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{{Short description|Delhi based franchise cricket team}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2021}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = [[Delhi Capitals]]
| season = [[2021 Indian Premier League|2021]]
| captain = [[Rishabh Pant]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Delhi Capitals Squad - IPL 2021 |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/delhi-capitals-squad-1252198/series-squads |website=ESPNcricinfo |access-date=5 March 2024}}</ref>
| coach = [[Ricky Ponting]]
| ground =
| comp1 = [[2021 Indian Premier League|Tournament performance]]
| comp1 result = Qualifier 2 (3rd)
| most runs = [[Shikhar Dhawan]] (587)
| most wickets = [[Avesh Khan]] (24)
| prevseason = [[Delhi Capitals in 2020|2020]]
| nextseason = [[Delhi Capitals in 2022|2022]]
}}
[[Delhi Capitals]] are a [[Twenty20]] franchise [[cricket]] team based in [[Delhi]], India. The team competed in the [[2021 Indian Premier League]].<ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=IPL 2021 Auction: VIVO Remains The Title Sponsor As BCCI Releases The Player Auction List|url=https://cricket.yahoo.net/news/ipl-2021-auction-vivo-remains-175508420|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210413170051/https://cricket.yahoo.net/news/ipl-2021-auction-vivo-remains-175508420 |archive-date=13 April 2021 |access-date=12 February 2021|website=Yahoo! Cricket}}</ref>
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]].

==Background==
=== Player retention and transfers ===
{{Main|List of 2021 Indian Premier League personnel changes}}
The Delhi Capitals retained 18 players and released seven players.<ref>{{cite web|last=|first=|title=IPL 2021 PLAYER RETENTIONS LIST|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/228284/ipl-2021-player-retentions-list|access-date=20 January 2021|date=20 January 2021|publisher=IPLt20}}</ref>

'''Retained Players:''' [[Shreyas Iyer]], [[Ajinkya Rahane]], [[Amit Mishra]], [[Avesh Khan]], [[Axar Patel]], [[Ishant Sharma]], [[Kagiso Rabada]], [[Prithvi Shaw]], [[Ravichandran Ashwin]], [[Rishabh Pant]], [[Shikhar Dhawan]], [[Shimron Hetmyer]], [[Marcus Stoinis]], [[Lalit Yadav (Delhi cricketer)|Lalit Yadav]], [[Anrich Nortje]], [[Pravin Dubey]], [[Chris Woakes]].

'''Released Players:''' [[Harshal Patel]], [[Alex Carey]], [[Keemo Paul]], [[Tushar Deshpande]], [[Sandeep Lamichhane]], [[Mohit Sharma]], [[Jason Roy]], [[Daniel Sams (cricketer)|Daniel Sams]].

'''Added Players:''' [[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]], [[Manimaran Siddharth]], [[Tom Curran (cricketer)|Tom Curran]], [[Umesh Yadav]], [[Lukman Meriwala]], [[Vishnu Vinod]], [[Ripal Patel]], [[Sam Billings]]

''' Supportive Players : '''
[[Aniruddha Joshi]], [[Shams Mulani]]

==Squad==
* Players with international caps are listed in '''bold'''.

