Delhi Capitals in 2019

The 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.

Delhi Capitals
2019 season
CoachRicky Ponting
CaptainShreyas Iyer
Ground(s)Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
2019 Indian Premier League3rd
Most runsShikhar Dhawan (521)
Most wicketsKagiso Rabada (25)
← 2018 2020 →

Background

Player retention and auction
Main article: List of 2019 Indian Premier League personnel changes
Dhawan was traded in from Sunrisers Hyderabad in exchange of three players

In 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
Player Nationality Salary From To Date Ref
Shikhar Dhawan₹5.2 crore (US$729,040.00)Sunrisers HyderabadDelhi Capitals5 November 2018[5]
Vijay Shankar₹3.2 crore (US$448,640.00)Delhi CapitalsSunrisers Hyderabad[5]
Shahbaz Nadeem₹3.2 crore (US$448,640.00)[5]
Abhishek Sharma₹55 lakh (US$77,110.00)[5]

Squad
  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
  •  *  denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
  •  *  denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary
Notes
Batsmen
41Shreyas Iyer (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994Right-handedRight-arm leg break2018₹7 crore (US$980,000)Captain
100Prithvi Shaw (1999-11-09) 9 November 1999Right-handedRight-arm off break2018₹1.2 crore (US$170,000)
25Shikhar Dhawan (1985-12-05) 5 December 1985Left-handedRight-arm off break2019₹5.2 crore (US$730,000)
N/AAjinkya Rahane (1988-06-05) 5 June 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium2020₹4 crore (US$561,000)
N/AShimron Hetmyer (1996-12-26) 26 December 1996Left-handedRight-arm leg break2020₹7.75 crore (US$1.1 million)Overseas
N/AJason Roy (1990-07-21) 21 July 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium2020₹1.5 crore (US$210,000)Overseas
All-rounders
N/AMarcus Stoinis (1989-08-16) 16 August 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium2020₹4.8 crore (US$670,000)Overseas
N/ALalit Yadav (1997-01-03) 3 January 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break2020₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
Wicket-keepers
17Rishabh Pant (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997Left-handedRight-arm medium2018₹8 crore (US$1.1 million)
N/AAlex Carey (1991-08-27) 27 August 1991Left-handedRight-arm medium2020₹2.4 crore (US$340,000)Overseas
Spin Bowlers
99Amit Mishra (1982-11-24) 24 November 1982Right-handedRight-arm leg break2018₹4 crore (US$560,000)
1Sandeep Lamichhane (2000-08-02) 2 August 2000Right-handedRight-arm leg break2018₹20 lakh (US$28,000)Overseas
20Axar Patel (1994-01-20) 20 January 1994Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox2019₹5 crore (US$700,000)
N/ARavichandran Ashwin (1986-09-17) 17 September 1986Right-handedRight-arm off break2020₹7.6 crore (US$1.1 million)
Pace Bowlers
10Kagiso Rabada (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995Left-handedRight-arm fast2018₹4.2 crore (US$590,000)Overseas
6Avesh Khan (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹70 lakh (US$98,000)
13Harshal Patel (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2018₹20 lakh (US$28,000)
97Ishant Sharma (1988-09-02) 2 September 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2019₹1.1 crore (US$150,000)
84Keemo Paul (1998-02-21) 21 February 1998Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2019₹50 lakh (US$70,000)Overseas
N/AChris Woakes (1989-03-02) 2 March 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020₹1.5 crore (US$210,000)Overseas
N/AMohit Sharma (1988-09-18) 18 September 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020₹50 lakh (US$70,000)
N/ATushar Deshpande (1995-05-15) 15 May 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020₹20 lakh (US$28,000)

    Coaching and support staff

    Ref[6]

    Season

    League table
    Team
    		 Pld W L T NR Pts NRR
    Mumbai Indians (C) 14950018+0.421
    Chennai Super Kings (RU) 14950018+0.131
    Delhi Capitals (3) 14950018+0.044
    Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) 14680012+0.577
    Kolkata Knight Riders 14680012+0.028
    Kings XI Punjab 14680012–0.251
    Rajasthan Royals 14580111–0.449
    Royal Challengers Bangalore 14580111–0.607
    Source: ESPNCricinfo Last updated: 12 May 2019

    Results by match
    Round1234567891011121314
    GroundAHHAHAAAHHAHAH
    ResultWLWLLWWWLWWWLW
    Position22466542431122
    Source: Fixtures
    A = Away; H = Home; W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss

