Delhi Capitals
2021 season
CoachRicky Ponting
CaptainShreyas Iyer
Tournament performanceQualifier 2 (3rd)
Most runsShikhar Dhawan (587)
Most wicketsAvesh Khan (24)
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Delhi Capitals are a Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India. The team competed in the 2021 Indian Premier League.[1] 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.[2]

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
Batsmen
42Shikhar Dhawan India5 December 1985Left-handedRight-arm off break2019₹5.2 crore (US$650,000)Vice Captain
82Aniruddha Joshi India7 November 1987Right-handedRight-arm off break2021₹20 lakh (US$25,000)Short-term replacement for Shreyas Iyer[3]
3Ajinkya Rahane India5 June 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium2020₹4 crore (US$501,000)
49Steve Smith Australia2 June 1989Right-handedRight-arm leg-spin2021₹2.2 crore (US$280,000)Overseas
41Shreyas Iyer India6 December 1994Right-handed2018₹7 crore (US$880,000)Captain
28Ripal Patel India28 September 1995Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2021₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
189Shimron Hetmyer Guyana26 December 1996Left-handedRight-arm leg break2020₹7.75 crore (US$970,000)Overseas
100Prithvi Shaw India9 November 1999Right-handedRight-arm off break2018₹1.2 crore (US$150,000)
All-rounders
23Ravichandran Ashwin India17 September 1986Right-handedRight-arm off break2020₹7.6 crore (US$950,000)
19Chris Woakes England2 March 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020₹1.5 crore (US$190,000)Overseas; Pulled out due to bubble fatigue
21Marcus Stoinis Australia16 August 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium2020₹4.8 crore (US$600,000)Overseas; Calf Injury
20Axar Patel India20 January 1994Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox2019₹5 crore (US$630,000)
59Tom Curran England12 March 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2021₹5.25 crore (US$660,000)Overseas
16Lalit Yadav India3 January 1997Right-handedRight-arm off break2020₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
—Shams Mulani India13 March 1997Left-handedLeft-arm orthodox2021₹20 lakh (US$25,000)Short-term replacement for Axar Patel[4]
Wicket-keepers
7Sam Billings England15 June 1991Right-handed2021₹2 crore (US$250,000)Overseas
4Vishnu Vinod India2 December 1993Right-handed2021₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
17Rishabh Pant India4 October 1997Left-handed2018₹15 crore (US$1.9 million)Skipper
Spin Bowlers
99Amit Mishra India24 November 1982Right-handedRight-arm leg break2018₹4 crore (US$500,000)
46Pravin Dubey India1 July 1993Right-handedRight-arm leg break2020₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
30Manimaran Siddharth India3 July 1998Right-handedLeft-arm orthodox2021₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
Pace Bowlers
10Umesh Yadav India25 October 1987Right-handedRight-arm fast2021₹1 crore (US$130,000)
97Ishant Sharma India2 September 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2020₹1.1 crore (US$140,000)
18Lukman Meriwala India11 December 1991Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2021₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
N/AKulwant Khejroliya India13 March 1992Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2021₹20 lakh (US$25,000)
02Anrich Nortje South Africa16 November 1993Right-handedRight-arm fast2020₹50 lakh (US$63,000)Overseas
N/ABen Dwarshuis Australia23 June 1994Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2021₹30 lakh (US$38,000)Overseas
25Kagiso Rabada South Africa25 May 1995Left-handedRight-arm fast2018₹4.2 crore (US$530,000)Overseas
6Avesh Khan India13 December 1996Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2018₹70 lakh (US$88,000)
Source:DC Players

Administration and support staff

Position Name
OwnerKiran Kumar Grandhi (GMR Group), Parth Jindal (JSW Group)
CEOVinod Bisht
Team managerSiddharth Bhasin
Head coachRicky Ponting
Batting coachPravin Amre
Bowling coachJames Hopes
Fielding coachMohammad Kaif
Assistant coachAjay Ratra
PhysiotherapistPatrick Farhart
Strength and conditioning coachRajinikanth Sivagnanam
Team doctorDr. Rizwan Khan
Source:DC Staff

Kit manufacturers and sponsors

Teams and standings

Results by match

Round1234567891011121314
ResultWLWWWLWWWWLWWL
Position14222321112211
Source: Fixtures
W = Win; L = Loss; NR = No Result
Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Delhi Capitals (3rd) 14 10 4 0 20 0.481 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Chennai Super Kings (C) 14 9 5 0 18 0.455
3 Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) 14 9 5 0 18 −0.140 Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (R) 14 7 7 0 14 0.587
5 Mumbai Indians 14 7 7 0 14 0.116
6 Punjab Kings 14 6 8 0 12 −0.001
7 Rajasthan Royals 14 5 9 0 10 −0.993
8 Sunrisers Hyderabad 14 3 11 0 6 −0.545
Source: ESPNcricinfo
(C) Champion; (R) Runners-up
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.

