| 2020 season | |||
| Coach | Ricky Ponting | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Shreyas Iyer | ||
| Ground(s) | Dubai International Stadium, Dubai | ||
| Most runs | Shikhar Dhawan (618 runs) | ||
| Most wickets | Kagiso Rabada (30 wickets) | ||
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Delhi Capitals is a Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India. The team plays in the Indian Premier League and competed in the 2020 edition between September and November 2020.
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. Delhi capitals Delhi Capitals qualified for the finals first time in IPL 2020 after twelve years of the start of this tournament,[1] and qualified for the IPL playoffs in 2019 for the first time in seven years.[2] But they lost to Mumbai Indians in the final by 5 wickets and finished as runners up.
Background[edit | edit source]
Player retention and transfers[edit | edit source]
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Retained players: Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane and Keemo Paul.
Released players: Colin Ingram, Colin Munro, Manjot Kalra, Hanuma Vihari, Chris Morris, Jalaj Saxena, Ankush Bains, Nathu Singh and Bandaru Ayyappa.
Traded In: Ravichandran Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane
Traded Out: Sherfane Rutherford, Trent Boult and Rahul Tewatia
Replacement players: Praveen Dubey[3]
Auction[edit | edit source]
The Capitals went into the auction with a purse of 27.85 Cr INR. Delhi Capitals retained 14 players and bought 8 players in the IPL Auction 2020. Their best purchases were Shimron Hetmyer for INR 775L and Marcus Stoinis for INR 480L. They were fortunate to get the services of Jason Roy and Chris Woakes at their base price. In addition to that, Delhi Capitals got Alex Carey for 240L INR.[4]
Players bought: Jason Roy, Alex Carey, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Sharma.
Team analysis[edit | edit source]
ESPNcricinfo' wrote The team of Delhi Capitals wanted to buy Eoin Morgan, Glenn Maxwell, Sam Curran, Pat Cummins and Jaydev Unadkat in the auction, but this could not happen. In such a situation, the team had to turn to other options. The team used their limited resources to dominate the home ground. No batsman of the team could bowl. However, the franchise did a good job by buying Hetmyer and Alex Carey.[5]
Indian Premier League[edit | edit source]
On 20 September, the Delhi started with a win in the tournament, defeating Punjab's team in the super over. This thrilling match ended in a tie. Shreyas Iyer lost the toss and was put to bat. Delhi scored 157-run with the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Team had lost early wickets, but Marcus Stoinis brilliant inning helped the Delhi to build a 157-run target. In response to 158 runs, Punjab also scored 157-run in 20 overs on Mayank Agarwal's knock of 89 runs.[6]
On 25 September, the Delhi Capitals enjoyed their second successive win, defeating Chennai Super Kings by 44-run. Shreyas Iyer lost the toss and was put to bat. Prithvi Shaw (64 off 43 balls) got the support from Shikhar Dhawan (35 off 27 balls) to build a 94-run partnership for first wicket and helped the Capitals finish the innings with 175/3 in their 20 overs. Chasing the target of 176, Super Kings got off to a poor start as they lost both their openers quickly, but Faf du Plessis (43 off 35 balls) and Kedar Jadhav stitched a partnership to keep Super Kings hopes, but their team managed only 131/7 in 20 overs.
On 14 October, during the 30th match of IPL against Rajasthan royals Anrich Nortje bowled the fastest ball (156.22 km/h)and he also bowled out Jos Buttler.
After winning 7 out of 9 games, Delhi were placed at the top of the table with 14 points.[7] However, they lost 4 consecutive games after it which rendered them vulnerable to be knocked out of the tournament.[8] A victory in their final league stage match against Royal Challengers Bangalore ensured them a place in the playoffs.[9] They reached the Qualifier 1 where they lost to Mumbai Indians by 57 runs.Then they won the Qualifier 2 against Sunrisers Hyderabad with Marcus Stoinis taking 3 wickets and scored 38 runs.Delhi reached their first final and played against Mumbai Indians.Mumbai Indians won comfortably by 5 wickets to win their fifth title.At the end of the season, Rabada was awarded the Purple Cap for taking 30 wickets.
