2022 Delhi Capitals season
Indian Premier League cricket team season
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Delhi Capitals are a Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India. The team competed in the 2022 edition of the 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. They were one of the ten teams to compete in the 2022 Indian Premier League.[2]
CoachRicky Ponting
CaptainRishabh Pant[1]
Ground(s)Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi
Most runsDavid Warner (432)
| 2022 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Ricky Ponting | ||
| Captain | Rishabh Pant[1] | ||
| Ground(s) | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | ||
| Most runs | David Warner (432) | ||
| Most wickets | Kuldeep Yadav (21) | ||
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Background
Delhi Capitals retained four players ahead of the 2022 mega-auction.[3]
- Retained Players
- Rishabh Pant, Axar Patel, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje
- Released
- Shreyas Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Ishant Sharma, Kagiso Rabada, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Pravin Dubey, Chris Woakes, Steve Smith, Manimaran Siddharth, Tom Curran, Umesh Yadav, Lukman Meriwala, Vishnu Vinod, Ripal Patel, Sam Billings
- Acquired at the auction
- David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, Shardul Thakur, Mustafizur Rahman, Kuldeep Yadav, Ashwin Hebbar, Sarfaraz Khan, Kamlesh Nagarkoti, KS Bharat, Mandeep Singh, Khaleel Ahmed, Chetan Sakariya, Lalit Yadav, Ripal Patel, Yash Dhull, Rovman Powell, Pravin Dubey, Lungi Ngidi, Tim Seifert, Vicky Ostwal.
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- Squad strength: 24 (17 - Indian, 7 - overseas)
- Ages correct as of 27 March 2022.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | ||||||||||
| 17 | Rishabh Pant |  India | 4 October 1997 (aged 24) | Left-handed | 2016 | ₹16 crore (US$1.7 million) | ||||
| Batters | ||||||||||
| 18 | Mandeep Singh | India | 18 December 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹1.1 crore (US$110,000) | |||
| 28 | Ripal Patel | India | 28 September 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm Medium | 2021 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |||
| 31 | David Warner |  Australia | 27 October 1986 (aged 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹6.25 crore (US$650,000) | Overseas | ||
| 52 | Rovman Powell |  West Indies | 23 July 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2022 | ₹2.8 crore (US$290,000) | Overseas | ||
| 97 | Sarfaraz Khan | India | 22 October 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | leg break | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | |||
| 100 | Prithvi Shaw | India | 9 November 1999 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹7.5 crore (US$780,000) | |||
| Yash Dhull | India | 11 November 2002 (aged 19) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | ||||
| All-Rounders | ||||||||||
| 8 | Mitchell Marsh | Australia | 20 October 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹6 crore (US$620,000) | Overseas | ||
| 16 | Lalit Yadav | India | 3 January 1997 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2021 | ₹65 lakh (US$67,000) | |||
| 20 | Axar Patel | India | 20 January 1994 (aged 28) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2019 | ₹9 crore (US$930,000) | |||
| Ashwin Hebbar | India | 15 November 1995 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | ||||
| Wicket-Keepers | ||||||||||
| 15 | K. S. Bharat | India | 3 October 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | – | 2022 | ||||
| 43 | Tim Seifert |  New Zealand | 14 December 1994 (aged 27) | Right-handed | 2022 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Overseas | |||
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||||||
| 2 | Anrich Nortje |  South Africa | 16 November 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2020 | ₹6.5 crore (US$670,000) | Overseas | ||
| 5 | Kamlesh Nagarkoti | India | 4 May 1998 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2022 | ₹1 crore (US$100,000) | |||
| 54 | Shardul Thakur | India | 16 October 1991 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-pace | 2022 | ₹10.75 crore (US$1.1 million) | |||
| 55 | Chetan Sakariya | India | 28 February 1998 (aged 24) | Left-handed | Left arm Medium-fast | 2022 | ₹1.2 crore (US$120,000) | |||
| 71 | Khaleel Ahmed | India | 5 December 1997 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Left-arm Fast-Medium | 2022 | ₹5.25 crore (US$550,000) | |||
| 90 | Mustafizur Rahman |  Bangladesh | 6 September 1995 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ₹2 crore (US$210,000) | Overseas | ||
| Lungi Ngidi | South Africa | 29 March 1996 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right arm Fast-medium | 2022 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | Overseas | |||
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||||||
| 23 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | 14 December 1994 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm wrist spin | 2022 | ₹2 crore (US$210,000) | |||
| 46 | Praveen Dubey | India | 1 July 1993 (aged 28) | Right-handed | leg break googly | 2020 | ₹50 lakh (US$52,000) | |||
| Vicky Ostwal | India | 1 September 2002 (aged 19) | Right-Handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$21,000) | ||||
| Source:DC squad | ||||||||||
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Team manager | Siddharth Bhasin |
| Head coach | Ricky Ponting |
| Assistant coach | Ajit Agarkar, Shane Watson |
| Batting coach | Pravin Amre |
| Bowling coach | James Hopes |
| Fielding coach | Biju George |
| Source:DC Staff | |
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
Teams and standings
Points table
| Pos | Grp | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B | Gujarat Titans (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.316 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | A | Rajasthan Royals (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.298 | |
| 3 | A | Lucknow Super Giants (4th) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.251 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | B | Royal Challengers Bangalore (3rd) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.253 | |
| 5 | A | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.204 | |
| 6 | B | Punjab Kings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.126 | |
| 7 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.146 | |
| 8 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.379 | |
| 9 | B | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.203 | |
| 10 | A | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.506 |
The four top-ranked teams qualified for the playoffs.
Group fixtures
Mumbai Indians 177/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 179/6 (18.2 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Gujarat Titans 171/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 157/9 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals 149/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Lucknow Super Giants 155/4 (19.4 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals 215/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Kolkata Knight Riders 171 (19.4 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
Royal Challengers Bangalore 189/5 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 173/7 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Punjab Kings 115 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 119/1 (10.3 overs) |
Rajasthan Royals 222/2 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 207/8 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- The match was originally scheduled to take place at the MCA International Stadium in Pune, but it was relocated to the Wankhede Stadium after a number of COVID-19 cases in the Delhi camp.[5]
- Jos Buttler (Rajasthan Royals) became the second player to score consecutive hundreds in the IPL, after Shikhar Dhawan. Buttler also became the second player after Virat Kohli to score three or more centuries in a single IPL season.[6]
Kolkata Knight Riders 146/9 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 150/6 (19 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Harshit Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders) made his T20 debut.
Lucknow Super Giants 195/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 189/7 (20 overs) |
- Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
Delhi Capitals 207/3 (20 overs) |
v |
Sunrisers Hyderabad 186/8 (20 overs) |
- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
Chennai Super Kings 208/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 117 (17.4 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Rajasthan Royals 160/6 (20 overs) |
v |
Delhi Capitals 161/2 (18.1 overs) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals 159/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Punjab Kings 142/9 (20 overs) |
- Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Capitals 159/7 (20 overs) |
v |
Mumbai Indians 160/5 (19.1 overs) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs and Delhi Capitals were eliminated as a result of this match.[7]