Delhi Capitals in 2020

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Delhi Capitals
2020 season
Coach Ricky Ponting
Captain Shreyas Iyer
Ground(s) Dubai International Stadium, Dubai
Most runs Shikhar Dhawan (618 runs)
Most wickets Kagiso Rabada (30 wickets)
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Delhi Capitals is a Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India. The team plays in the Indian Premier League and competed in the 2020 edition between September and November 2020.

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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. Delhi capitals Delhi Capitals qualified for the finals first time in IPL 2020 after twelve years of the start of this tournament, [1] and qualified for the IPL playoffs in 2019 for the first time in seven years. [2] But they lost to Mumbai Indians in the final by 5 wickets and finished as runners up.

Background

Player retention and transfers

Ashwin was traded in from Kings XI Punjab in exchange for Jagadeesha Suchith. Ravichandran Ashwin (cropped).jpg
Ashwin was traded in from Kings XI Punjab in exchange for Jagadeesha Suchith.

Retained players: Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane and Keemo Paul.

Released players: Colin Ingram, Colin Munro, Manjot Kalra, Hanuma Vihari, Chris Morris, Jalaj Saxena, Ankush Bains, Nathu Singh and Bandaru Ayyappa.

Traded In: Ravichandran Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane

Traded Out: Sherfane Rutherford, Trent Boult and Rahul Tewatia

Replacement players: Praveen Dubey [3]

Auction

The Capitals went into the auction with a purse of 27.85 Cr INR. Delhi Capitals retained 14 players and bought 8 players in the IPL Auction 2020. Their best purchases were Shimron Hetmyer for INR 775L and Marcus Stoinis for INR 480L. They were fortunate to get the services of Jason Roy and Chris Woakes at their base price. In addition to that, Delhi Capitals got Alex Carey for 240L INR. [4]

Players bought: Jason Roy, Alex Carey, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Sharma.

Team analysis

ESPNcricinfo' wrote The team of Delhi Capitals wanted to buy Eoin Morgan, Glenn Maxwell, Sam Curran, Pat Cummins and Jaydev Unadkat in the auction, but this could not happen. In such a situation, the team had to turn to other options. The team used their limited resources to dominate the home ground. No batsman of the team could bowl. However, the franchise did a good job by buying Hetmyer and Alex Carey. [5]

Indian Premier League

On 20 September, the Delhi started with a win in the tournament, defeating Punjab's team in the super over. This thrilling match ended in a tie. Shreyas Iyer lost the toss and was put to bat. Delhi scored 157-run with the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Team had lost early wickets, but Marcus Stoinis brilliant inning helped the Delhi to build a 157-run target. In response to 158 runs, Punjab also scored 157-run in 20 overs on Mayank Agarwal's knock of 89 runs. [6]

On 25 September, the Delhi Capitals enjoyed their second successive win, defeating Chennai Super Kings by 44-run. Shreyas Iyer lost the toss and was put to bat. Prithvi Shaw (64 off 43 balls) got the support from Shikhar Dhawan (35 off 27 balls) to build a 94-run partnership for first wicket and helped the Capitals finish the innings with 175/3 in their 20 overs. Chasing the target of 176, Super Kings got off to a poor start as they lost both their openers quickly, but Faf du Plessis (43 off 35 balls) and Kedar Jadhav stitched a partnership to keep Super Kings hopes, but their team managed only 131/7 in 20 overs.

On 14 October, during the 30th match of IPL against Rajasthan royals Anrich Nortje bowled the fastest ball (156.22 km/h)and he also bowled out Jos Buttler.

After winning 7 out of 9 games, Delhi were placed at the top of the table with 14 points. [7] However, they lost 4 consecutive games after it which rendered them vulnerable to be knocked out of the tournament. [8] A victory in their final league stage match against Royal Challengers Bangalore ensured them a place in the playoffs. [9] They reached the Qualifier 1 where they lost to Mumbai Indians by 57 runs.Then they won the Qualifier 2 against Sunrisers Hyderabad with Marcus Stoinis taking 3 wickets and scored 38 runs.Delhi reached their first final and played against Mumbai Indians.Mumbai Indians won comfortably by 5 wickets to win their fifth title.At the end of the season,Rabada was awarded the Purple Cap for taking 30 wickets.

