2025 Delhi Capitals season

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The 2025 season was the 18th season for the Indian Premier League (IPL) cricket franchise Delhi Capitals. They were one of the ten teams that competed in the 2025 IPL. Ahead of the season, Axar Patel was appointed as the captain. The team was coached by Hemang Badani.

Delhi Capitals were the last team to be eliminated in the 2025 IPL league stage after their loss to Mumbai Indians. They finished the season in fifth place with seven wins from 14 matches. KL Rahul scored the most runs (539) while Kuldeep Yadav took the most wickets (15) for Delhi in the 2025 season.

Pre-season

Template:Further The 2025 Indian Premier League was the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL), a professional Twenty20 (T20) cricket league, organised by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).[1] Delhi Capitals were one of the four active franchises to not have won the IPL title prior to 2025.[2] The team finished in sixth place in the previous season.[3] The tournament featured ten teams competing in 74 matches from 22 March to 3 June 2025.[4][5] Delhi played most their home matches at Arun Jaitley Stadium[6] with two matches played at ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium.[7]

Player retention

Franchises were allowed to retain a maximum of six players from their squad, including a maximum of five recent international players.[8] Franchises were required to submit their retention lists before 31 October 2024.[9] Delhi retained four players but did not retain their prior captain Rishabh Pant.[10][11]

Retained players[10][11]
No. Player Salary
1 Axar Patel Template:INRConvert
2 Kuldeep Yadav Template:INRConvert
3 Tristan Stubbs Template:INRConvert
4 Abhishek Porel Template:INRConvert
Released players[10][12]
Batters Wicket-keepers All-rounders Fast bowlers Spin bowlers

Auction

The season's auction took place on 24 and 25 November 2024 in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia.[13] The auction purse for each franchise was set at Template:INRConvert, with the franchises being deducted an amount from the purse for each retained player.[14][15] Delhi had a purse remaining of Template:INR convert.[16] Franchises that did not retain six players, were allowed Right-to-Match (RTM) cards at the auction for each player not retained.[17] Delhi had two cards available.[18] Delhi bought nineteen players in the auction, including nine capped players and five overseas players.[19] Delhi used their RTM cards to buy back Jake Fraser-McGurk and Mukesh Kumar for Template:INRconvert and Template:INRconvert respectively.[20]

Squad

  • Players with international caps as of start of 2025 IPL are listed in bold.
  • Ages are as of Template:Start date.
  • Withdrawn players are indicated by a dagger symbol (Template:Dagger) and placed at the bottom of the table.

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Delhi Capitals squad for the 2025 Indian Premier League[21][10][19]
S/N Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Salary Notes
1 KL Rahul Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium Template:INRConvert
2 Donovan Ferreira Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break Template:INRConvert Overseas
7 Sameer Rizvi Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right arm off-break Template:INRConvert
13 Faf du Plessis Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Template:INRConvert Overseas; stand-in captainTemplate:Efn
20 Axar Patel Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Left-arm orthodox Template:INRConvert Captain[22]
23 Kuldeep Yadav Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Left-arm wrist spin Template:INRConvert
24 Abhishek Porel Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Template:N/A Template:INRConvert
27 Mohit Sharma Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium Template:INRConvert
28 Vipraj Nigam Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm legbreak Template:INRConvert
30 Tristan Stubbs Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Template:N/A Template:INRConvert Overseas
49 Mukesh Kumar Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium Template:INRConvert
50 Tripurana Vijay Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right arm off-break Template:INRConvert
56 Mitchell Starc Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Left-arm fast Template:INRConvert Overseas
90 Mustafizur Rahman Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium Template:INRConvert Overseas; temporaryTemplate:Efn replacementTemplate:Efn
Template:N/A Sediqullah Atal Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Template:N/A Template:INRConvert Overseas; replacementTemplate:Efn
Template:N/A Dushmantha Chameera Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Left-arm fast Template:INRConvert Overseas
Template:N/A Manvanth Kumar Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Right arm Fast medium Template:INRConvert
Template:N/A Ajay Mandal Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox Template:INRConvert
Template:N/A Karun Nair Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm off break Template:INRConvert
Template:N/A Darshan Nalkande Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Template:INRConvert
Template:N/A T. Natarajan Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Left-handed Left-arm medium Template:INRConvert
Template:N/A Ashutosh Sharma Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Template:N/A Template:INRConvert
Template:N/A Madhav Tiwari Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right arm Fast medium Template:INRConvert
33 Jake Fraser-McGurk Template:Dagger Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm leg spin Template:INRConvert Overseas; withdrawnTemplate:Efn
88 Harry Brook Template:Dagger Template:Cr Template:Birth date and age2 Right-handed Right-arm medium Template:INRConvert Overseas; withdrawnTemplate:Efn

