Delhi Capitals in 2024 (WPL)

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Delhi Capitals
2024 season
Coach Jonathan Batty
Captain Meg Lanning
WPL League Qualified for Playoffs [1] (Final) [2]
WPL Final Runner-up [3]
Most runs Meg Lanning (331)
Most wickets Marizanne Kapp (11)
Most catches Radha Yadav (6)
Most wicket-keeping dismissals Taniya Bhatia (5)

The 2024 season was the second season for the franchise Delhi Capitals. They were one of five teams that competed in the 2024 Women's Premier League. They were the runner-up of the previous (inaugural) season after losing the Final to Mumbai Indians. [4]

Contents

Delhi Capitals direct qualified for the WPL Final as the League stage table topper for the consecutive 2nd year. [2] Delhi Capitals lost the Final to Royal Challengers Bangalore finishing as the runner-up for the consecutive 2nd year. [3]

Squad

Delhi Capitals Squad for the 2024 Women's Premier League
NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleNotes
Captain
Meg Lanning Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (1992-03-25) 25 March 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Batters
Sneha Deepthi Flag of India.svg  India (1996-09-10) 10 September 1996 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break
Laura Harris Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (1990-08-18) 18 August 1990 (age 33)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player
Aparna Mondal Flag of India.svg  India (1996-06-02) 2 June 1996 (age 27)Right-handed
Jemimah Rodrigues Flag of India.svg  India (2000-09-05) 5 September 2000 (age 23)Right-handedRight-arm off break Vice-captain
Shafali Verma Flag of India.svg  India (2004-01-28) 28 January 2004 (age 20)Right-handedRight-arm off break
All-rounders
Alice Capsey Flag of England.svg  England (2004-08-11) 11 August 2004 (age 19)Right-handedRight-arm off break Overseas player
Jess Jonassen Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (1992-11-05) 5 November 1992 (age 31)Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Overseas player
Marizanne Kapp Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa (1990-01-04) 4 January 1990 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Ashwani Kumari Flag of India.svg  India (1997-08-25) 25 August 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Minnu Mani Flag of India.svg  India (1999-03-24) 24 March 1999 (age 25)Left-handedRight-arm off break
Annabel Sutherland Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia (2001-10-12) 12 October 2001 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm medium Overseas player
Wicket-keepers
Taniya Bhatia Flag of India.svg  India (1997-11-28) 28 November 1997 (age 26)Right-handed
Bowlers
Shikha Pandey Flag of India.svg  India (1989-05-12) 12 May 1989 (age 34)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Arundhati Reddy Flag of India.svg  India (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Titas Sadhu Flag of India.svg  India (2004-09-29) 29 September 2004 (age 19)Right-handedRight-arm medium
Poonam Yadav Flag of India.svg  India (1991-08-24) 24 August 1991 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm leg break
Radha Yadav Flag of India.svg  India (2000-04-21) 21 April 2000 (age 24)Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox

Support staff

PositionName
Head coach Jonathan Batty
Assistant coach Hemlata Kala
Assistant coach Lisa Keightley
Fielding coach Biju George
Source: Official website [6]

Sponsors

League stage

PosTeamPldWLNRPts NRR
1 Delhi Capitals (R)8620121.198Advanced to Final
2 Mumbai Indians (3rd)8530100.024Advanced to Eliminator
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (C)844080.306
4 UP Warriorz 83506−0.371
5 Gujarat Giants 82604−1.158
Source: ESPNcricinfo [7]
(C) Champions; (R) Runners-up

Fixtures and results

Match 1
23 February 2024
20:00 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
171/5 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
173/6 (20 overs)
Alice Capsey 75 (53)
Nat Sciver-Brunt 2/33 (4 overs)
Yastika Bhatia 57 (45)
Alice Capsey 2/23 (2 overs)
Mumbai Indians won by 4 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Abhijeet Bengeri and Vrinda Rathi
Player of the match: Harmanpreet Kaur (Mumbai Indians)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

Match 4
26 February 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
UP Warriorz
119/9 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
123/1 (14.3 overs)
Shweta Sehrawat 45 (42)
Radha Yadav 4/20 (4 overs)
Shafali Verma 64* (43)
Sophie Ecclestone 1/31 (3.3 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 9 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Mohit Krishnadas and Pashchim Pathak
Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.

Match 7
29 February 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
194/5 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
169/9 (20 overs)
Shafali Verma 50 (31)
Sophie Devine 2/23 (3 overs)
Smriti Mandhana 74 (43)
Jess Jonassen 3/21 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 25 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Abhijit Bhattacharya and Narayanan Janani
Player of the match: Marizanne Kapp (Delhi Capitals)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.

Match 10
3 March 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
163/8 (20 overs)
v
Gujarat Giants
138/8 (20 overs)
Meg Lanning 55 (41)
Meghna Singh 4/37 (4 overs)
Ashleigh Gardner 40 (31)
Radha Yadav 3/20 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 25 runs
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
Umpires: Parashar Joshi and Mohamed Rafi
Player of the match: Jess Jonassen (Delhi Capitals)
  • Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to field.
  • Sayali Satghare (Gujarat Giants) replaced Dayalan Hemalatha as a concussion substitute in the second innings. [8]

Match 12
5 March 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
192/4 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
163/8 (20 overs)
Jemimah Rodrigues 69* (33)
Pooja Vastrakar 1/20 (4 overs)
Amanjot Kaur 42 (27)
Jess Jonassen 3/21 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 29 runs
Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires: Abhijit Bhattacharya and Narayanan Janani
Player of the match: Jemimah Rodrigues (Delhi Capitals)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.

Match 15
8 March 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
UP Warriorz
138/8 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
137 (19.5 overs)
Deepti Sharma 59 (48)
Radha Yadav 2/16 (3 overs)
Meg Lanning 60 (46)
Deepti Sharma 4/19 (4 overs)
UP Warriorz won by 1 run
Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires: Parashar Joshi and Mohamed Rafi
Player of the match: Deepti Sharma (Delhi Capitals)

Match 17
10 March 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
181/5 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
180/7 (20 overs)
Jemimah Rodrigues 58 (36)
Shreyanka Patil 4/26 (4 overs)
Richa Ghosh 51 (29)
Alice Capsey 1/5 (1 over)
Delhi Capitals won by 1 run
Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires: Abhijit Bhattacharya and Narayanan Janani
Player of the match: Jemimah Rodrigues (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Delhi Capitals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match. [10]

Match 20
13 March 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Gujarat Giants
126/9 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
129/3 (13.1 overs)
Bharti Fulmali 42 (36)
Minnu Mani 2/9 (2 overs)
Shafali Verma 71 (37)
Tanuja Kanwar 2/20 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires: Parashar Joshi and Mohamed Rafi
Player of the match: Shafali Verma (Delhi Capitals)
  • Gujarat Giants won the toss and elected to bat.

Playoffs

Eliminator Final
1 Delhi Capitals 113 (18.3 overs)
2 Mumbai Indians 130/6 (20 overs) EW Royal Challengers Bangalore 115/2 (19.3 overs)
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore 135/6 (20 overs)

Final

Final
17 March 2024
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
113 (18.3 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore
115/2 (19.3 overs)
Shafali Verma 44 (27)
Shreyanka Patil 4/12 (3.3 overs)
Ellyse Perry 35* (37)
Shikha Pandey 1/11 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 8 wickets
Arun Jaitley Cricket Stadium, New Delhi
Umpires: Abhijit Bhattacharya and Gayathri Venugopalan
Player of the match: Sophie Molineux (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.

Statistics

Most runs

Most wickets

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