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{{short description|Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2022}}
{{Use Indian English|date=July 2022}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| season = [[2019 Indian Premier League|2019]]
| captain = [[Shreyas Iyer]]
| coach = [[Ricky Ponting]]
| ground = [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground]], [[Delhi]]
| comp1 = [[2019 Indian Premier League]]
| comp1 result = 3rd
| prevseason = [[Delhi Daredevils in 2018|2018]]
| nextseason = [[Delhi Capitals in 2020|2020]]
| most runs = [[Shikhar Dhawan]] (521)
| most wickets = [[Kagiso Rabada]] (25)
}}
[[Delhi Capitals]] are a [[Twenty20]] franchise [[cricket]] team based in [[Delhi]], India. The team plays in the [[Indian Premier League]] and competed in the [[2019 Indian Premier League|2019 edition]] of the competition between March and May 2019. In December 2018, the team changed its name from the Delhi Daredevils.<ref name="name">{{cite web|title=Delhi Daredevils renamed as Delhi Capitals|url=https://www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/105463/delhi-daredevils-renamed-as-delhi-capitals|website=Cricbuzz|date=4 December 2018|access-date=4 December 2018}}</ref> The Capitals started their campaign with a 37 run victory over three-time champions Mumbai. The Capitals finally entered the playoffs after 7 years, and they won their first-ever playoffs match. The Capitals ended up as 2nd runners-up in the playoffs.

==Background==
===Player retention and auction===
{{main|List of 2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes}}
In November 2018, the team retained 14 players from their 2018 squad: [[Shreyas Iyer]], [[Rishabh Pant]], [[Prithvi Shaw]], [[Amit Mishra]], [[Avesh Khan]], [[Harshal Patel]], [[Rahul Tewatia]], [[Jayant Yadav]], [[Manjot Kalra]], [[Colin Munro]], [[Chris Morris (cricketer)|Chris Morris]], [[Kagiso Rabada]], [[Sandeep Lamichhane]] and [[Trent Boult]]. In addition they acquired [[Shikhar Dhawan]] in a trade from [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]], trading [[Vijay Shankar]], Abhishek Sharma and [[Shahbaz Nadeem]] for Dhawan.<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2019: Full list of retained players and purse remaining for each team|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/sports/cricket/story/ipl-2019-full-list-players-retained-released-purse-remaining-1389979-2018-11-16|website=India Today|author= |date=16 November 2018 |access-date=16 November 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=IPL auction 2019: Who's retained, who's released? Here's list for all teams|url=https://wap.business-standard.com/article-amp/sports/ipl-auction-2019-who-is-retained-and-released-here-s-list-for-all-teams-118121800166_1.html|website=Business Standard|author= |date=21 November 2018 |access-date=21 December 2018}}</ref>

In the [[List of 2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes|2019 player auction]] in December, they purchased 10 new players: [[Colin Ingram]], [[Axar Patel]], [[Hanuma Vihari]], [[Sherfane Rutherford]], [[Ishant Sharma]], [[Keemo Paul]], [[Jalaj Saxena]], [[Ankush Bains]], [[Nathu Singh (cricketer)|Nathu Singh]] and [[Bandaru Ayyappa]].<ref>{{cite web |title=IPL 2019 Auction: Full squads of all eight teams|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/sports/cricket/ipl/top-stories/ipl-2019-auction-how-the-franchises-spent-and-how-teams-are-stacked-up/articleshow/67150455.cms|website=Times of India|author= |date=18 December 2018 |access-date=18 December 2018}}</ref>

===Transfers===
[[Shikhar Dhawan]] was acquired from [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] with [[Vijay Shankar (cricketer)|Vijay Shankar]], [[Shahbaz Nadeem]] and [[Abhishek Sharma (cricketer, born 2000)|Abhishek Sharma]] moving from Delhi in return.<ref name="SRHDD trade">{{cite tweet|title=We have traded Shikhar Dhawan to Delhi Daredevils for Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem and Abhishek Sharma.|number=1059363002539958272|access-date=5 November 2018|user=SunRisers|date=5 November 2018}}</ref>

==Squad==
The following players were retained:
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
*[[Shreyas Iyer]] ([[captain (cricket)|captain]])
*[[Rishabh Pant]] ([[captain (cricket)#vice-captain|vice-captain]])
*[[Prithvi Shaw]]
*[[Shikhar Dhawan]]
*[[Amit Mishra]]
*[[Avesh Khan]]
*[[Harshal Patel]]
*[[Rahul Tewatia]]
*[[Jayant Yadav]]
*[[Manjot Kalra]]
*[[Colin Munro]]
*[[Chris Morris (cricketer)|Chris Morris]]
*[[Kagiso Rabada]]
*[[Sandeep Lamichhane]]
*[[Trent Boult]]
}}

