2008 Delhi Daredevils season

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Delhi Daredevils
2008 season
CoachGreg Shipperd
CaptainVirender Sehwag
Ground(s)Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
IPLfourth
Most runsGautam Gambhir (534)[1]
Most wicketsYo Mahesh (16)[2]
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Delhi Daredevils 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 2008 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Virender Sehwag. Delhi Daredevils finished fourth in the IPL and did not qualify for the Champions League T20.

Squad

Virender Sehwag was the icon player and captain.[3][4]

No. Name Age Nationality Batting style Bowling style Signing price
Batsmen
0 Shikhar Dhawan[5] 22 India India Left-handed Right-arm off-break
5 Gautam Gambhir 26 India India Left-handed Right-arm leg-break US$ 725,000
9 Manoj Tiwary 22 India India Right-handed Right-arm leg-break US$ 675,000
44 Virender Sehwag 29 India India Right-handed Right-arm off-break US$ 833,750
55 Tillakaratne Dilshan 31 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Right-handed Right-arm off-break US$ 250,000
Mithun Manhas[5] 28 India India Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Mayank Tehlan[6] 21 India India Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Tejashwi Yadav 18 India India Right-handed Right-arm off-break
All-rounders
6 Shoaib Malik 26 Pakistan Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm off-break US$ 500,000
15 Daniel Vettori 29 New Zealand New Zealand Left-handed Left arm orthodox spin US$ 625,000
23 Rajat Bhatia[7] 28 India India Right-handed Right-arm medium
28 Farveez Maharoof 23 Sri Lanka Sri Lanka Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$ 225,000
Yogesh Nagar 18 India India Right-handed Right-arm off-break
Wicket-keepers
17 AB de Villiers 24 South Africa South Africa Right-handed Right-arm medium US$ 300,000
46 Dinesh Karthik 22 India India Right-handed US$ 525,000
Bowlers
11 Glenn McGrath 38 Australia Australia Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast US$ 350,000
21 Yo Mahesh[6] 20 India India Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
26 Mohammad Asif 25 Pakistan Pakistan Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$ 650,000
63 Brett Geeves 25 Australia Australia Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$ 50,000
99 Amit Mishra 25 India India Right-handed Right-arm leg-break
Pradeep Sangwan 17 India India Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium

Standings

Delhi Daredevils finished fourth in the league stage of IPL 2008.

Pos Team
 Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Rajasthan Royals (C) 14 11 3 0 22 0.632
2 Kings XI Punjab 14 10 4 0 20 0.509
3 Chennai Super Kings (R) 14 8 6 0 16 −0.192
4 Delhi Daredevils 14 7 6 1 15 0.342
5 Mumbai Indians 14 7 7 0 14 0.570
6 Kolkata Knight Riders 14 6 7 1 13 −0.147
7 Royal Challengers Bangalore 14 4 10 0 8 −1.160
8 Deccan Chargers 14 2 12 0 4 −0.467
Source: Full table on cricinfo
(C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.

Match log

No Date Opponent Venue Result
1 19 April Rajasthan Royals Delhi Won by 9 wickets, MoM – Farveez Maharoof 2/11 (4 overs)
2 22 April Deccan Chargers Hyderabad Won by 9 wickets, MoM – Virender Sehwag 94* (41)
3 27 April Kings XI Punjab Mohali Lost by 4 wickets
4 30 April Royal Challengers Bangalore Delhi Won by 10 runs, MoM – Glenn McGrath 4/29 (4 overs)
5 2 May Chennai Super Kings Chennai Won by 8 wickets, MoM – Virender Sehwag 1/21 (2 overs) and 71 (41)
6 4 May Mumbai Indians Navi Mumbai Lost by 29 runs
7 8 May Chennai Super Kings Delhi Lost by 4 wickets
8 11 May Rajasthan Royals Jaipur Lost by 3 wickets
9 13 May Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Lost by 23 runs
10 15 May Deccan Chargers Delhi Won by 12 runs, MoM – Amit Mishra 5/17 (4 overs)
11 17 May Kings XI Punjab Delhi Lost by 6 runs (D/L Method)
12 19 May Royal Challengers Bangalore Bangalore Won by 5 wickets
13 22 May Kolkata Knight Riders Delhi Match abandoned due to rain
14 24 May Mumbai Indians Delhi Won by 5 wickets, MoM – Dinesh Karthik 56* (32)
15 30 May Rajasthan Royals (semi-final #1) Mumbai Lost by 105 runs

Statistics

Most runs
Player Runs
Gautam Gambhir 534
Virender Sehwag 406
Shikhar Dhawan 340
Most wickets
Player Wickets
Yo Mahesh 16
Farveez Maharoof 15
Glenn McGrath 12

References

  1. ↑ "Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  2. ↑ "Indian Premier League, 2008/ Records / Most runs". ESPNcricinfo. Archived from the original on 19 September 2015. Retrieved 20 June 2015.
  3. ↑ "Icon status for Sehwag but not Laxman". ESPNcricinfo. 19 February 2008. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  4. ↑ "Daredevils Indian Premier League 2007/08 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 12 April 2026.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 "Daredevils bag Manhas, Dhawan". Indiatimes. 23 February 2008. Retrieved 23 February 2008.
  6. ↑ 6.0 6.1 "Signed, signalled and sought". Cricinfo. 1 March 2008. Retrieved 3 March 2008.
  7. ↑ "IPL the new mantra for domestic cricketers". Indiatimes. 24 February 2008. Retrieved 24 February 2008.
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