Squad[edit | edit source]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 41 | Shreyas Iyer |  India |
6 December 1994 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹7 crore (US$980,000) | Captain |
| 100 | Prithvi Shaw | India |
9 November 1999 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹1.2 crore (US$170,000) | |
| 42 | Shikhar Dhawan | India |
5 December 1985 (aged 34) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹5.2 crore (US$730,000) | |
| 3 | Ajinkya Rahane | India |
5 June 1988 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2020 | ₹4 crore (US$561,000) | |
| 189 | Shimron Hetmyer |  West Indies |
26 December 1996 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹7.75 crore (US$1.1 million) | Overseas |
| – | Jason Roy |  England |
21 July 1990 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2020 | ₹1.5 crore (US$210,000) | Overseas |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 21 | Marcus Stoinis |  Australia |
16 August 1989 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2020 | ₹4.8 crore (US$670,000) | Overseas |
| 20 | Axar Patel | India |
20 January 1994 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2019 | ₹5 crore (US$700,000) | |
| 60 | Daniel Sams | Australia |
27 October 1997 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) | Overseas |
| 16 | Lalit Yadav | India |
3 January 1997 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) | |
| 84 | Keemo Paul | West Indies |
21 February 1998 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2019 | ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 17 | Rishabh Pant | India |
4 October 1997 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹8 crore (US$1.1 million) | Vice Captain |
| 5 | Alex Carey | Australia |
27 August 1991 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2020 | ₹2.4 crore (US$340,000) | Overseas |
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||||
| 99 | Amit Mishra | India |
24 November 1982 (aged 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹4 crore (US$560,000) | |
| 1 | Sandeep Lamichhane |  Nepal |
2 August 2000 (aged 20) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) | Overseas |
| 23 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India |
17 September 1986 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | ₹7.6 crore (US$1.1 million) | |
| 46 | Praveen Dubey | India |
1 July 1993 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) | Replacement for Amit Mishra [10] |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||||
| 25 | Kagiso Rabada |  South Africa |
25 May 1995 (aged 25) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹4.2 crore (US$590,000) | Overseas |
| 02 | Anrich Nortje | South Africa |
16 November 1993 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) | Overseas |
| 6 | Avesh Khan | India |
13 December 1996 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹70 lakh (US$98,000) | |
| 13 | Harshal Patel | India |
23 November 1990 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) | |
| 18 | Mohit Sharma | India |
18 September 1988 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹50 lakh (US$70,000) | |
| 97 | Ishant Sharma | India |
2 September 1988 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2019 | ₹1.1 crore (US$150,000) | |
| – | Chris Woakes | England |
2 March 1989 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹1.5 crore (US$210,000) | Overseas |
| 96 | Tushar Deshpande | India |
15 May 1995 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$28,000) | |
Administration and support staff[edit | edit source]
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| CEO | Dhiraj Malhotra |
| Head coach | Ricky Ponting |
| Assistant coach | Mohammad Kaif |
| Spin bowling coach | Samuel Badree |
| Fast bowling coach | Ryan Harris |
| Physiotherapist | Patrick Farhart |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Rajinikanth Sivagnanam |
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Teams and standings[edit | edit source]
Results by match[edit | edit source]
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League table[edit | edit source]
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1.107 |
| 2 | Delhi Capitals (R) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.109 |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (3rd) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.608 |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.172 |
| 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.214 |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.162 |
| 7 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.455 |
| 8 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.569 |
- The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs
- advance to Qualifier 1
- advance to the Eliminator
League stage[edit | edit source]
Playoffs[edit | edit source]
- Qualifier 1
- Qualifier 2
- Final
Statistics[edit | edit source]
Most runs[edit | edit source]
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shikar Dhawan | 17 | 17 | 3 | 618 | 106* | 44.14 | 427 | 144.73 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 12 |
| 2 | Shreyas Iyer | 17 | 17 | 2 | 519 | 88* | 34.60 | 421 | 123.27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 16 |
| 3 | Marcus Stoinis | 17 | 17 | 3 | 352 | 65 | 25.14 | 237 | 148.52 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 16 |
