Delhi Capitals are a Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India. The team will compete in the 2022 edition. 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. They will be the ten teams to compete in the 2022 Indian Premier League.[2][3]
| 2022 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Ricky Ponting | ||
| Captain | Rishabh Pant[1] | ||
| Ground(s) | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | ||
| Most runs | David Warner (432) | ||
| Most wickets | Kuldeep Yadav (21) | ||
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Background
editDelhi Capitals retained four players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.[4]
- Retained Players
- Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje
- Released
- Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Pravin Dubey, Chris Woakes, Steve Smith, Manimaran Siddharth, Tom Curran, Umesh Yadav, Lukman Meriwala, Vishnu Vinod, Ripal Patel, Sam Billings
- Acquired at the auction
- David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Ashwin Hebbar, Sarfaraz Khan, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, KS Bharat, Mandeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Rovman Powell, Pravin Dubey, Lungi Ngidi, Tim Seifert, Vicky Ostwal.
Squad
edit- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- Squad strength: 24 (17 - Indian, 7 - overseas)
- Ages correct as of 27 March 2022.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | ||||||||||
| 17 | Rishabh Pant |  India |
4 October 1997 (aged 24) | Left-handed | 2016 | ₹16 crore (US$1.9 million) | ||||
| Batters | ||||||||||
| 18 | Mandeep Singh | India |
December 18, 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹1.1 crore (US$130,000) | |||
| 100 | Prithvi Shaw | India |
9 November 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹7.5 crore (US$900,000) | |||
| 31 | David Warner |  Australia |
27 October 1986 (aged 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹6.25 crore (US$750,000) | Overseas | ||
| Yash Dhull | India |
11 November 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | ||||
| 28 | Ripal Patel | India |
28 September 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm Medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |||
| 52 | Rovman Powell |  West Indies |
23 July 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2022 | ₹2.8 crore (US$340,000) | Overseas | ||
| All-Rounders | ||||||||||
| 20 | Axar Patel | India |
20 January 1994 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2019 | ₹9 crore (US$1.1 million) | |||
| Ashwin Hebbar | India |
15 November 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | ||||
| 8 | Mitchell Marsh | Australia |
20 October 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹6 crore (US$720,000) | Overseas | ||
| 16 | Lalit Yadav | India |
3 January 1997 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹65 lakh (US$78,000) | |||
| 54 | Shardul Thakur | India |
16 October 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-pace | 2022 | ₹10.75 crore (US$1.3 million) | |||
| 97 | Sarfaraz Khan | India |
22 October 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | leg break | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |||
| Wicket-Keeper Batsmen | ||||||||||
| 15 | K. S. Bharat | India |
3 October 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | – | 2022 | ||||
| 43 | Tim Seifert |  New Zealand |
14 December 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | 2022 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | Overseas | |||
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||||||
| 2 | Anrich Nortje |  South Africa |
16 November 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2020 | ₹6.5 crore (US$780,000) | Overseas | ||
| 5 | Kamlesh Nagarkoti | India |
4 May 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | |||
| 90 | Mustafizur Rahman |  Bangladesh |
6 September 1995 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Overseas | ||
| Lungi Ngidi | South Africa |
29 March 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right arm Fast-medium | 2022 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | Overseas | |||
| 71 | Khaleel Ahmed | India |
5 December 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Left-arm Fast-Medium | 2022 | ₹5.25 crore (US$630,000) | |||
| 55 | Chetan Sakariya | India |
28 February 1998 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Left arm Medium-fast | 2022 | ₹1.2 crore (US$140,000) | |||
| Spin Bowler | ||||||||||
| 46 | Praveen Dubey | India |
1 July 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | leg break googly | 2020 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | |||
| 23 | Kuldeep Yadav | India |
14 December 1994 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm wrist spin | 2022 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | |||
| Vicky Ostwal | India |
1 September 2002 (aged 19) | Right-Handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | ||||
| Source:DC squad | ||||||||||
Administration and support staff
edit| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Team manager | Siddharth Bhasin |
| Head coach | Ricky Ponting |
| Assistant coach | Ajit Agarkar, Shane Watson |
| Batting coach | Pravin Amre |
| Bowling coach | James Hopes |
| Fielding coach | Biju George |
| Source:DC Staff | |
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
edit
Teams and standings
editPoints table
edit| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Gujarat Titans (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.316 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | A | Rajasthan Royals (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.298 | |
| 3 | A | Lucknow Super Giants (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.251 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | B | Royal Challengers Bangalore (3rd) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.253 | |
| 5 | A | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.204 | |
| 6 | B | Punjab Kings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.126 | |
| 7 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.146 | |
| 8 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.379 | |
| 9 | B | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.203 | |
| 10 | A | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.506 |
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.
Group fixtures
editMumbai Indians
177/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals
179/6 (18.2 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Titans
171/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals
157/9 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals
149/3 (20 overs) |
v
|
Lucknow Super Giants
155/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals
215/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Kolkata Knight Riders
171 (19.4 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore
189/5 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals
173/7 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings
115 (20 overs) |
v
|
Delhi Capitals
119/1 (10.3 overs) |
Rajasthan Royals
222/2 (20 overs) |
v
|
Delhi Capitals
207/8 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was originally scheduled to take place at the MCA International Stadium in Pune, but it was relocated to the Wankhede Stadium after a number of COVID-19 cases in the Delhi camp.[6]
- Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) became the second player to score consecutive hundreds in the IPL, after Shikhar Dhawan. Buttler also became the second player after Virat Kohli to score three or more centuries in a single IPL season.[7]
Kolkata Knight Riders
146/9 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals
150/6 (19 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Harshit Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.
Lucknow Super Giants
195/3 (20 overs) |
v
|
Delhi Capitals
189/7 (20 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi Capitals
207/3 (20 overs) |
v
|
Sunrisers Hyderabad
186/8 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings
208/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals
117 (17.4 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals
160/6 (20 overs) |
v
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Delhi Capitals
161/2 (18.1 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals
159/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Punjab Kings
142/9 (20 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals
159/7 (20 overs) |
v
|
Mumbai Indians
160/5 (19.1 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs and Delhi Capitals were eliminated as a result of this match.[8]
References
edit- ^ "Delhi Capitals Squad - IPL 2022". ESPNcricinfo. 13 February 2022. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "IPL to become 10 team tournament from 2022". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "IPL 2022: CONFIRMED! Two new IPL teams will be announced on THIS date". Zee News. 28 September 2021. Retrieved 29 September 2021.
- ^ "VIVO IPL 2022 Player Retention". IPLT20.com. Indian Premier League. Retrieved 30 November 2021.
- ^ "Delhi Capitals - Punjab Kings game moved to Brabourne Stadium". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 19 April 2022.
- ^ "Capitals-Royals clash moved from Pune to Wankhede Stadium". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 April 2022.
- ^ "Tendulkar leads as cricket fraternity reserve massive praise for Buttler". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 23 April 2022.
- ^ "RCB sneak into playoffs after Tim David, Jasprit Bumrah knock Delhi Capitals out". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 22 May 2022.