under former captain Shreyas Iyer.
Rajasthan Royals are a professional franchise cricket team based in Jaipur,Rajasthan,that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008 as one of the initial eight IPL franchises,the team is owned by Manoj Badale and The Royals Sports Group. The Royals team is based at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur. It plays its home matches at Sawai Mansingh Stadium and at ACA Stadium,Guwahati. The Royals are known to unearth obscure and high potential talent.
Mumbai Indians are a professional franchise cricket team based in Mumbai,Maharashtra,that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Founded in 2008,the team is owned by India's biggest conglomerate,Reliance Industries,through its 100% subsidiary Indiawin Sports. Since its establishment,the team has played home matches at the 33,108-capacity Wankhede Stadium.
Punjab Kings (PBKS),formerly Kings XI Punjab (KXIP),is a professional franchise cricket team based in Mullanpur,Mohali,Punjab,that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is jointly owned by Mohit Burman,Ness Wadia,Preity Zinta and Karan Paul. The team plays its home matches at the Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium,although since the 2010 season,they have played some matches at the Dharamsala and Indore. Apart from the 2014 season when they topped the league table and finished runners-up,the team has made only one other playoff appearance.
Unmukt Chand is a former Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed top order batsman who currently plays for the Los Angeles Knight Riders in Major League Cricket,and the Melbourne Renegades in Australia's Big Bash League. He has played for Delhi and Uttarakhand in Indian domestic cricket tournaments,the Mumbai Indians &the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League,and the India Under-19 cricket team,who he captained to victory in the 2012 U-19 Cricket World Cup. In August 2021,Chand announced his retirement from playing cricket in India.
Sunrisers Hyderabad are a professional franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad,Telangana,India,that plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by Kalanithi Maran of the SUN Group and was founded in 2012 after the Hyderabad-based Deccan Chargers were terminated by the IPL. The team is currently coached by Daniel Vettori and captained by Pat Cummins. Their primary home ground is the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad,which has a capacity of 39,000.
Akshar Rajeshbhai Patel,also spelled as Axar Patel,is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team in all formats of the game as a All-rounder. He also plays for Gujarat in domestic cricket and for the Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. He is a left-handed batter and slow left-arm orthodox bowler. He was an integral part of the Indian squad which won the 2024 T20 World Cup.
Ricky Bhui is an Indian cricketer. He is a right-handed batsman and occasional leg spinner. Bhui scored an unbeaten hundred on his List A debut and also scored an unbeaten hundred on his Twenty20 debut. He currently plays for Andhra in domestic cricket and Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League. In December 2015 he was named in India's squad for the 2016 Under-19 Cricket World Cup and is the youngest player to feature in the tournament so far. Bhui has also captained the India u17 side for a Triangular series. In January 2018,he was bought by the Sunrisers Hyderabad in the 2018 IPL auction. He studied at Visakha Valley School in Visakhapatnam after graduation in 2020. The only player from the Andhra Pradesh Ranji team to make the cut for IPL 2018.
Shardul Narendra Thakur is an Indian international cricketer who plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and has previously appeared for several Indian Premier League teams. He is a bowler who bats right-handed and bowls right arm medium pace. He was a part of the Indian squad which won the 2018 Asia Cup and the 2023 Asia Cup.
Shreyas Santosh Iyer is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team as a right-handed batter. Currently,he is bought by Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.He has played in all formats for the Indian cricket team. Iyer scored a century in his debut test match and a half-century in the second innings against New Zealand in November 2021,thus becoming the first Indian player to achieve the milestone. Iyer plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and captained the Kolkata Knight Riders in the Indian Premier League from 2022 to 2024. He played for the India Under-19 cricket team at the 2014 Under-19 Cricket World Cup. He was named in the India Squad for 2023 Cricket World Cup,and scored a century against New Zealand in the semi-finals. He was a part of the Indian squad that won the 2023 Asia Cup. He won his first IPL title as captain in the 2024 Indian Premier League,becoming the 5th Indian player to lead a team to the IPL title victory.
Sarfaraz Naushad Khan is an Indian international cricketer who represents the Indian national cricket team in Test cricket. He plays for Mumbai in domestic cricket and has also represented Delhi Capitals,Punjab Kings,and Royal Challengers Bangalore in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Sarfaraz represented India in the ICC Under-19 Cricket World Cup in 2014 and 2016. He is an aggressive right-handed batter,a part-time spinner,and an occasional wicket-keeper.
Ishan Kishan is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian national cricket team as a wicket-keeper batsman. He made his international debut in March 2021 against England. He plays for Jharkhand in domestic cricket. In the Indian Premier League (IPL) he plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Rishabh Rajendra Pant is an Indian international cricketer who plays for the Indian cricket team as a wicket-keeper batter. He plays for Lucknow Super Giants in the Indian Premier League. Having played all formats for India,he is best known for his consistency to score runs in Test cricket. Pant plays for Delhi in domestic cricket.
Rovman Powell is a Jamaican cricketer who plays for the West Indies cricket team and is its current captain in Twenty20 Internationals. In December 2018,he captained the West Indies for the first time in a One Day International (ODI) match against Bangladesh. Domestically,he has played for Jamaica,the Combined Campuses and Colleges,and the Jamaica Tallawahs.
Vishnu Vinod is an Indian cricketer who plays for Kerala in domestic cricket. He is a right-handed wicket-keeper-batter and occasional medium pacer.
Ishan Porel is an Indian cricketer. He made his List A debut for Bengal in the 2016–17 Vijay Hazare Trophy on 25 February 2017. He made his first-class debut for Bengal in the 2017–18 Ranji Trophy on 9 November 2017. He played for Punjab Kings in the Indian Premier League.
The 2020 season was the 13th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Kings XI Punjab. They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2020 Indian Premier League. The Kings XI Punjab's catchment areas are Kashmir,Jammu,Himachal Pradesh,Punjab and Haryana—evident from the letter sequence "K J H P H" in the banner of the team's logo. Kings XI Punjab finished the tournament in 6th position with 6 wins and 8 losses,failing to qualify for the playoffs.
The 2020 Indian Premier League final was played on 10 November 2020 between the Mumbai Indians and the Delhi Capitals at Dubai International Cricket Stadium,Dubai. It was a Day/Night Twenty20 match,which decided the winner of 2020 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL),an annual Twenty20 tournament in India. The defending champions,the Mumbai Indians,retained the title by winning the match by five wickets. This was the fifth IPL title for the Mumbai Indians. This was the first IPL final appearance for the Delhi Capitals.
The 2022 season was the 15th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Punjab Kings. They were one of the ten teams to compete in the 2022 Indian Premier League.
The 2024 season was the 17th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Capitals. They were one of the ten teams competed in the 2024 Indian Premier League. They finished at the 9th place in previous season's League stage. The Delhi Capitals drew an average home attendance of 33,580 in the IPL in 2024.