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Support staff

Hemang Badani replaced Ricky Ponting as head coach;[23][24] Matthew Mott replaced Pravin Amre and Ajit Agarkar as assistant coaches;[25][26] Munaf Patel replaced James Hopes as bowling coach;[27] Anton Roux and Gnaneswara Rao replaced Biju George as fielding coaches;[28][29] and Kevin Pietersen joined as a mentor.[30]

Position Name
Head coach Hemang Badani
Assistant coach Matthew Mott
Bowling coach Munaf Patel
Fielding coach Anton Roux
Gnaneswara Rao
Mentor Kevin Pietersen

League stage

Delhi Capitals began their season with four consecutive wins against Lucknow Super Giants, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings[32] and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.[33] Then lost to Mumbai Indians,[34] defeated Rajasthan Royals in Super Over,[35] lost to Gujarat Titans,[36] defeated Lucknow again; and lost to Bengaluru[37] and Kolkata Knight Riders. Delhi's eleventh match against Hyderabad was abandoned due to rain. They lost their next two matches against Gujarat[38] and Mumbai[39] to be eliminated from the 2025 IPL; but won in their last match of the season against Punjab Kings.[40]

Points table

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League progression

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Fixtures

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Statistics

Kuldeep Yadav in 2024
Kuldeep Yadav took the most wickets (15) for Delhi Capitals in the 2025 Indian Premier League.
Most runs[41]
Runs Player
539 KL Rahul
301 Abhishek Porel
300 Tristan Stubbs
263 Axar Patel
204 Ashutosh Sharma
Most wickets[42]
Wickets Player
15 Kuldeep Yadav
14 Mitchell Starc
12 Mukesh Kumar
11 Vipraj Nigam
5 Axar Patel