    Fixtures

    League stage
    All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30)
    24 March
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Delhi Capitals
    213/6 (20 overs)
    v
    Mumbai Indians (H)
    176 (19.2 overs)
    Rishabh Pant 78* (27)
    Mitchell McClenaghan 3/40 (4 overs)
    Yuvraj Singh 53 (35)
    Kagiso Rabada 2/23 (4 overs)
    Delhi won by 37 runs
    Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
    Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
    Player of the match: Rishabh Pant (Delhi Capitals)
    • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
    26 March
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Delhi Capitals
    147/6 (20 overs)
    v
    Chennai Super Kings
    150/4 (19.4 overs)
    Shikhar Dhawan 51 (47)
    Dwayne Bravo 3/33 (4 overs)
    Shane Watson 44 (26)
    Amit Mishra 2/35 (4 overs)
    Chennai won by 6 wickets
    Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
    Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
    Player of the match: Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings)
    • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
    30 March
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Kolkata Knight Riders
    185/8 (20 overs)
    v
    Delhi Capitals (H)
    185/6 (20 overs)
    Andre Russell 62 (28)
    Harshal Patel 2/40 (4 overs)
    Prithvi Shaw 99 (55)
    Kuldeep Yadav 2/41 (4 overs)
    Match tied (Delhi won the Super Over)
    Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
    Umpires: Anil Dandekar (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
    Player of the match: Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Capitals)
    • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
    1 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Kings XI Punjab
    166/9 (20 overs)
    v
    Delhi Capitals
    152 (19.2 overs)
    David Miller 43 (30)
    Chris Morris 3/30 (4 overs)
    Rishabh Pant 39 (26)
    Sam Curran 4/11 (2.2 overs)
    Punjab won by 14 runs
    Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
    Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
    Player of the match: Sam Curran (Kings XI Punjab)
    4 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Delhi Capitals
    129/8 (20 overs)
    v
    Sunrisers Hyderabad
    131/5 (18.3 overs)
    Shreyas Iyer 43 (41)
    Mohammad Nabi 2/21 (4 overs)
    Jonny Bairstow 48 (28)
    Ishant Sharma 1/5 (1 over)
    Hyderabad won by 5 wickets
    Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
    Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
    Player of the match: Jonny Bairstow (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
    • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
    7 April
    16:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Royal Challengers Bangalore
    149/8 (20 overs)
    v
    Delhi Capitals
    152/6 (18.5 overs)
    Virat Kohli 41 (33)
    Kagiso Rabada 4/21 (4 overs)
    Shreyas Iyer 67 (50)
    Navdeep Saini 2/24 (4 overs)
    Delhi won by 4 wickets
    M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
    Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
    Player of the match: Kagiso Rabada (Delhi Capitals)
    • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
    12 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Kolkata Knight Riders
    178/7 (20 overs)
    v
    Delhi Capitals
    180/3 (18.5 overs)
    Shubman Gill 65 (39)
    Chris Morris 2/38 (4 overs)
    Shikhar Dhawan 97* (63)
    Nitish Rana 1/12 (2 overs)
    Delhi won by 7 wickets
    Eden Gardens, Kolkata
    Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and C. K. Nandan (Ind)
    Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals)
    • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
    14 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Delhi Capitals
    155/7 (20 overs)
    v
    Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
    116 (18.5 overs)
    Shreyas Iyer 45 (40)
    Khaleel Ahmed 3/30 (4 overs)
    David Warner 51 (47)
    Kagiso Rabada 4/22 (3.5 overs)
    Delhi won by 39 runs
    Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
    Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
    Player of the match: Keemo Paul (Delhi Capitals)
    18 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Mumbai Indians
    168/5 (20 overs)
    v
    Delhi Capitals (H)
    128/9 (20 overs)
    Krunal Pandya 37* (26)
    Kagiso Rabada 2/38 (4 overs)
    Shikhar Dhawan 35 (22)
    Rahul Chahar 3/19 (4 overs)
    Mumbai won by 40 runs
    Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
    Umpires: Nigel Llong (Eng) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
    Player of the match: Hardik Pandya (Mumbai Indians)
    • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
    20 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Kings XI Punjab
    163/7 (20 overs)
    v
    Delhi Capitals (H)
    166/5 (19.4 overs)
    Chris Gayle 69 (37)
    Sandeep Lamichhane 3/40 (4 overs)
    Shreyas Iyer 58* (49)
    Hardus Viljoen 2/39 (4 overs)
    Delhi won by 5 wickets
    Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
    Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
    Player of the match: Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Capitals)
    • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
    • Harpreet Brar (Kings XI Punjab) made his T20 debut.
    22 April
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Rajasthan Royals
    191/6 (20 overs)
    v
    Delhi Capitals
    193/4 (19.2 overs)
    Ajinkya Rahane 105* (63)
    Kagiso Rabada 2/37 (4 overs)
    Rishabh Pant 78* (36)
    Shreyas Gopal 2/47 (4 overs)
    Delhi won by 6 wickets
    Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
    Umpires: Nand Kishore (Ind) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
    Player of the match: Rishabh Pant (Delhi Capitals)
    • 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]
    28 April
    16:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Delhi Capitals
    187/5 (20 overs)
    v
    Shreyas Iyer 52 (37)
    Yuzvendra Chahal 2/41 (4 overs)
    Parthiv Patel 39 (20)
    Amit Mishra 2/29 (4 overs)
    Delhi won by 16 runs
    Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
    Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Bruce Oxenford (Aus)
    Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals)
    • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Delhi Capitals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.[12]
    1 May
    20:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    (H) Chennai Super Kings
    179/4 (20 overs)
    v
    Delhi Capitals
    99 (16.2 overs)
    Suresh Raina 59 (37)
    Jagadeesha Suchith 2/28 (4 overs)
    Shreyas Iyer 44 (31)
    Imran Tahir 4/12 (3.2 overs)
    Chennai won by 80 runs
    M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
    Umpires: Anil Dandekar (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
    Player of the match: MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings)
    • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
    4 May
    16:00 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Rajasthan Royals
    115/9 (20 overs)
    v
    Delhi Capitals (H)
    121/5 (16.1 overs)
    Riyan Parag 50 (49)
    Amit Mishra 3/17 (4 overs)
    Rishabh Pant 53* (38)
    Ish Sodhi 3/26 (3.1 overs)
    Delhi won by 5 wickets
    Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
    Umpires: Anil Dandekar (Ind) and Ian Gould (Eng)
    Player of the match: Amit Mishra (Delhi Capitals)
    • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to bat.
    • Rajasthan Royals were eliminated as a result of this match.

