Template:Infobox cricket club season 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 edition of the competition between March and May 2019. In December 2018, the team changed its name from the Delhi Daredevils.[1] 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
Template:Main 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, 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.[2][3]
In the 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 and Bandaru Ayyappa.[4]
Transfers
Shikhar Dhawan was acquired from Sunrisers Hyderabad with Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem and Abhishek Sharma moving from Delhi in return.[5]
Squad
The following players were retained: Template:Columns-list
The franchise then added the following players: Template:Columns-list
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:[6]
Season
League table
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Results by match
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Fixtures
League stage
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Playoffs
- Eliminator
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- Qualifier 2
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Statistics
Most runs
| 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[7]
Most wickets
| 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 | 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[8]
Awards and achievements
The following players won player of the match awards during the season:
| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Template:Dts | Rishabh Pant | Mumbai Indians | Won by 37 runs | 78* runs in 27 balls | [9] |
| 2 | Template:Dts | Prithvi Shaw | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi won the Super over | 99 runs in 55 balls | [10] |
| 3 | Template:Dts | Kagiso Rabada | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi won by 4 Wickets | 4/21 (4 overs) | [11] |
| 4 | Template:Dts | Shikhar Dhawan | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi won by 7 Wickets | 97* runs in 63 balls | [12] |
| 5 | Template:Dts | Keemo Paul | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi won by 39 runs | 3/17 (4 overs) | [13] |
| 6 | Template:Dts | Shreyas Iyer | Kings XI Punjab | Delhi won by 5 wickets | 58* runs in 49 bals | [14] |
| 7 | Template:Dts | Rishabh Pant | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi won by 6 wickets | 78* runs in 36 bals | [15] |
| 8 | Template:Dts | Shikhar Dhawan | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi won by 16 runs | 50 runs in 37 bals | [16] |
| 9 | Template:Dts | Amit Mishra | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi won by 5 wickets | 3/17 (4 overs) | [17] |
| 10 | Template:Dts | Rishabh Pant | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi won by 2 wickets | 49 runs in 21 balls | [18] |
References
- ↑ Delhi Daredevils renamed as Delhi Capitals. Cricbuzz(4 December 2018). Retrieved 4 December 2018.
- ↑ IPL 2019: Full list of retained players and purse remaining for each team. India Today(16 November 2018). Retrieved 16 November 2018.
- ↑ IPL auction 2019: Who's retained, who's released? Here's list for all teams. Business Standard(21 November 2018). Retrieved 21 December 2018.
- ↑ IPL 2019 Auction: Full squads of all eight teams. Times of India(18 December 2018). Retrieved 18 December 2018.
- ↑ Template:Cite tweet
- ↑ Players. delhicapitals.in. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ↑ DC Most Runs in IPL 2019.
- ↑ DC Most Wickets in IPL 2019.
- ↑ Sensational Rishabh Pant fires Delhi Capitals to emphatic win.
- ↑ Shaw's 99, Rabada's Super Over to the rescue as Delhi Capitals hold on.
- ↑ Iyer's 67 consigns Royal Challengers Bangalore to sixth straight defeat.
- ↑ High-flying Shikhar Dhawan fires Delhi Capitals into the top four.
- ↑ Delhi Capitals 3rd straight away win in 2019.
- ↑ Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer fifties guide Delhi Capitals to rare home win.
- ↑ Pant's brilliance puts Rahane century in the shade.
- ↑ Delhi Capitals hold off Royal Challengers Bangalore to make playoffs after six-year gap.
- ↑ Capitals finish league stage with win. Retrieved 2019-05-04.
- ↑ Pant lights up an epic game, Capitals progress(8 May 2019). Retrieved 2019-05-08.
External links
- IPL team Delhi Daredevils web page on official IPL T20 website - IPLT20.com
- The Official Delhi Daredevils Site
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