References

  1. ↑ Indian Premier League. Britannica.com. Retrieved 22 March 2025.
  2. ↑ 8 Teams Who Have Never Won IPL Trophy. Retrieved 2026-01-06.
  3. ↑ Template:ESPNcricinfo 2
  4. ↑ IPL 2025 FAQs: What's new this season? Any changes in format?, Brar, Hemant. ESPNcricinfo(2023-03-20). Retrieved 2025-03-22.
  5. ↑ IPL 2025 to resume on May 17 with RCB vs KKR, final scheduled for June 3. ESPNcricinfo(14 May 2025). Retrieved 14 May 2025.
  6. ↑ All to know about the Indian Premier League’s 2025 season, Adil, Hafsa. Retrieved 2026-01-31.
  7. ↑ Vizag to host two Delhi Capitals games upfront in IPL 2025(15 February 2025). Retrieved 2 March 2025.
  8. ↑ IPL 2025 mega auction salary purse, retention rules, and RTM explained(29 September 2024). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  9. ↑ Deadline For Submission Of Retention List For IPL 2025 Auction Revealed(29 September 2024). Retrieved 29 September 2024.
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 10.3 IPL 2025 retentions: List of all the retained players ahead of the mega auction. ESPNcricinfo(30 October 2024). Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 Pant to go into mega auction after not being retained by Delhi Capitals(31 October 2024). Retrieved 31 October 2024.
  12. ↑ Template:ESPNcricinfo 2
  13. ↑ IPL 2025 mega auction to be held on November 24, 25 in Jeddah. Retrieved 5 November 2024.
  14. ↑ IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Report Says Franchise Purse To Increase From Rs 90 Crore to 120 Crore. Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  15. ↑ IPL retention FAQs: What is the modified RTM rule? Has the auction purse increased?(2024-09-30). Retrieved 2024-10-01.
  16. ↑ IPL 2025 Auction: Purse Remaining For Each Team After Retentions. Wisden(2024-10-31). Retrieved 2025-04-14.
  17. ↑ Franchises can now retain record number of players ahead of IPL 2025 auction, purse size gets bigger too; check all details here(28 September 2024). Retrieved 1 October 2024.
  18. ↑ IPL 2025 Mega Auction: Every IPL Team's Retentions, Auction Purse, Total Slots, RTM Available(24 November 2024). Retrieved 24 November 2024.
  19. ↑ 19.0 19.1 IPL 2025 teams and all squads - full players list. Olympics.com(25 November 2024). Retrieved 25 November 2024.
  20. ↑ List of RTM Buys by all Franchises at the IPL Auction 2025. mykhel.com(2024-11-28). Retrieved 2025-06-22.
  21. ↑ Template:ESPNcricinfo 2
  22. ↑ Axar Patel to captain Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025. ESPNcricinfo(2025-03-14). Retrieved 2026-01-08.
  23. ↑ Ricky Ponting and Delhi Capitals part ways. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-10-08.
  24. ↑ Hemang Badani to take over as Delhi Capitals head coach. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  25. ↑ IPL 2025: Pravin Amre Set To Part Ways With Delhi Capitals After Nine Years Of Service. OneCricket(21 October 2024). Retrieved 2024-10-21.
  26. ↑ Matthew Mott joins Delhi Capitals as assistant coach. Espn.co.uk(2025-02-25). Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  27. ↑ IPL 2025: Munaf Patel joins Delhi Capitals as bowling coach. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2024-11-12.
  28. ↑ IPL 2025: KKR appoint former Delhi Capitals coach as Head of Scouting. Mykhel.com(2025-02-24). Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  29. ↑ IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals rope in 2 new coaches days ahead of the tournament(2025-03-11). Retrieved 2025-11-22.
  30. ↑ Kevin Pietersen joins Delhi Capitals as team mentor. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2025-02-27.
  31. ↑ IPL 2025: Who Are The Captains And Coaching Staff Of Each Team?. Wisden(2025-03-18). Retrieved 2025-04-10.
  32. ↑ CSK vs DC, IPL 2025: Delhi Capitals subdues Chennai Super Kings to make it three-in-three, Prasad, Dhruva(2025-04-05). Retrieved 2026-04-10.
  33. ↑ Highlights: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals, IPL 2025 Match 24 - Result, Scorecard. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  34. ↑ Mumbai Indians clinch thriller to end Delhi Capitals' unbeaten streak. ESPNcricinfo(13 April 2025). Retrieved 11 April 2026.
  35. ↑ Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals Highlights: KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc Star As DC Beat RR In IPL 2025 Super Over Thriller(16 April 2025). Retrieved 25 March 2026.
  36. ↑ Buttler bosses the chase to power GT to No. 1. ESPNcricinfo(19 April 2025). Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  37. ↑ DC vs RCB IPL 2025 Match 46 live scores, results and updates. Rajasthan Royals. Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  38. ↑ Sai Sudharsan and Gill help clinical GT book playoffs berth. ESPNcricinfo(18 May 2025). Retrieved 16 April 2026.
  39. ↑ MI vs DC Highlights, IPL 2025: Mumbai Indians qualifies for Playoffs with 59-run win over Delhi Capitals(2025-05-21). Retrieved 2026-04-16.
  40. ↑ IPL 2025, PBKS vs DC Highlights: Sameer Rizvi's maiden IPL 50 guides sensational chase, PBKS top two hopes in jeopardy(2025-05-24). Retrieved 2026-04-11.
  41. ↑ Template:ESPNcricinfo 2
  42. ↑ Template:ESPNcricinfo 2

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