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.
| 2019 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Ricky Ponting | ||
| Captain | Shreyas Iyer | ||
| Ground(s) | Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi | ||
| 2019 Indian Premier League | 3rd | ||
| Most runs | Shikhar Dhawan (521) | ||
| Most wickets | Kagiso Rabada (25) | ||
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Background
editPlayer retention and auction
editIn 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
editShikhar Dhawan was acquired from Sunrisers Hyderabad with Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem and Abhishek Sharma moving from Delhi in return.[5]
Squad
editThe following players were retained:
The franchise then added the following players:
Coaching and support staff
edit- Head coach – Ricky Ponting
- Assistant coach – Mohammad Kaif
- Fast bowling coach – James Hopes
- Spin bowling coach – Samuel Badree
- Physiotherapist – Sumeshen Moodley
Source:[6]
Season
editLeague table
edit| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.421 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Chennai Super Kings (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.131 | |
| 3 | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.044 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.577 | |
| 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.028 | |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.251 | |
| 7 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.449 | |
| 8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 11 | −0.607 |
Source: ESPNCricinfo
Results by match
editFixtures
editLeague stage
editDelhi Capitals
213/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Mumbai Indians (H)
176 (19.2 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Delhi Capitals
147/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Chennai Super Kings
150/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
Kolkata Knight Riders
185/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals (H)
185/6 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kings XI Punjab
166/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals
152 (19.2 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Sam Curran (Kings XI Punjab) took a hat-trick.[8]
(H) Delhi Capitals
129/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Sunrisers Hyderabad
131/5 (18.3 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
149/8 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals
152/6 (18.5 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
178/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals
180/3 (18.5 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals
155/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
116 (18.5 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field. Sunrisers Hyderabad played their 100th IPL match.[9]
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar took his 100th wicket in the IPL and became the first bowler to take 100 wickets for the Sunrisers Hyderabad.[10]
Mumbai Indians
168/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals (H)
128/9 (20 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
Kings XI Punjab
163/7 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals (H)
166/5 (19.4 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Harpreet Brar (Kings XI Punjab) made his T20 debut.
(H) Rajasthan Royals
191/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals
193/4 (19.2 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Ashton Turner (Rajasthan Royals) became the first batsman to make five consecutive ducks in Twenty20 cricket.[11]
(H) Delhi Capitals
187/5 (20 overs) |
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Royal Challengers Bangalore
171/7 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Delhi Capitals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[12]
(H) Chennai Super Kings
179/4 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals
99 (16.2 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals
115/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals (H)
121/5 (16.1 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rajasthan Royals were eliminated as a result of this match.
Playoffs
edit- Eliminator
Sunrisers Hyderabad
162/8 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Capitals
165/8 (19.5 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Qualifier 2
Delhi Capitals
147/9 (20 overs) |
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Chennai Super Kings
151/4 (19 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Statistics
editMost runs
edit| 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[13]
Most wickets
edit| 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[14]
Awards and achievements
editThe following players won player of the match awards during the season:
| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 24 March 2019 | Rishabh Pant | Mumbai Indians | Won by 37 runs | 78* runs in 27 balls | [15] |
| 2 | 30 March 2019 | Prithvi Shaw | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi won the Super over | 99 runs in 55 balls | [16] |
| 3 | 7 April 2019 | Kagiso Rabada | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi won by 4 Wickets | 4/21 (4 overs) | [17] |
| 4 | 12 April 2019 | Shikhar Dhawan | Kolkata Knight Riders | Delhi won by 7 Wickets | 97* runs in 63 balls | [18] |
| 5 | 14 April 2019 | Keemo Paul | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi won by 39 runs | 3/17 (4 overs) | [19] |
| 6 | 20 April 2019 | Shreyas Iyer | Kings XI Punjab | Delhi won by 5 wickets | 58* runs in 49 bals | [20] |
| 7 | 22 April 2019 | Rishabh Pant | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi won by 6 wickets | 78* runs in 36 bals | [21] |
| 8 | 28 April 2019 | Shikhar Dhawan | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Delhi won by 16 runs | 50 runs in 37 bals | [22] |
| 9 | 4 May 2019 | Amit Mishra | Rajasthan Royals | Delhi won by 5 wickets | 3/17 (4 overs) | [23] |
| 10 | 8 May 2019 | Rishabh Pant | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi won by 2 wickets | 49 runs in 21 balls | [24] |
References
edit- ^ "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.
- ^ @SunRisers (5 November 2018). "We have traded Shikhar Dhawan to Delhi Daredevils for Vijay Shankar, Shahbaz Nadeem and Abhishek Sharma" (Tweet). Retrieved 5 November 2018 – via Twitter.
- ^ "Players". delhicapitals.in. Retrieved 24 March 2019.
- ^ "IPLT20.com - Indian Premier League Official Website - Stats". www.iplt20.com. Retrieved 12 May 2019.
- ^ "IPL: Sam Curran hat-trick inspires Kings XI Punjab win". BBC Sport. Retrieved 2 April 2019.
- ^ "Sunrisers Hyderabad lose 8 for 15 and their third successive game". ESPNcricinfo. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "IPL 2019: Match 30, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals â€" Statistical Highlights". Crictracker. 15 April 2019. Retrieved 15 April 2019.
- ^ "Ashton Turner in record fifth successive T20 duck - four of them first ball". BBC Sport. Retrieved 22 April 2019.
- ^ "Delhi Capitals hold off Royal Challengers Bangalore to make playoffs after six-year gap". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
- ^ "DC Most Runs in IPL 2019". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "DC Most Wickets in IPL 2019". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Sensational Rishabh Pant fires Delhi Capitals to emphatic win". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Shaw's 99, Rabada's Super Over to the rescue as Delhi Capitals hold on". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Iyer's 67 consigns Royal Challengers Bangalore to sixth straight defeat". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "High-flying Shikhar Dhawan fires Delhi Capitals into the top four". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Delhi Capitals 3rd straight away win in 2019". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Shikhar Dhawan, Shreyas Iyer fifties guide Delhi Capitals to rare home win". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Pant's brilliance puts Rahane century in the shade". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Delhi Capitals hold off Royal Challengers Bangalore to make playoffs after six-year gap". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ "Capitals finish league stage with win". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 May 2019.
- ^ "Pant lights up an epic game, Capitals progress". ESPNcricinfo. 8 May 2019. Retrieved 8 May 2019.