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| 2018 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Ricky Ponting | ||
| Captain | Gautam Gambhir | ||
| Ground(s) | Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi | ||
| IPL | 8th | ||
| Most runs | Rishabh Pant (684) | ||
| Most wickets | Trent Boult (18) | ||
| |||
Delhi Daredevils (DD) are a franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2018 Indian Premier League.
Auction
[edit]Each franchise was allowed to retain a maximum of five players from their current squad, subject to the following restrictions:
- A maximum of 3 players could be retained before the 2018 IPL auction
- A maximum of 3 players could be retained through a right-to-match card during the auction.
- A maximum of 3 capped Indian players could be retained.
- A maximum of 2 uncapped Indian players could be retained.
- A maximum of 2 overseas (non-Indian) players could be retained.
The auction was held on 27–28 January in Bangalore.
The following three players were retained by Delhi:
The franchise acquired the following players during the auction:
- Prithvi Shaw
- Abhishek Sharma
- Manjot Kalra
- Colin Munro
- Trent Boult
- Gautam Gambhir
- Jason Roy
- Amit Mishra
- Shahbaz Nadeem
- Naman Ojha
- Glenn Maxwell
- Harshal Patel
- Rahul Tewatia
- Jayant Yadav
- Vijay Shankar
- Mohammed Shami
- Daniel Christian
- Gurkeerat Singh
- Kagiso Rabada
- Avesh Khan
- Sayan Ghosh
- Sandeep Lamichhane
Current squad
[edit]- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 23 | Gautam Gambhir |  India | 14 October 1981 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹2.8 crore (US$335,000) | |
| 41 | Shreyas Iyer | India | 6 December 1994 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹7 crore (US$838,732.40) | Captain |
| 82 | Colin Munro |  New Zealand | 11 March 1987 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹1.9 crore (US$228,000) | Overseas |
| 100 | Prithvi Shaw | India | 9 November 1999 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹1.2 crore (US$144,000) | |
| — | Gurkeerat Singh | India | 29 June 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹75 lakh (US$90,000) | |
| — | Manjot Kalra | India | 15 January 1999 | Left-handed | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 2 | Chris Morris |  South Africa | 30 April 1987 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹7.1 crore (US$850,714.30) | Overseas |
| 4 | Abhishek Sharma | India | 4 September 2000 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹55 lakh (US$66,000) | |
| 14 | Rahul Tewatia | India | 20 May 1993 | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$359,000) | |
| 19 | Jayant Yadav | India | 22 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹50 lakh (US$60,000) | |
| 32 | Glenn Maxwell |  Australia | 14 October 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹9 crore (US$1.1 million) | Overseas |
| 54 | Daniel Christian | Australia | 4 May 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas |
| 59 | Vijay Shankar | India | 26 January 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹3.2 crore (US$383,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 48 | Naman Ojha | India | 20 July 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹1.4 crore (US$168,000) | |
| 777 | Rishabh Pant | India | 4 October 1997 | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹8 crore (US$958,551.30) | |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 1 | Sandeep Lamichhane |  Nepal | 2 August 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | Overseas |
| 3 | Junior Dala | South Africa | 29 December 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | NA | Overseas |
| 6 | Avesh Khan | India | 13 December 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹70 lakh (US$84,000) | |
| 11 | Mohammed Shami | India | 3 September 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹3 crore (US$359,000) | |
| 13 | Harshal Patel | India | 23 November 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| 17 | Liam Plunkett |  England | 6 April 1985 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹2 crore (US$240,000) | Overseas |
| 18 | Trent Boult | New Zealand | 22 July 1989 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹2.2 crore (US$264,000) | Overseas |
| 88 | Shahbaz Nadeem | India | 12 August 1989 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2018 | ₹3.2 crore (US$383,000) | |
| 99 | Amit Mishra | India | 24 November 1982 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹4 crore (US$479,000) | |
| — | Sayan Ghosh | India | 16 September 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$24,000) | |
| — | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | 25 May 1995 | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹4.2 crore (US$503,000) | Overseas |
Season
[edit]League table
[edit]| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chennai Super Kings (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.253 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (2) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.284 | |
| 3 | Kolkata Knight Riders (3) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.070 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Rajasthan Royals (4) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.250 | |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.317 | |
| 6 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.129 | |
| 7 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.502 | |
| 8 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.222 |
Source: ESPNcricinfo
The four top ranked teams qualify for the playoffs.
Fixtures
[edit]Delhi Daredevils 166/7 (20 overs) | v | Kings XI Punjab (H) 167/4 (18.5 overs) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Kings XI Punjab) became the youngest cricketer to play in the IPL.[1]
- K. L. Rahul (Kings XI Punjab) scored the fastest fifty in the IPL.[2]
(H) Rajasthan Royals 153/5 (17.5 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 60/4 (6 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain during play ended the Rajasthan Royals innings at 17.5 overs and Delhi Daredevils were set a target of 71 runs from 6 overs.
(H) Mumbai Indians 194/7 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 195/3 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders 200/9 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 129 (14.2 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Daredevils 174/5 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore (H) 176/4 (18 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
Kings XI Punjab 143/8 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils (H) 139/8 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
- Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Daredevils) made his T20 debut.
(H) Delhi Daredevils 219/4 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders 164/9 (20 overs) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Chennai Super Kings 211/4 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Daredevils 198/5 (20 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
- Chennai Super Kings recorded their 100th T20 victory.[3]
(H) Delhi Daredevils 196/6 (17.1 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 146/5 (12 overs) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain before start of play reduced the match to 18 overs per side.
- Rain during play ended the Delhi Daredevils innings at 17.1 overs and Rajasthan Royals were set a target of 151 runs from 12 overs.
Delhi Daredevils 163/5 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad (H) 164/3 (19.5 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
(H) Delhi Daredevils 187/5 (20 overs) | v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 191/1 (18.5 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.
(H) Delhi Daredevils 181/4 (20 overs) | v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 187/5 (19 overs) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Sandeep Lamichhane and Abhishek Sharma (both Delhi Daredevils) made their T20 debuts.
- Delhi Daredevils were eliminated as a result of this match.
(H) Delhi Daredevils 162/5 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 128/6 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Delhi Daredevils 174/4 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 163 (19.3 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mumbai Indians were eliminated as a result of this match.
Statistics
[edit]Most runs
[edit]| Name | Mat | Runs | HS | Ave | SR |
| Rishabh Pant | 14 | 684 | 128* | 52.61 | 173.60 |
| Shreyas Iyer | 14 | 411 | 93* | 37.36 | 132.58 |
| Prithvi Shaw | 9 | 245 | 65 | 27.22 | 153.12 |
| Vijay Shankar | 13 | 212 | 54* | 53.00 | 143.24 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 12 | 169 | 47 | 14.08 | 140.83 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
[edit]| Name | Mat | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Eco |
| Trent Boult | 14 | 18 | 2/20 | 25.88 | 8.84 |
| Amit Mishra | 10 | 12 | 3/19 | 22.00 | 7.13 |
| Harshal Patel | 5 | 7 | 3/28 | 23.85 | 9.54 |
| Rahul Tewatia | 8 | 6 | 3/18 | 28.83 | 7.86 |
| Sandeep Lamichhane | 3 | 5 | 3/36 | 16.40 | 6.83 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
References
[edit]- ^ "Afghani Mujeeb Ur Rahman Becomes Youngest Cricketer to Play in IPL". news18.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "KL Rahul Scores Fastest Indian T20 League Half-Century". India.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
- ^ "IPL 2018: CSK join MI in elite list after 100th T20 victory". India Today. Retrieved 1 May 2018.