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleYear signedSalaryNotes
Batsmen
41 Shreyas Iyer Flag of India.svg  India 6 December 1994 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2018₹7 crore (US$880,000) Captain
100 Prithvi Shaw Flag of India.svg  India 9 November 1999 (age 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2018₹1.2 crore (US$150,000)
42 Shikhar Dhawan Flag of India.svg  India 5 December 1985 (age 38)Left-handedRight-arm off break 2019₹5.2 crore (US$650,000)
3 Ajinkya Rahane Flag of India.svg  India 5 June 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2020₹4 crore (US$501,000)
189 Shimron Hetmyer WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 26 December 1996 (age 27)Left-handedRight-arm leg break 2020₹7.75 crore (US$970,000)Overseas
– Jason Roy Flag of England.svg  England 21 July 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2020₹1.5 crore (US$188,000)Overseas
All-rounders
21 Marcus Stoinis Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 16 August 1989 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2020₹4.8 crore (US$600,000)Overseas
20 Axar Patel Flag of India.svg  India 20 January 1994 (age 30)Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox 2019₹5 crore (US$630,000)
60 Daniel Sams Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27 October 1997 (age 26)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 2020₹20 lakh (US$25,000)Overseas
16 Lalit Yadav Flag of India.svg  India 3 January 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2020₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
84 Keemo Paul WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 21 February 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2019₹50 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas
Wicket-keepers
17 Rishabh Pant Flag of India.svg  India 4 October 1997 (age 26)Left-handedRight-arm medium 2018₹8 crore (US$1.0 million) Vice Captain
5 Alex Carey Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 27 August 1991 (age 32)Left-handedRight-arm medium 2020₹2.4 crore (US$300,000)Overseas
Spin Bowlers
99 Amit Mishra Flag of India.svg  India 24 November 1982 (age 41)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2018₹4 crore (US$500,000)
1 Sandeep Lamichhane Flag of Nepal.svg    Nepal 2 August 2000 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2018₹20 lakh (US$25,000)Overseas
23 Ravichandran Ashwin Flag of India.svg  India 17 September 1986 (age 37)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2020₹7.6 crore (US$950,000)
46 Praveen Dubey Flag of India.svg  India 1 July 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2020₹20 lakh (US$25,000)Replacement for Amit Mishra [10]
Pace Bowlers
25 Kagiso Rabada Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 25 May 1995 (age 28)Left-handedRight-arm fast 2018₹4.2 crore (US$530,000)Overseas
02 Anrich Nortje Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 16 November 1993 (age 30)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2020₹50 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas
6 Avesh Khan Flag of India.svg  India 13 December 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2018₹70 lakh (US$88,000)
13 Harshal Patel Flag of India.svg  India 23 November 1990 (age 33)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2018₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
18 Mohit Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 18 September 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2020₹50 lakh (US$63,000)
97 Ishant Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 2 September 1988 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2019₹1.1 crore (US$140,000)
– Chris Woakes Flag of England.svg  England 2 March 1989 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2020₹1.5 crore (US$190,000)Overseas
96 Tushar Deshpande Flag of India.svg  India 15 May 1995 (age 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2020₹20 lakh (US$25,000)

Administration and support staff

PositionName
CEODhiraj Malhotra
Head coach Ricky Ponting
Assistant coach Mohammad Kaif
Spin bowling coach Samuel Badree
Fast bowling coach Ryan Harris
PhysiotherapistPatrick Farhart
Strength and conditioning coachRajinikanth Sivagnanam
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Teams and standings

Results by match

Round1234567891011121314
ResultWWLWWWLWWLLLLW
Position21211121112332
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

League table

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR
1 Mumbai Indians (C)14950181.107Advance to Qualifier 1
2 Delhi Capitals (R)1486016−0.109
3 Sunrisers Hyderabad (3rd)14770140.608Advance to the Eliminator
4 Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th)1477014−0.172
5 Kolkata Knight Riders 1477014−0.214
6 Kings XI Punjab 1468012−0.162
7 Chennai Super Kings 1468012−0.455
8 Rajasthan Royals 1468012−0.569
Source: IPLT20.com
The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs.