{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
! No.
! Name
! Nationality
! Birth date
! Batting style
! Bowling style
! Year signed
! Salary
! Notes
|-
! colspan="9" style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align:center"| Batsmen
|-
|3|| '''[[Ajinkya Rahane]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1988|6|5|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2020 || style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|4|c|-3}} ||
|-
|28|| [[Ripal Patel]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1995|9|28|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[medium-fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
|41|| '''[[Shreyas Iyer]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1994|12|6|df=y}} || Right-handed || || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|7|c}} ||
|-
|42|| '''[[Shikhar Dhawan]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1985|12|5|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2019 || style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|5.2|c}} || [[Captain (cricket)#Vice-captain|Vice Captain]]
|-
|49|| '''[[Steve Smith (cricketer)|Steve Smith]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1989|6|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg-spin]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2021 || style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|2.2|c}} || Overseas [[Skipper (cricket)|Captain]]
|-
|82|| [[Aniruddha Joshi]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1987|11|7|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l|-3}} || Short-term replacement for [[Shreyas Iyer]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delhi Capitals rope in Shams Mulani as short-term Covid-19 replacement for Axar Patel|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-dc-sign-shams-mulani-as-short-term-replacement-for-axar-patel-aniruddha-joshi-for-shreyas-iyer-1259132|access-date=2021-04-15|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|100|| '''[[Prithvi Shaw]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1999|11|9|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|1.2|c}} ||
|-
|189|| '''[[Shimron Hetmyer]]''' || {{cr|GUY}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1996|12|26|df=y}} || Left-handed|| Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2020 || style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|7.75|c}} || Overseas
|-
|-style="background:#ffcccc;"
! colspan="9" style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align:center"| All-rounders
|-
|16|| [[Lalit Yadav (Delhi cricketer)|Lalit Yadav]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1997|1|3|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2020 || style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
|19|| '''[[Chris Woakes]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1989|3|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2020 || style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|1.5|c}} || Overseas; Pulled out due to bubble fatigue
|-
|20|| '''[[Axar Patel]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1994|1|20|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Left-arm orthodox spin|orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2019 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|5|c}} ||
|-
|21|| '''[[Marcus Stoinis]]''' || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1989|8|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|4.8|c}} || Overseas; Calf Injury
|-
|59|| '''[[Tom Curran (cricketer)|Tom Curran]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1995|3|12|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2021 || style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|5.25|c}} || Overseas
|-
|{{NA}}|| [[Shams Mulani]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1997|3|13|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Left-arm orthodox spin|orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||Short-term replacement for [[Axar Patel]]<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delhi Capitals rope in Shams Mulani as short-term Covid-19 replacement for Axar Patel|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/story/ipl-2021-dc-sign-shams-mulani-as-short-term-replacement-for-axar-patel-aniruddha-joshi-for-shreyas-iyer-1259132|access-date=2021-04-15|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
! colspan="9" style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align:center"| Wicket-keepers
|-
|4|| [[Vishnu Vinod]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1993|12|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}}||
|-
|7|| '''[[Sam Billings]]''' || {{cr|ENG}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1991|06|15|df=y}} || Right-handed || || style="text-align:center;" | 2021 || style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|2|c}}|| Overseas
|-
|17|| '''[[Rishabh Pant]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1997|10|4|df=y}} || Left-handed || || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|15|c}}||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align:center"| Spin Bowlers
|-
|23|| '''[[Ravichandran Ashwin]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1986|9|17|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[off break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|7.6|c}}||
|-
|46||[[Pravin Dubey]]|| {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1993|7|1|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
|99|| '''[[Amit Mishra]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1982|11|24|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[leg break]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|4|c}} ||
|-
|30|| [[Manimaran Siddharth]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1998|07|3|df=y}} || Right-handed || Left-arm [[Left-arm orthodox spin|orthodox]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
! colspan="9" style="background: #DCDCDC; text-align:center"| Pace Bowlers
|-
|02|| '''[[Anrich Nortje]]''' || {{cr|RSA}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1993|11|16|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2020 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|50|l}} || Overseas
|-
|6|| [[Avesh Khan]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1996|12|13|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|70|l}} ||
|-
|10|| '''[[Umesh Yadav]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1987|10|25|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2021 || style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|1|c}} ||
|-
|18|| [[Lukman Meriwala]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1991|12|11|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2021 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
|25|| '''[[Kagiso Rabada]]''' || {{cr|RSA}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1995|5|25|df=y}} || Left-handed || Right-arm [[Fast bowling|fast]] || style="text-align:center;"| 2018 || style="text-align:right;"| {{INRConvert|4.2|c}} || Overseas
|-
|97|| '''[[Ishant Sharma]]''' || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1988|09|2|df=y}} || Right-handed || Right-arm [[fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align:center;" | 2020 || style="text-align:right;" | {{INRConvert|1.1|c}} ||
|-
|N/A|| [[Kulwant Khejroliya]] || {{cr|IND}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1992|3|13|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align: center;"|2021 || style="text-align: right;"| {{INRConvert|20|l}} ||
|-
|N/A|| [[Ben Dwarshuis]] || {{cr|AUS}} || {{birth date and age2|2021|04|11|1994|6|23|df=y}} || Left-handed || Left-arm [[Fast bowling|fast-medium]] || style="text-align: center;"|2021 || style="text-align: right;"| {{INRConvert|30|l}} || Overseas
|-
! colspan="9" style="text-align: center;"| Source:[https://www.delhicapitals.in/players DC Players]
|}

==Administration and support staff==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
! Position
! Name
|-
|Owner|| Kiran Kumar Grandhi ([[GMR Group]]), [[Parth Jindal]] ([[JSW Group]])
|-
| CEO|| Vinod Bisht
|-
| Team manager|| Siddharth Bhasin
|-
| Head coach|| [[Ricky Ponting]]
|-
| Batting coach|| [[Pravin Amre]]
|-
| Bowling coach|| [[James Hopes]]
|-
| Fielding coach|| [[Mohammad Kaif]]
|-
| Assistant coach|| [[Ajay Ratra]]
|-
| Physiotherapist|| Patrick Farhart
|-
| Strength and conditioning coach|| Rajinikanth Sivagnanam

|-
|Team doctor|| Dr. Rizwan Khan
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align: center;"| Source:[https://www.delhicapitals.in/players DC Staff]
|}