League stage

The full schedule was published on the IPL website on 7 March 2021.[5]

Matches

Match 2
10 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
188/7 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
190/3 (18.4 overs)
Suresh Raina 54 (36)
Chris Woakes 2/18 (3 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 85 (54)
Shardul Thakur 2/53 (3.4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 7
15 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
147/8 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
150/7 (19.4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 51 (32)
Jaydev Unadkat 3/15 (4 overs)
David Miller 62 (43)
Avesh Khan 3/32 (4 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 3 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: Jaydev Unadkat (Rajasthan Royals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 11
18 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
195/4 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
198/4 (18.2 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 69 (36)
Lukman Meriwala 1/32 (3 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 92 (49)
Jhye Richardson 2/41 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus)
Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 13
20 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
137/9 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
138/4 (19.1 overs)
Rohit Sharma 44 (30)
Amit Mishra 4/24 (4 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 45 (42)
Kieron Pollard 1/9 (1.1 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind)
Player of the match: Amit Mishra (Delhi Capitals)
  • Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 20
25 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
159/4 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
159/7 (20 overs)
Prithvi Shaw 53 (39)
Siddarth Kaul 2/31 (4 overs)
Kane Williamson 66* (51)
Avesh Khan 3/34 (4 overs)
Match tied
(Delhi Capitals won the Super Over)
M. A. Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Player of the match: Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Super Over: Sunrisers Hyderabad 7/0 (1 over), Delhi Capitals 8/0 (1 over)
Match 22
27 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
v
Delhi Capitals
170/4 (20 overs)
AB de Villiers 75* (42)
Avesh Khan 1/24 (4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 58* (48)
Harshal Patel 2/37 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 1 run
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
  • AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the sixth player, and the second overseas one, to score 5,000 runs in the IPL.[6]
Match 25
29 April 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Kolkata Knight Riders
154/6 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
156/3 (16.3 overs)
Andre Russell 45* (27)
Lalit Yadav 2/13 (3 overs)
Prithvi Shaw 82 (41)
Pat Cummins 3/24 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Anil Chaudhary (Ind)
Player of the match: Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 29
2 May 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Punjab Kings
166/6 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
167/3 (17.4 overs)
Mayank Agarwal 99* (58)
Kagiso Rabada 3/36 (4 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 69* (47)
Harpreet Brar 1/19 (3 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 7 wickets
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Anil Dandekar (Ind)
Player of the match: Mayank Agarwal (Punjab Kings)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 33
22 September 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Sunrisers Hyderabad
134/9 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
139/2 (17.5 overs)
Abdul Samad 28 (21)
Kagiso Rabada 3/37 (4 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 47* (41)
Rashid Khan 1/26 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 8 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng)
Player of the match: Anrich Nortje (Delhi Capitals)
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to bat.
Match 36
25 September 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
154/6 (20 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
121/6 (20 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 43 (32)
Mustafizur Rahman 2/22 (4 overs)
Sanju Samson 70* (53)
Anrich Nortje 2/18 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 33 runs
Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Ulhas Gandhe (Ind)
Player of the match: Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Capitals)
  • Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 41
28 September 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
127/9 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
130/7 (18.2 overs)
Steve Smith 39 (34)
Lockie Ferguson 2/10 (2 overs)
Nitish Rana 36* (27)
Avesh Khan 3/13 (3 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets
Sardar Patel Stadium, Ahmedabad
Umpires: Saiyed Khalid (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Match 46
2 October 2021
15:30 (D/N)
Scorecard
Mumbai Indians
129/8 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
132/6 (19.1 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 33 (26)
Avesh Khan 3/15 (4 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 33* (33)
Krunal Pandya 1/18 (2.1 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 4 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 50
4 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Chennai Super Kings
136/5 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Capitals
139/7 (19.4 overs)
Ambati Rayudu 55* (55)
Axar Patel 2/18 (4 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 39 (35)
Shardul Thakur 2/13 (4 overs)
Delhi Capitals won by 3 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals)
  • Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Match 56
8 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
164/5 (20 overs)
v
Prithvi Shaw 48 (31)
Mohammed Siraj 2/25 (4 overs)
K. S. Bharat 78* (52)
Anrich Nortje 2/24 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 7 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: K. S. Bharat (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chennai Super Kings advanced to Qualifier 1 having a better net run rate than the Royal Challengers Bangalore.[7]

Playoffs

Qualifier 1

10 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
172/5 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
173/6 (19.4 overs)
Prithvi Shaw 60 (34)
Josh Hazlewood 2/29 (4 overs)
Ruturaj Gaikwad 70 (50)
Tom Curran 3/29 (3.4 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 4 wickets
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Nitin Menon (Ind)
Player of the match: Ruturaj Gaikwad (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Qualifier 2

13 October 2021
19:30 (N)
Scorecard
Delhi Capitals
135/5 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
136/7 (19.5 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 36 (39)
Varun Chakaravarthy 2/26 (4 overs)
Venkatesh Iyer 55 (41)
Kagiso Rabada 2/23 (4 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 3 wickets
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Michael Gough (Eng)
Player of the match: Venkatesh Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.