The franchise then added the following players:
{{columns-list|colwidth=30em|
*[[Colin Ingram]]
*[[Axar Patel]]
*[[Hanuma Vihari]]
*[[Sherfane Rutherford]]
*[[Ishant Sharma]]
*[[Keemo Paul]]
*[[Jalaj Saxena]]
*[[Ankush Bains]]
*[[Nathu Singh (cricketer)|Nathu Singh]]
*[[Bandaru Ayyappa]]
}}

== Coaching and support staff ==
* Head coach – [[Ricky Ponting]]
* Assistant coach – [[Mohammad Kaif]]
* Fast bowling coach – [[James Hopes]]
* Spin bowling coach – [[Samuel Badree]]
* Physiotherapist – Sumeshen Moodley
Source:<ref>{{cite web |title=Players |url=https://www.delhicapitals.in/players |access-date=24 March 2019 |publisher=delhicapitals.in}}</ref>

==Season==

===League table===
{{2019 Indian Premier League Points table|team=DC}}

=== Results by match ===
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b
|header=Round
|label1= Ground
| res1= [[Wankhede Stadium|A]]/ [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|H]] / [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|H]]/ [[Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium|A]]/ [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|H]]/ [[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|A]]/ [[Eden Gardens|A]] /[[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|A]]/ [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|H]] / [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|H]]/ [[Sawai Mansingh Stadium|A]]/ [[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|H]]/[[M. A. Chidambaram Stadium|A]]/[[Feroz Shah Kotla Ground|H]]
|label2= Result
| res2= [[#match1|W]]/ [[#match2|L]]/ [[#match3|W]]/ [[#match4|L]]/ [[#match5|L]]/ [[#match6|W]]/ [[#match7|W]]/ [[#match8|W]]/ [[#match9|L]]/
[[#match10|W]]/ [[#match11|W]]/ [[#match12|W]]/[[#match13|L]]/[[#match14|W]]

|label3= Position
| pos3= 2/ 2/ 4/ 6/ 6/ 5/ 4/ 2/ 4/ 3/ 1/ 1/ 2/ 2

| color_W = green2|text_W=Win
| color_D = yellow2| text_D=Draw
| color_L = red2|text_L=Loss
| text_H = Home|text_A = Away
| color_1-2=green1| color_3-4=#ffc
| source = [[#Fixtures|Fixtures]]
}}

===Fixtures===

====League stage====
{{hatnote|All times are in [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])}}
{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match3}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match5}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match10}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match13}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match16}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match20}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match26}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match30}}

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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match34}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match37}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match40}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match46}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match50}}
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{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match53}}

==Playoffs==
;Eliminator
{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match58}}
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;Qualifier 2
{{#section:2019 Indian Premier League|match59}}

==Statistics==
===Most runs===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Matches
! Inns
! NO
! Runs
! HS
! Ave.
! BF
! SR
! 100s
! 50s

|-
|1|| [[Shikhar Dhawan]] || 16 || 16 || 1 || 521 || 97* || 34.73 || 384 || 135.94 || 0 || 5
|-
|2|| [[Rishabh Pant]] || 16 || 15 || 3 || 488 || 78* || 37.53 || 300 || 162.66 || 0 || 3
|-
|3|| [[Shreyas Iyer]] || 16 || 16 || 1 || 463 || 78* || 30.86 || 386 || 119.94 || 0 || 3
|-
|4|| [[Prithvi Shaw]] || 16 || 15 || 0 || 353 || 99 || 22.06 || 264 || 133.71 || 0 || 2
|-
|5|| [[Colin Ingram]] || 12 || 12 || 2 || 184 || 47 || 18.40 || 154 || 119.41 || 0 || 0
|-
|}
* '''Source:'''Cricinfo<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?id=12741;team=4344;type=tournament|title=DC Most Runs in IPL 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

