The Delhi Capitals (DC) is a franchise cricket club of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team was founded in 2008 under the name Delhi Daredevils and was rebranded in December 2018 as the Delhi Capitals. Its home ground is Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi. In 2020, the Capitals made their debut appearance in an IPL final.
Despite their disappointing performances over the years, the Delhi Capitals have built a loyal fan base. Fans continue to support their team. They made it to the playoffs, finishing third in the group stage in 2012. However, they finished last in 2011 and 2014. DC has only reached an IPL Final once so far in 2020 and made it to the playoffs in 2019. Over the years, DC has let go of many star players including Andre Russell, Trent Boult, Gautam Gambhir, and David Warner.
The Delhi Capitals owner is GMR Sports Pvt Ltd & JSW Sports Pvt Ltd (joint owners are Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao, Sajjan Jindal) and the Delhi Capitals Twitter account is @DelhiCapitals so you can follow their latest news and results.
Delhi Capitals Team 2020
The tournament started well for the team, with 7 wins in their first nine games. They almost didn’t make it to the playoffs after four consecutive losses. Ultimately they won Qualifier 2 against Sunrisers Hyderabad, which helped them reach the finals for the first time in IPL history. They were defeated by Mumbai Indians in the finals. This was the only team Delhi couldn’t defeat despite having played them four times.
Player’s list – Ajinkya Rahane, Alex Carey, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Chris Woakes, Harshal Patel, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Keemo Paul, Lalit Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Mohit Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, Ravichandran Ashwin, Rishabh Pant, Sandeep Lamichhane, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Shreyas Iyer, Tushar Deshpande, Jason Roy.
Delhi Capitals Squad 2021
After Shreyas Iyer injured his shoulder fielding a ball during an ODI series against England, Rishabh Pant was promoted to captain by the Delhi Capitals. The Delhi Capitals had won 6 of the 8 matches they played and were at the top of the points table when the season was suspended and rescheduled for September 2021.
Batsmen: Prithvi Shaw, Rishabh Pant (C&WK), Sam Billings (WK), Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Shreyas Iyer, Steve Smith, Vishnu Vinod (WK), Ajinkya Rahane
All-rounders: Chris Woakes, Lalit Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ripal Patel, Tom Curran, Axar Patel
Bowlers: Anrich Nortje, Avesh Khan, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Lukman Meriwala, M Siddharth, Pravin Dubey, Umesh Yadav, Amit Mishra
The Delhi Capitals captain for 2021 is Rishabh Pant and Delhi Capitals coach is Ricky Ponting. This is a great blend of youth and experience, and we expect them to perform well in IPL 2021 and possibly emerge as winners.
Delhi Capitals IPL 2021 Schedule
DC has six league stage matches remaining to be played in the IPL this year. They will be playing three games at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, and two at Sharjah Cricket Stadium. The final game will be played in Abu Dhabi at Sheikh Zayed Stadium.
- September 22: Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad, 7.30 pm (DC vs SRH prediction)
- September 25: Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals, 3.30 pm (DC vs RR prediction)
- September 28: Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders, 3.30 pm (DC vs KKR prediction)
- October 2: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians, 3.30 pm (DC vs MI prediction)
- October 4: Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings, 7.30 pm (DC vs CSK prediction)
- October 8: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore, 7.30 pm (DC vs RCB prediction)
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