Statistics

Most runs

No. Name Matches Inns NO Runs HS Ave. BF SR 100s 50s 0s 4s 6s
1Shikhar Dhawan16161 587 9239.13471124.620306316
2Prithvi Shaw15150 479 8231.93301159.130405618
3Rishabh Pant16164 419 58*34.91326128.520304210
4Shimron Hetmyer14136 242 53*34.57144168.050101912
5 Shreyas Iyer 8 8 3 175 47* 35.00 171 102.33 0 0 0 7 5
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[8]

Most wickets

No. Name Matches Inns Overs Maidens Runs Wickets BBI Ave. Econ. SR 4W 5W
1Avesh Khan161661.00450 24 3/1318.757.3715.2500
2Axar Patel121246.00306 15 3/2120.406.6518.4000
3Kagiso Rabada151556.01456 15 3/3630.408.1422.4000
4Anrich Nortje8830.21187 12 2/1215.586.1615.1600
5 Ravichandran Ashwin 13 13 44.4 0 331 7 2/27 47.28 7.41 38.28 0 0
  • Source: ESPNcricinfo[9]

Awards and achievements

Man of the Match

No. Date Player Opponent Result Contribution Ref.
110 April 2021Shikhar DhawanChennai Super KingsWon by 7 wickets85 (54)[10]
218 April 2021Shikhar DhawanPunjab KingsWon by 6 wickets92 (49)[11]
320 April 2021Amit MishraMumbai IndiansWon by 6 wickets4/24 (4 overs)[12]
425 April 2021Prithvi ShawSunrisers HyderabadMatch tied (Won the super over)53 (39)[13]
529 April 2021Prithvi ShawKolkata Knight RidersWon by 7 wickets82 (41)[14]
622 September 2021Anrich NortjeSunrisers HyderabadWon by 8 wickets2/12 (4 overs)[15]
725 September 2021Shreyas IyerRajasthan RoyalsWon by 33 runs43 (32)[16]
82 October 2021Axar PatelMumbai IndiansWon by 4 wickets3/21 (4 overs)[17]
94 October 2021Axar PatelChennai Super KingsWon by 3 wickets2/18 (4 overs)[18]

References

  1. ↑ "IPL 2021 Auction: VIVO Remains The Title Sponsor As BCCI Releases The Player Auction List". Yahoo! Cricket. Archived from the original on 13 April 2021. Retrieved 12 February 2021.
  2. ↑ "IPL 2021 PLAYER RETENTIONS LIST". IPLt20. 20 January 2021. Retrieved 20 January 2021.
  3. ↑ "Delhi Capitals rope in Shams Mulani as short-term Covid-19 replacement for Axar Patel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  4. ↑ "Delhi Capitals rope in Shams Mulani as short-term Covid-19 replacement for Axar Patel". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
  5. ↑ "IPL schedule". Retrieved 7 March 2021.
  6. ↑ Kumar, Utkarsh (27 April 2021). "RCB vs DC: AB de Villiers becomes 2nd overseas batsman to score 5,000 runs in IPL". India Today. Archived from the original on 27 April 2021. Retrieved 27 April 2021.
  7. ↑ Mundayur, Rohit (8 October 2021). "IPL 2021 Playoffs Line-up: DC to face CSK in Qualifier 1, RCB up against KKR in Eliminator". India Today. Archived from the original on 12 August 2022. Retrieved 8 October 2021.
  8. ↑ "DC Most runs in IPL 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 May 2021.
  9. ↑ "DC Most wickets in IPL 2021". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 13 October 2021.
  10. ↑ "Delhi Capitals cruise to 189 target courtesy Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 10 April 2021.
  11. ↑ "Dhawan 92 trumps Agarwal, Rahul fifties as Delhi Capitals cruise past big target". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
  12. ↑ "Amit Mishra four-for leads Delhi Capitals to jinx-breaking win over Mumbai Indians". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
  13. ↑ "Pant takes Capitals to victory in Super Over after Williamson helps Sunrisers tie the match". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 April 2021.
  14. ↑ "Prithvi Shaw carnage leads Delhi Capitals to comprehensive win against Kolkata Knight Riders". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 29 April 2021.
  15. ↑ "Nortje & Co help Delhi Capitals reclaim top spot". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  16. ↑ "Nortje keys Capitals stifling bowling in win over Royals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 25 September 2021.
  17. ↑ "Avesh and Axar set the stage for Capitals before Iyer and Ashwin ace tricky chase". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2 October 2021.
  18. ↑ "Axar, Hetmyer key drivers in tight win for Delhi Capitals". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 4 October 2021.
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