==Kit manufacturers and sponsors==
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:85%;"
|-
!Kit manufacturer
!Shirt sponsor (chest)
!Shirt sponsor (back)
!Chest Branding
|-
|[[Wrogn|Wrogn Active]]
|[[JSW Group]]
|'''EbixCash'''
|'''APL Apollo Steel Tubes'''
|-
! colspan="4" style="text-align:right;"| Source : [https://www.delhicapitals.in/news/delhi-capitals-launches-ipl-2021-jersey delhicapitals.in]
|}
{{col-2}}
|{{Cricket uniform
| pattern_la =_redborder
| pattern_b = _red_sleeve_seams
| pattern_ra =_redborder
| pattern_sh =
| pattern_so =
| leftarm = 0000B8
| body = 0000B8
| rightarm = 0000B8
| pants = 0000B8
| title = T20 uniform
}}
{{col-end}}

==Teams and standings==
=== Results by match ===
{{#invoke:sports rbr table|table|legendpos=b
| header=Round
| label2= Result
| res2=
W/L/W/W/W/L/W/W/W/W/L/W/W/L

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

| color_W = Green2|text_W=Win
| color_NR = yellow2|text_NR=No Result
| color_L = Red2|text_L=Loss
| color_1-2=green1| color_3-4=#ffc
| source = Fixtures
}}

{{2021 Indian Premier League Points table|showteam=DC}}

==League stage==
{{hatnote|All times are in [[Indian Standard Time]] ([[UTC+05:30]])}}
The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.iplt20.com/news/228478/bcci-announces-schedule-for-vivo-ipl-2021|title=IPL schedule|access-date=7 March 2021}}</ref>

{{main|2021 Indian Premier League #League stage}}

=== Matches ===
{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match2}}
----
{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match7}}
----
{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match11}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match13}}
----
{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match20}}
----
{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match22}}
----
{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match25}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match29}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match33}}
----
{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match36}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match41}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match46}}
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{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match50}}
----
{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match56}}

==Playoffs==

{{main|2021 Indian Premier League #Playoffs}}

;Qualifier 1
{{#section:2021 Indian Premier League|match57}}
----
;Qualifier 2
{{#section:2021 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
! 0s
! 4s
! 6s
|-
| 1 ||[[Shikhar Dhawan]] || 16 || 16 || 1
! 587
|| 92 || 39.13 || 471 || 124.62 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 63 || 16
|-
| 2 ||[[Prithvi Shaw]] || 15 || 15 || 0
! 479
|| 82 || 31.93 || 301 || 159.13 || 0 || 4 || 0 || 56 || 18
|-
| 3 ||[[Rishabh Pant]] || 16 || 16 || 4
! 419
|| 58[[Not out|*]] || 34.91 || 326 || 128.52 || 0 || 3 || 0 || 42 || 10
|-
| 4 ||[[Shimron Hetmyer]] || 14 || 13 || 6
! 242
|| 53[[Not out|*]] || 34.57 || 144 || 168.05 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 19 || 12
|-
|5
|[[Shreyas Iyer]]
|8
|8
|3
!175
|47*
|35.00
|171
|102.33
|0
|0
|0
|7
|5
|-
|}
*Source: ESPNcricinfo<ref>{{Cite web|title=DC Most runs in IPL 2021|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/batting/most_runs_career.html?class=6&id=2021&team=4344&type=year|access-date=2 May 2021|work=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 || [[Avesh Khan]] || 16 || 16 || 61.0 || 0 || 450
! 24
|| 3/13 || 18.75 || 7.37 || 15.25 || 0 || 0
|-
| 2 || [[Axar Patel]] || 12 || 12 || 46.0 || 0 || 306
! 15
|| 3/21 || 20.40 || 6.65 || 18.40 || 0 || 0
|-
| 3 || [[Kagiso Rabada]] || 15 || 15 || 56.0 || 1 || 456
! 15
|| 3/36 || 30.40 || 8.14 || 22.40 || 0 || 0
|-
| 4 || [[Anrich Nortje]] || 8 || 8 || 30.2 || 1 || 187
! 12
|| 2/12 || 15.58 || 6.16 || 15.16 || 0 || 0
|-
|5
| [[Ravichandran Ashwin]]
|13
|13
|44.4
|0
|331
!7
|2/27
|47.28
|7.41
|38.28
|0
|0
|-
|}
*Source: ESPNcricinfo<ref>{{Cite web|title=DC Most wickets in IPL 2021|url=https://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/bowling/most_wickets_career.html?class=6&id=2021&team=4344&type=year|access-date=13 October 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo}}</ref>

