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. No.NameAgeNationalityBatting styleBowling styleSigning price Batsmen0Shikhar Dhawan 22 India Left-handed Right-arm off-break 5Gautam Gambhir 26 India Left-handed Right-arm leg-break US$ 725,0009Manoj Tiwary 22 India Right-handed Right-arm leg-break US$675,00044Virender Sehwag 29 IndiaRight-handed Right-arm off-break US$833,75055Tillakaratne Dilshan 31 Sri Lanka Right-handed Right-arm off-break US$250,000Mithun Manhas 28 India Right-handed Right-arm off-break Mayank Tehlan 21 India Right-handed Right-arm off-break Tejashwi Yadav 18 India Right-handed Right-arm off-break All-rounders6Shoaib Malik 26 Pakistan Right-handed Right-arm off-break US$500,00015Daniel Vettori 29 New Zealand Left-handed Left arm orthodox spin US$625,00023Rajat Bhatia 28 India Right-handed Right-arm medium 28Farveez Maharoof 23 Sri Lanka Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$225,000Yogesh Nagar 18 India Right-handed Right-arm off-break Wicket-keepers17AB de Villiers 24 South Africa Right-handed Right-arm medium US$300,00046Dinesh Karthik 22 India Right-handed US$525,000 Bowlers11Glenn McGrath 38 Australia Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast US$350,00021Yo Mahesh 20 India Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 26Mohammad Asif 25 Pakistan Left-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$650,00063Brett Geeves 25 Australia Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium US$50,00099Amit Mishra 25 India Right-handed Right-arm leg-break Pradeep Sangwan 17 India Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium
Standings Delhi Daredevils finished fourth in the league stage of IPL 2008.
Match log NoDateOpponentVenueResult 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 runsPlayerRunsGautam Gambhir534Virender Sehwag406Shikhar Dhawan340 +Most wicketsPlayerWicketsYo Mahesh16Farveez Maharoof15Glenn McGrath12
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