    Playoffs
    Eliminator
    8 May
    19:30 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Sunrisers Hyderabad
    162/8 (20 overs)
    v
    Delhi Capitals
    165/8 (19.5 overs)
    Martin Guptill 36 (19)
    Keemo Paul 3/32 (4 overs)
    Prithvi Shaw 56 (38)
    Rashid Khan 2/15 (4 overs)
    Delhi won by 2 wickets
    Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
    Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
    Player of the match: Rishabh Pant (Delhi Capitals)
    • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
    Qualifier 2
    10 May
    19:30 (D/N)
    Scorecard
    Delhi Capitals
    147/9 (20 overs)
    v
    Chennai Super Kings
    151/4 (19 overs)
    Rishabh Pant 38 (25)
    Dwayne Bravo 2/19 (4 overs)
    Shane Watson 50 (32)
    Trent Boult 1/20 (4 overs)
    Chennai won by 6 wickets
    Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
    Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind)
    Player of the match: Faf du Plessis (Chennai Super Kings)
    • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.

    Statistics
    See also: 2019 Indian Premier League statistics

    Most runs
    No. Name Match Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s
    1Shikhar Dhawan1616152197*34.73384135.9405
    2Rishabh Pant1615348878*37.53300162.6603
    3Shreyas Iyer1616146378*30.86386119.9403
    4Prithvi Shaw161503539922.06264133.7102
    5Colin Ingram121221844718.40154119.4100
    • Last updated: 8 May 2019
    • Source:Cricinfo[13]

    Most wickets
    No. Name Match Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W
    1Kagiso Rabada121247.00368254/2114.727.8211.220
    2Chris Morris9933.00306133/2223.539.2715.200
    3Ishant Sharma121242.01325123/3827.087.7321.000
    4Amit Mishra9936.00249103/1724.906.9121.600
    5Axar Patel121247.0033293/2236.887.0631.300
    • Last updated: 8 May 2019
    • Source:Cricinfo[14]

    Awards and achievements

    Awards
    Man of the Match
    No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
    124 March 2019Rishabh PantMumbai IndiansWon by 37 runs78* runs in 27 balls[15]
    230 March 2019Prithvi ShawKolkata Knight RidersDelhi won the Super over99 runs in 55 balls[16]
    37 April 2019Kagiso RabadaRoyal Challengers BangaloreDelhi won by 4 Wickets4/21 (4 overs)[17]
    412 April 2019Shikhar DhawanKolkata Knight RidersDelhi won by 7 Wickets97* runs in 63 balls[18]
    514 April 2019Keemo PaulSunrisers HyderabadDelhi won by 39 runs3/17 (4 overs)[19]
    620 April 2019Shreyas IyerKings XI PunjabDelhi won by 5 wickets58* runs in 49 bals[20]
    722 April 2019Rishabh PantRajasthan RoyalsDelhi won by 6 wickets78* runs in 36 bals[21]
    828 April 2019Shikhar DhawanRoyal Challengers BangaloreDelhi won by 16 runs50 runs in 37 bals[22]
    94 May 2019Amit MishraRajasthan RoyalsDelhi won by 5 wickets3/17 (4 overs)[23]
    108 May 2019Rishabh PantSunrisers HyderabadDelhi won by 2 wickets49 runs in 21 balls[24]
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