Delhi Capitals are a Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India. The team competed in the 2021 Indian Premier League. 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.
Background Player retention and transfers
The Delhi Capitals retained 18 players and released seven players.
Retained Players: Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Prithvi Shaw, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rishabh Pant, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Anrich Nortje, Pravin Dubey, Chris Woakes.
Released Players: Harshal Patel, Alex Carey, Keemo Paul, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Lamichhane, Mohit Sharma, Jason Roy, Daniel Sams.
Added Players: Steve Smith, Manimaran Siddharth, Tom Curran, Umesh Yadav, Lukman Meriwala, Vishnu Vinod, Ripal Patel, Sam Billings
Supportive Players : Aniruddha Joshi, Shams Mulani
Squad Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes Batsmen3 Ajinkya Rahane Right-handed Right-arm medium 2020 28 Ripal Patel Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2021 41 Shreyas Iyer Right-handed 2018 42 Shikhar Dhawan Left-handed Right-arm off break 2019 Vice Captain49 Steve Smith Right-handed Right-arm leg-spin 2021 Overseas Captain82 Aniruddha Joshi Right-handed Right-arm off break 2021 Short-term replacement for Shreyas Iyer100 Prithvi Shaw Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 189 Shimron Hetmyer Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 Overseas All-rounders16 Lalit Yadav Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020 19 Chris Woakes Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 Overseas; Pulled out due to bubble fatigue20 Axar Patel Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2019 21 Marcus Stoinis Right-handed Right-arm medium 2020 Overseas; Calf Injury59 Tom Curran Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2021 Overseas Shams Mulani Left-handed Left-arm orthodox 2021 Short-term replacement for Axar Patel Wicket-keepers4 Vishnu Vinod Right-handed 2021 7 Sam Billings Right-handed 2021 Overseas17 Rishabh Pant Left-handed 2018 Spin Bowlers23 Ravichandran Ashwin Right-handed Right-arm off break 2020 46Pravin Dubey Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2020 99 Amit Mishra Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 30 Manimaran Siddharth Right-handed Left-arm orthodox 2021 Pace Bowlers02 Anrich Nortje Right-handed Right-arm fast 2020 Overseas6 Avesh Khan Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 10 Umesh Yadav Right-handed Right-arm fast 2021 18 Lukman Meriwala Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2021 25 Kagiso Rabada Left-handed Right-arm fast 2018 Overseas97 Ishant Sharma Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2020 N/A Kulwant Khejroliya Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2021 N/A Ben Dwarshuis Left-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2021 Overseas Source:DC Players
Administration and support staff Position NameOwner Kiran Kumar Grandhi (GMR Group), Parth Jindal (JSW Group) CEO Vinod Bisht Team manager Siddharth Bhasin Head coach Ricky Ponting Batting coach Pravin Amre Bowling coach James Hopes Fielding coach Mohammad Kaif Assistant coach Ajay Ratra Physiotherapist Patrick Farhart Strength and conditioning coach Rajinikanth SivagnanamTeam doctor Dr. Rizwan Khan Source:DC Staff
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Kit manufacturerShirt sponsor (chest)Shirt sponsor (back)Chest BrandingWrogn ActiveJSW GroupEbixCashAPL Apollo Steel Tubes Source : delhicapitals.in
Teams and standings Results by match
League stage
The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.
Matches
Playoffs
Qualifier 1
Qualifier 2
Statistics Most runs No. Name Matches Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s 1 Shikhar Dhawan 16 16 1 587 92 39.13 471 124.62 0 3 0 63 16 2 Prithvi Shaw 15 15 0 479 82 31.93 301 159.13 0 4 0 56 18 3 Rishabh Pant 16 16 4 419 58* 34.91 326 128.52 0 3 0 42 10 4 Shimron Hetmyer 14 13 6 242 53* 34.57 144 168.05 0 1 0 19 12 5Shreyas Iyer88317547*35.00171102.3300075 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets No. Name Matches Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W 1 Avesh Khan 16 16 61.0 0 450 24 3/13 18.75 7.37 15.25 0 0 2 Axar Patel 12 12 46.0 0 306 15 3/21 20.40 6.65 18.40 0 0 3 Kagiso Rabada 15 15 56.0 1 456 15 3/36 30.40 8.14 22.40 0 0 4 Anrich Nortje 8 8 30.2 1 187 12 2/12 15.58 6.16 15.16 0 05 Ravichandran Ashwin131344.4033172/2747.287.4138.2800 Source: ESPNcricinfo
Awards and achievements Man of the Match No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref. 1 Shikhar Dhawan Chennai Super Kings Won by 7 wickets 85 (54) 2 Shikhar Dhawan Punjab Kings Won by 6 wickets 92 (49) 3 Amit Mishra Mumbai Indians Won by 6 wickets 4/24 (4 overs) 4 Prithvi Shaw Sunrisers Hyderabad Match tied (Won the super over) 53 (39) 5 Prithvi Shaw Kolkata Knight Riders Won by 7 wickets 82 (41) 6 Anrich Nortje Sunrisers Hyderabad Won by 8 wickets 2/12 (4 overs) 7 Shreyas Iyer Rajasthan Royals Won by 33 runs 43 (32) 8 Axar Patel Mumbai Indians Won by 4 wickets 3/21 (4 overs) 9 Axar Patel Chennai Super Kings Won by 3 wickets 2/18 (4 overs)
References
External links IPL team Delhi Capitals web page on official IPL T20 website - IPLT20.com The Official Delhi Capitals Site