League stage

20 September 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
157/8 (20 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab
157/8 (20 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 53 (21)
Mohammed Shami 3/15 (4 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 89 (60)
Ravichandran Ashwin 2/2 (1 over)
Match tied
(Delhi Capitals won the Super Over)
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Delhi Capitals)
  • Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
  • Super Over: Kings XI Punjab 2/2 (1 over), Delhi Capitals 3/0 (0.2 overs)
25 September 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
175/3 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
131/7 (20 overs)
Prithvi Shaw 64 (43)
Piyush Chawla 2/33 (4 overs)
Faf du Plessis 43 (35)
Kagiso Rabada 3/26 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 44 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Capitals)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
29 September 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad
162/4 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
147/7 (20 overs)
Jonny Bairstow 53 (48)
Kagiso Rabada 2/21 (4 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 34 (31)
Rashid Khan 3/14 (4 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 15 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
3 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
228/4 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
210/8 (20 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 88* (38)
Andre Russell 2/29 (4 overs)
Nitish Rana 58 (35)
Anrich Nortje 3/33 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 18 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Vineet Kulkarni (Ind)
Player of the match: Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Capitals)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
5 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
196/4 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
137/9 (20 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 53* (26)
Mohammed Siraj 2/34 (4 overs)
Virat Kohli 43 (39)
Kagiso Rabada 4/24 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 59 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
  • Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first Indian player to reach 9,000 T20 runs. [11]
9 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
184/8 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
138 (19.4 overs)
Shimron Hetmyer 45 (24)
Jofra Archer 3/24 (4 overs)
Rahul Tewatia 38 (29)
Kagiso Rabada 3/35 (3.4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 46 runs
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Ravichandran Ashwin (Delhi Capitals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
11 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
162/4 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
166/5 (19.4 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 69* (52)
Krunal Pandya 2/26 (4 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 53 (32)
Kagiso Rabada 2/28 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (Mumbai Indians)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
14 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
161/7 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
148/8 (20 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 57 (33)
Jofra Archer 3/19 (4 overs)
Ben Stokes 41 (35)
Anrich Nortje 2/33 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 13 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Anrich Nortje (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
17 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
179/4 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
185/5 (19.5 overs)
Faf du Plessis 58 (47)
Anrich Nortje 2/44 (4 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 101* (58)
Deepak Chahar 2/18 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 5 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals) scored his first century in T20s. [12]
20 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
164/5 (20 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab
167/5 (19 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 106* (61)
Mohammed Shami 2/28 (4 overs)
Nicholas Pooran 53 (28)
Kagiso Rabada 2/27 (4 overs)
Kings XI Punjab won by 5 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals) became the fifth player overall and the fourth Indian to reach 5,000 IPL runs. [13] He also became the first player to score two consecutive 100s in the IPL and became the fifth player to score multiple hundreds in a single season. [14]
24 October 2020
15:30
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
194/6 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
135/9 (20 overs)
Nitish Rana 81 (53)
Anrich Nortje 2/27 (4 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 47 (38)
Varun Chakravarthy 5/20 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 59 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Pashchim Pathak (Ind)
Player of the match: Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
27 October 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad
219/2 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
131 (19 overs)
Wriddhiman Saha 87 (45)
Ravichandran Ashwin 1/35 (3 overs)
Rishabh Pant 36 (35)
Rashid Khan 3/7 (4 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 88 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Wriddhiman Saha (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
31 October 2020
15:30
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
110/9 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
111/1 (14.2 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 25 (29)
Jasprit Bumrah 3/17 (4 overs)
Ishan Kishan 72* (47)
Anrich Nortje 1/25 (2.2 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 9 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Ishan Kishan (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
  • Mumbai Indians advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match. [15]
2 November 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore
152/7 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
154/4 (19 overs)
Devdutt Padikkal 50 (41)
Anrich Nortje 3/33 (4 overs)
Ajinkya Rahane 60 (46)
Shahbaz Ahmed 2/26 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
Player of the match: Anrich Nortje (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs and Delhi Capitals advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match. [16]

