Delhi Capitals (DC)

Franchise

Delhi Capitals

Owner

GMR Group and JSW Sports

Founded

2008

Nickname

DC

Home ground

Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

No. of IPL titles

0

Most runs

Rishabh Pant

Most wickets

Amit Mishra

Delhi Capitals is an IPL cricket franchise based in Delhi. Founded in 2008, they are jointly owned by the GMR Group and the JSW Sports. Delhi Capitals began as Delhi Daredevils before changing their name in December 2018. They play their home games at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi. Delhi Capitals are one of the three franchises who are playing in the IPL since the first season in 2008 but are yet to win the title.

They are also the last of the eight teams who were founded in 2008 to play an IPL final. Delhi Capitals played their first final in 2020. Wicketkeeper-batsman Rishabh Pant is their highest run-scorer while former India spinner Amit Mishra is their highest wicket-taker in the IPL.

Delhi Capitals' Jersey and logo:

Red and blue have been the primary colours of Delhi Capitals jersey since the inaugural season. The shirt also displays a roaring tiger at the front.

Delhi Capitals' journey in IPL so far:

In the first two seasons of the IPL, Delhi Capitals made it to the semifinals and failed to advance to the final on both the occasions. In 2010, they finished at the fifth spot before finishing at the 10th spot in the 10-team competition in 2011.

In 2012, the Delhi-based outfit qualified for the final once again but failed to advance ahead. It was followed by six consecutive seasons without any playoffs appearance as they constantly finished in the bottom half of the points table. In 2019, Delhi Capitals finally ended their long wait to make it to the playoffs before advancing to the final in 2020. In 2021 too, they made it to the playoffs. However, in the last two seasons, Delhi Capitals have failed to progress to the playoffs.

Year

League standing

Final standing

2008

4th out of 8

Semi-finalists

2009

1st out of 8

Semi-finalists

2010

5th out of 8

League stage

2011

10th out of 10

League stage

2012

1st out of 9

Playoffs

2013

9th out of 9

League stage

2014

8th out of 8

League stage

2015

7th out of 8

League stage

2016

6th out of 8

League stage

2017

6th out of 8

League stage

2018

8th out of 8

League stage

2019

3rd out of 8

Playoffs

2020

2nd out of 8

Runners-up

2021

1st out of 8

Playoffs

2022

5th out of 10

League stage

2023

9th out of 10

League stage

If Rishabh Pant manages to recover fully, he is set to lead Delhi Capitals in IPL 2024. In his absence, David Warner had led the side in 2023.

Here are the list of players bought by DC in IPL auction 2024: Harry Brook, Tristan Stubbs, Ricky Bhui, Kumar Kushagra, Rasikh Dar, Jhye Richardson, Sumit Kumar, Swastik Chikara, Shai Hope