==Awards and achievements==
===Man of the Match===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center;"
|-
! No.
! Date
! Player
! Opponent
! Result
! Contribution
! Ref.
|-
| 1 || {{dts|1=2021|2=4|3=10|format=dmy}} ||[[Shikhar Dhawan]] || [[Chennai Super Kings]] ||Won by 7 wickets || 85 (54)||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Delhi Capitals cruise to 189 target courtesy Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/chennai-super-kings-vs-delhi-capitals-2nd-match-1254059/match-report|access-date=10 April 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 2 || {{dts|1=2021|2=4|3=18|format=dmy}} || Shikhar Dhawan || [[Punjab Kings]] ||Won by 6 wickets || 92 (49)||<ref>{{Cite web|title=Dhawan 92 trumps Agarwal, Rahul fifties as Delhi Capitals cruise past big target|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/delhi-capitals-vs-punjab-kings-11th-match-1254068/match-report|access-date=18 April 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 3 || {{dts|1=2021|2=4|3=20|format=dmy}} ||[[Amit Mishra]] || [[Mumbai Indians]] || Won by 6 wickets || 4/24 (4 overs)|| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Amit Mishra four-for leads Delhi Capitals to jinx-breaking win over Mumbai Indians|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/delhi-capitals-vs-mumbai-indians-13th-match-1254070/match-report|access-date=20 April 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 4 || {{dts|1=2021|2=4|3=25|format=dmy}} ||[[Prithvi Shaw]] || [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] || Match tied (Won the super over) || 53 (39)|| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Pant takes Capitals to victory in Super Over after Williamson helps Sunrisers tie the match|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/sunrisers-hyderabad-vs-delhi-capitals-20th-match-1254077/match-report|access-date=25 April 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 5 || {{dts|1=2021|2=4|3=29|format=dmy}} || Prithvi Shaw || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || Won by 7 wickets || 82 (41)|| <ref>{{Cite web|title=Prithvi Shaw carnage leads Delhi Capitals to comprehensive win against Kolkata Knight Riders|url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/delhi-capitals-vs-kolkata-knight-riders-25th-match-1254082/match-report|access-date=29 April 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 6 || {{dts|1=2021|2=9|3=22|format=dmy}} || [[Anrich Nortje]] || [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] || Won by 8 wickets || 2/12 (4 overs) || <ref>{{Cite web|title=Nortje & Co help Delhi Capitals reclaim top spot |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/delhi-capitals-vs-sunrisers-hyderabad-33rd-match-1254105/match-report|access-date=25 September 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 7 || {{dts|1=2021|2=9|3=25|format=dmy}} || [[Shreyas Iyer]] || [[Rajasthan Royals]] || Won by 33 runs || 43 (32) || <ref>{{Cite web|title=Nortje keys Capitals stifling bowling in win over Royals |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/delhi-capitals-vs-rajasthan-royals-36th-match-1254097/match-report|access-date=25 September 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 8 || {{dts|1=2021|2=10|3=2|format=dmy}} || [[Axar Patel]] || [[Mumbai Indians]] || Won by 4 wickets || 3/21 (4 overs) || <ref>{{Cite web|title=Avesh and Axar set the stage for Capitals before Iyer and Ashwin ace tricky chase |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/mumbai-indians-vs-delhi-capitals-46th-match-1254112/match-report |access-date=2 October 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
| 9 || {{dts|1=2021|2=10|3=4|format=dmy}} || Axar Patel || [[Chennai Super Kings]] || Won by 3 wickets || 2/18 (4 overs) || <ref>{{Cite web|title=Axar, Hetmyer key drivers in tight win for Delhi Capitals |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/ipl-2021-1249214/delhi-capitals-vs-chennai-super-kings-50th-match-1254110/match-report |access-date=4 October 2021|work=ESPNcricinfo|language=en}}</ref>
|-
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.iplt20.com/teams/delhi-capitals IPL team Delhi Capitals web page on official IPL T20 website - IPLT20.com]
*[http://www.delhidaredevils.com/ The Official Delhi Capitals Site]
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2021 Delhi Capitals season - Revision history

Advancedacademy at 17:19, 3 May 2026