Playoffs

Qualifier 1
5 November 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
200/5 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
143/8 (20 overs)
Ishan Kishan 55* (30)
Ravichandran Ashwin 3/29 (4 overs)
Marcus Stoinis 65 (46)
Jasprit Bumrah 4/14 (4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 57 runs
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2
8 November 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
189/3 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
172/8 (20 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 78 (50)
Rashid Khan 1/26 (4 overs)
Kane Williamson 67 (45)
Kagiso Rabada 4/29 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 17 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
10 November 2020
19:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
156/7 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
157/5 (18.4 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 65* (50)
Trent Boult 3/30 (4 overs)
Rohit Sharma 68 (51)
Anrich Nortje 2/25 (2.4 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Trent Boult (Mumbai Indians)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was the fifth IPL title for the Mumbai Indians and they became the second team to win consecutive IPL trophies after Chennai Super Kings in 2010 and 2011.

Statistics

Most runs

No.NameMatchInnsNORunsHSAve.BFSR100s50s0s4s6s
1 Shikar Dhawan 17173618106*44.14427144.732446712
2 Shreyas Iyer 1717251988*34.60421123.270304016
3 Marcus Stoinis 171733526525.14237148.520313116
4 Rishabh Pant 141433435631.18301113.95010319
5 Prithvi Shaw 131302286617.53167136.52023278

Most wickets

No.NameMatchInnsOversMaidensRunsWicketsBBIAve.Econ.SR4W5W
1 Kagiso Rabada 171765.41548304/2418.268.3413.120
2 Anrich Nortje 1616610512223/3323.278.3916.600
3 Marcus Stoinis 171329.40283133/2621.769.530
4 Ravichandran Ashwin 151551.00391133/2930.077.6623.500
5 Axar Patel 151551.0032792/1836.336.4134.000

Awards and achievements

The following players were awarded the player of the match award during the tournament:

No.DatePlayerOpponentResultContributionRef.
120 September 2020 Marcus Stoinis Kings XI Punjab Won in Super Over53 (21) [19]
225 September 2020 Prithvi Shaw Chennai Super Kings Won by 15 runs64 (43) [20]
33 October 2020 Shreyas Iyer Kolkata Knight Riders won by 18 runs88* (38) [21]
45 October 2020 Axar Patel Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 59 runs2/18 (4 overs) [22]
59 October 2020 Ravichandran Ashwin Rajasthan Royals Won by 46 runs2/ 22 (4 overs) [23]
614 October 2020 Anrich Nortje Rajasthan Royals Won by 13 runs2/33 (4 overs) [24]
717 October 2020 Shikhar Dhawan Chennai Super Kings Won by 5 wickets101* (58) [25]
820 October 2020 Shikhar Dhawan Kings XI Punjab Lost by 5 wickets106* (61) [26]
92 November 2020 Anrich Nortje Royal Challengers Bangalore Won by 6 wickets3/33 (4 overs) [27]
118 November 2020 – Qualifier 2 Marcus Stoinis Sunrisers Hyderabad Won by 17 runs and advanced to the final38(27) and 3/26 (3 overs) [28]

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The 2021 Indian Premier League was the fourteenth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007.

Delhi Capitals are a Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India. The team will compete in the 2022 edition. 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 will be the ten teams to compete in the 2022 Indian Premier League.

Rajasthan Royals (RR) is a franchise cricket team based in Rajasthan, India, which has played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) since the first edition of the tournament in 2008. They were one of ten teams to compete in the 2022 Indian Premier League. The Royals have previously lifted the IPL title once, in the inaugural season.

The 2022 Indian Premier League was the fifteenth season of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 cricket league established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) in 2007. The tournament was played from 26 March 2022 to 29 May 2022. The group stage of the tournament was played entirely in the state of Maharashtra, with Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Pune hosting matches.

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.

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The 2023 Indian Premier League was the 16th season of the Indian Premier League, a franchise Twenty20 cricket league in India. It is organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India.

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