===Most wickets===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Matches
! Inns
! Overs
! Maidens
! Runs
! Wickets
! BBI
! Ave.
! Econ.
! SR
! 4W
! 5W
|-
|1|| [[Kagiso Rabada]] || 12 || 12 || 47.0 || 0 || 368 || 25 || 4/21 || 14.72 || 7.82 || 11.2 || 2 || 0
|-
|2|| [[Chris Morris (cricketer)|Chris Morris]] || 9 || 9 || 33.0 || 0 || 306 || 13 || 3/22 || 23.53 || 9.27 || 15.2 || 0 || 0
|-
|3|| [[Ishant Sharma]] || 12 || 12 || 42.0 || 1 || 325 || 12 || 3/38 || 27.08 || 7.73 || 21.0 || 0 || 0
|-
|4|| [[Amit Mishra]] || 9 || 9 || 36.0 || 0 || 249 || 10 || 3/17 || 24.90 || 6.91 || 21.6 || 0 || 0
|-
|5|| [[Axar Patel]] || 12 || 12 || 47.0 || 0 || 332 || 9 || 3/22 || 36.88 || 7.06 || 31.3 || 0 || 0
|-
|}
* '''Source:'''Cricinfo<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?id=12741;team=4344;type=tournament|title=DC Most Wickets in IPL 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Awards and achievements==
The following players won player of the match awards during the season:
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! No.
! Date
! Player
! Opponent
! Result
! Contribution
! Ref.
|-
| 1 || {{dts|1=2019|2=3|3=24|format=dmy}} ||[[Rishabh Pant]] || [[Mumbai Indians]] ||Won by 37 runs ||78* runs in 27 balls ||<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1175358|title=Sensational Rishabh Pant fires Delhi Capitals to emphatic win|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || {{dts|1=2019|2=3|3=30|format=dmy}} ||[[Prithvi Shaw]] || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] ||Delhi won the Super over || 99 runs in 55 balls||<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1175365|title=Shaw's 99, Rabada's Super Over to the rescue as Delhi Capitals hold on|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|-
| 3 || {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=7|format=dmy}} ||[[Kagiso Rabada]] || [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] ||Delhi won by 4 Wickets || 4/21 (4 overs)||<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1178395|title=Iyer's 67 consigns Royal Challengers Bangalore to sixth straight defeat|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|-
| 4 || {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=12|format=dmy}} ||[[Shikhar Dhawan]] || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] ||Delhi won by 7 Wickets || 97* runs in 63 balls||<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1178401|title=High-flying Shikhar Dhawan fires Delhi Capitals into the top four|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|-
| 5 || {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=14|format=dmy}} ||[[Keemo Paul]] || [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] ||Delhi won by 39 runs || 3/17 (4 overs)||<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1178405|title=Delhi Capitals 3rd straight away win in 2019|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|-
| 6|| {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=20|format=dmy}} ||[[Shreyas Iyer]] || [[Kings XI Punjab]] ||Delhi won by 5 wickets|| 58* runs in 49 bals||<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1178412|title=Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer fifties guide Delhi Capitals to rare home win|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|-
| 7|| {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=22|format=dmy}} ||[[Rishabh Pant]] || [[Rajasthan Royals]] ||Delhi won by 6 wickets|| 78* runs in 36 bals||<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1178415|title=Pant's brilliance puts Rahane century in the shade|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|-
| 8|| {{dts|1=2019|2=4|3=28|format=dmy}} ||[[Shikhar Dhawan]] || [[Royal Challengers Bangalore]] ||Delhi won by 16 runs|| 50 runs in 37 bals||<ref>{{Cite news |url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/scorecard/1178421|title=Delhi Capitals hold off Royal Challengers Bangalore to make playoffs after six-year gap|publisher=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>
|-
| 9|| {{dts|1=2019|2=5|3=4|format=dmy}} ||[[Amit Mishra]] || [[Rajasthan Royals]] ||Delhi won by 5 wickets|| 3/17 (4 overs)||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/scorecard/1178428/delhi-capitals-vs-rajasthan-royals-53rd-match-indian-premier-league-2019|title=Capitals finish league stage with win|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en|access-date=2019-05-04}}</ref>
|-
| 10|| {{dts|1=2019|2=5|3=8|format=dmy}} ||[[Rishabh Pant]] || [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] ||Delhi won by 2 wickets||49 runs in 21 balls||<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.espncricinfo.com/series/8048/game/1181766|title=Pant lights up an epic game, Capitals progress|work=ESPNcricinfo|date=8 May 2019 |language=en|access-date=2019-05-08}}</ref>
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iplt20.com/teams/delhi-daredevils IPL team Delhi Daredevils web page on official IPL T20 website - IPLT20.com]
*[http://www.delhidaredevils.com/ The Official Delhi Daredevils Site]

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ChristineBabbidg at 11:03, 19 August 2024