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| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Ricky Ponting | ||
| Captain | Gautam Gambhir | ||
| Ground(s) | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | ||
| IPL | 8th | ||
| Most runs | Rishabh Pant (684) | ||
| Most wickets | Trent Boult (18) | ||
| |||
Delhi Daredevils (DD) are a franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2018 Indian Premier League.
Each franchise was allowed to retain a maximum of five players from their current squad, subject to the following restrictions:
The auction was held on 27–28 January in Bangalore.
The following three players were retained by Delhi:
The franchise acquired the following players during the auction:
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 23 | Gautam Gambhir |  India | 14 October 1981 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹2.8 crore (US$351,000) | |
| 41 | Shreyas Iyer | India | 6 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹7 crore (US$876,635.00) | Captain |
| 82 | Colin Munro |  New Zealand | 11 March 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹1.9 crore (US$238,000) | Overseas |
| 100 | Prithvi Shaw | India | 9 November 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹1.2 crore (US$150,000) | |
| — | Gurkeerat Singh | India | 29 June 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹75 lakh (US$94,000) | |
| — | Manjot Kalra | India | 15 January 1999 | Left-handed | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 2 | Chris Morris |  South Africa | 30 April 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹7.1 crore (US$889,158.30) | Overseas |
| 4 | Abhishek Sharma | India | 4 September 2000 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹55 lakh (US$69,000) | |
| 14 | Rahul Tewatia | India | 20 May 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$376,000) | |
| 19 | Jayant Yadav | India | 22 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹50 lakh (US$63,000) | |
| 32 | Glenn Maxwell |  Australia | 14 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹9 crore (US$1.1 million) | Overseas |
| 54 | Daniel Christian | Australia | 4 May 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹1.5 crore (US$188,000) | Overseas |
| 59 | Vijay Shankar | India | 26 January 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹3.2 crore (US$401,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 48 | Naman Ojha | India | 20 July 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹1.4 crore (US$175,000) | |
| 777 | Rishabh Pant | India | 4 October 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹8 crore (US$1.0 million) | |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 1 | Sandeep Lamichhane |  Nepal | 2 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | Overseas |
| 3 | Junior Dala | South Africa | 29 December 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | NA | Overseas |
| 6 | Avesh Khan | India | 13 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹70 lakh (US$88,000) | |
| 11 | Mohammed Shami | India | 3 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$376,000) | |
| 13 | Harshal Patel | India | 23 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| 17 | Liam Plunkett |  England | 6 April 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹2 crore (US$250,000) | Overseas |
| 18 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | 22 July 1989 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹2.2 crore (US$276,000) | Overseas |
| 88 | Shahbaz Nadeem | India | 12 August 1989 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹3.2 crore (US$401,000) | |
| 99 | Amit Mishra | India | 24 November 1982 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹4 crore (US$501,000) | |
| — | Sayan Ghosh | India | 16 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$25,000) | |
| — | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | 25 May 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹4.2 crore (US$526,000) | Overseas |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (2) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.284 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.253 | |
| 3 | Kolkata Knight Riders (3) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.070 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Rajasthan Royals (4) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.250 | |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.317 | |
| 6 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.129 | |
| 7 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.502 | |
| 8 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.222 |
Delhi Daredevils 166/7 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab (H) 167/4 (18.5 overs) |
(H) Rajasthan Royals 153/5 (17.5 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 60/4 (6 overs) |
(H) Mumbai Indians 194/7 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 195/3 (20 overs) |
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders 200/9 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 129 (14.2 overs) |
Delhi Daredevils 174/5 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 176/4 (18 overs) |
Kings XI Punjab 143/8 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils (H) 139/8 (20 overs) |
(H) Delhi Daredevils 219/4 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 164/9 (20 overs) |
(H) Chennai Super Kings 211/4 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 198/5 (20 overs) |
(H) Delhi Daredevils 196/6 (17.1 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 146/5 (12 overs) |
Delhi Daredevils 163/5 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad (H) 164/3 (19.5 overs) |
(H) Delhi Daredevils 187/5 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 191/1 (18.5 overs) |
(H) Delhi Daredevils 181/4 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 187/5 (19 overs) |
(H) Delhi Daredevils 162/5 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 128/6 (20 overs) |
(H) Delhi Daredevils 174/4 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 163 (19.3 overs) |
| Name | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR |
| Rishabh Pant | 14 | 684 | 128* | 52.61 | 173.60 |
| Shreyas Iyer | 14 | 411 | 93* | 37.36 | 132.58 |
| Prithvi Shaw | 9 | 245 | 65 | 27.22 | 153.12 |
| Vijay Shankar | 13 | 212 | 54* | 53.00 | 143.24 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 12 | 169 | 47 | 14.08 | 140.83 |
| Name | Mat | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Eco |
| Trent Boult | 14 | 18 | 2/20 | 25.88 | 8.84 |
| Amit Mishra | 10 | 12 | 3/19 | 22.00 | 7.13 |
| Harshal Patel | 5 | 7 | 3/28 | 23.85 | 9.54 |
| Rahul Tewatia | 8 | 6 | 3/18 | 28.83 | 7.86 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 3 | 5 | 3/36 | 16.40 | 6.83 |
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