| 4 | Rishabh Pant | 14 | 14 | 3 | 343 | 56 | 31.18 | 301 | 113.95 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 9 |
| 5 | Prithvi Shaw | 13 | 13 | 0 | 228 | 66 | 17.53 | 167 | 136.52 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 8 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[11]
Most wickets[edit | edit source]
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kagiso Rabada | 17 | 17 | 65.4 | 1 | 548 | 30 | 4/24 | 18.26 | 8.34 | 13.1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Anrich Nortje | 16 | 16 | 61 | 0 | 512 | 22 | 3/33 | 23.27 | 8.39 | 16.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Marcus Stoinis | 17 | 13 | 29.4 | 0 | 283 | 13 | 3/26 | 21.76 | 9.53 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 15 | 15 | 51.0 | 0 | 391 | 13 | 3/29 | 30.07 | 7.66 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Axar Patel | 15 | 15 | 51.0 | 0 | 327 | 9 | 2/18 | 36.33 | 6.41 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 |
- Kagiso Rabada was awarded the Purple Cap as the bowler who took most wickets during the tournament
- Source: ESPNcricinfo[12]
Awards and achievements[edit | edit source]
The following players were awarded the player of the match award during the tournament:
| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 September 2020 | Marcus Stoinis | Kings XI Punjab | Won in Super Over | 53 (21) | [13] |
| 2 | 25 September 2020 | Prithvi Shaw | Chennai Super Kings | Won by 15 runs | 64 (43) | [14] |
| 3 | 3 October 2020 | Shreyas Iyer | Kolkata Knight Riders | won by 18 runs | 88* (38) | [15] |
| 4 | 5 October 2020 | Axar Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | won by 59 runs | 2/18 (4 overs) | [16] |
| 5 | 9 October 2020 | Ravichandran Ashwin | Rajasthan Royals | Won by 46 runs | 2/ 22 (4 overs) | [17] |
| 6 | 14 October 2020 | Anrich Nortje | Rajasthan Royals | Won by 13 runs | 2/33 (4 overs) | [18] |
| 7 | 17 October 2020 | Shikhar Dhawan | Chennai Super Kings | Won by 5 wickets | 101* (58) | [19] |
| 8 | 20 October 2020 | Shikhar Dhawan | Kings XI Punjab | Lost by 5 wickets | 106* (61) | [20] |
| 9 | 2 November 2020 | Anrich Nortje | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 6 wickets | 3/33 (4 overs) | [21] |
| 11 | 8 November 2020 – Qualifier 2 | Marcus Stoinis | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Won by 17 runs and advanced to the final | 38(27) and 3/26 (3 overs) | [22] |
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "IPL 2019: Young captain, young squad, chance for Delhi Capitals (DC) to break title jinx". Hindustan Times. 14 February 2019. Archived from the original on 27 April 2019. Retrieved 27 April 2019.
- ↑ "Twitter reacts after we qualify for the Playoffs after 7 years!". Delhi Capitals. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 30 August 2019.
- ↑ "Legspinner Praveen Dubey replaces injured Amit Mishra at Delhi Capitals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 October 2020.
- ↑ "IPL Auction 2020 - Delhi Capitals. Cricbuzz.com". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 September 2020.
- ↑ "IPL auction analysis: Do the eight teams have their best XIs in place?". ESPN.
- ↑ "IPL 2020: Did an umpiring error cost KXIP the game?". indian express. 20 September 2020. Retrieved 20 September 2020.
- ↑ "IPL 2020 Points Table: Delhi Capitals regain top spot after 5-wicket win over Chennai Super Kings". Jagran English. 18 October 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ Menon, Vishal. "Four losses in a row for Delhi Capitals: Why the wheels have come off". Indian Express.
- ↑ "IPL 2020, DC vs RCB: Rahane, Nortje shine as Delhi beat Bangalore by 6 wickets to qualify for playoffs". Jagran English. 2 November 2020. Retrieved 5 November 2020.
- ↑ "Legspinner Praveen Dubey replaces injured Amit Mishra at Delhi Capitals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2020.
- ↑ "Indian Premier League, 2020/21 - Delhi Capitals Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ↑ "Indian Premier League, 2020/21 - Delhi Capitals Cricket Team Records & Stats". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2020.
- ↑ "Delhi Capitals vs Kings XI Punjab: All-round Stoinis, cool". Times of india.
- ↑ "We're guessing a little bit around conditions: Fleming". Cricbuzz.
- ↑ "DC vs KKR IPL 2020 Match Highlights: Delhi Capitals Beat Kolkata Knight Riders By 18 Runs In Sharjah Thriller". Sports.ndtv.
- ↑ "IPL 2020: Delhi Capitals beats Royal Challengers Bangalore by 59 runs". sportsstar.thehindu.
- ↑ "Impressive Delhi Capitals stifle Rajasthan Royals to go top of the table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 9 October 2020.
- ↑ "Royals miss out as Nortje leads Capitals' stellar defence". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ↑ "Shikhar Dhawan's ton and Axar Patel's late assault power Capitals past CSK". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ↑ "Pooran, bowlers give Kings XI playoffs boost with third straight win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 October 2020.
- ↑ "Dhawan, Rahane fifties seal second place for Capitals; RCB make playoffs too". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 3 November 2020.
- ↑ "Dhawan, Hetmyer, Stoinis and Rabada take Delhi Capitals to their first IPL final". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 8 November 2020.