| 2020 season | |||
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| Coach | Ricky Ponting | ||
| Captain | Shreyas Iyer | ||
| Ground(s) | Dubai International Stadium, Dubai | ||
| Most runs | Shikhar Dhawan (618 runs) | ||
| Most wickets | Kagiso Rabada (30 wickets) | ||
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Delhi Capitals is a Twenty20 franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India. The team plays in the Indian Premier League and competed in the 2020 edition between September and November 2020.
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. Delhi capitals Delhi Capitals qualified for the finals first time in IPL 2020 after twelve years of the start of this tournament, and qualified for the IPL playoffs in 2019 for the first time in seven years. But they lost to Mumbai Indians in the final by 5 wickets and finished as runners up.
Background
Player retention and transfers
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Retained players: Shreyas Iyer, Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane and Keemo Paul.
Released players: Colin Ingram, Colin Munro, Manjot Kalra, Hanuma Vihari, Chris Morris, Jalaj Saxena, Ankush Bains, Nathu Singh and Bandaru Ayyappa.
Traded In: Ravichandran Ashwin and Ajinkya Rahane
Traded Out: Sherfane Rutherford, Trent Boult and Rahul Tewatia
Replacement players: Praveen Dubey
Auction
The Capitals went into the auction with a purse of 27.85 Cr INR. Delhi Capitals retained 14 players and bought 8 players in the IPL Auction 2020. Their best purchases were Shimron Hetmyer for INR 775L and Marcus Stoinis for INR 480L. They were fortunate to get the services of Jason Roy and Chris Woakes at their base price. In addition to that, Delhi Capitals got Alex Carey for 240L INR.
Players bought: Jason Roy, Alex Carey, Shimron Hetmyer, Chris Woakes, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Tushar Deshpande, Mohit Sharma.
Team analysis
ESPNcricinfo' wrote The team of Delhi Capitals wanted to buy Eoin Morgan, Glenn Maxwell, Sam Curran, Pat Cummins and Jaydev Unadkat in the auction, but this could not happen. In such a situation, the team had to turn to other options. The team used their limited resources to dominate the home ground. No batsman of the team could bowl. However, the franchise did a good job by buying Hetmyer and Alex Carey.
Indian Premier League
On 20 September, the Delhi started with a win in the tournament, defeating Punjab's team in the super over. This thrilling match ended in a tie. Shreyas Iyer lost the toss and was put to bat. Delhi scored 157-run with the loss of 8 wickets in 20 overs. Team had lost early wickets, but Marcus Stoinis brilliant inning helped the Delhi to build a 157-run target. In response to 158 runs, Punjab also scored 157-run in 20 overs on Mayank Agarwal's knock of 89 runs.
On 25 September, the Delhi Capitals enjoyed their second successive win, defeating Chennai Super Kings by 44-run. Shreyas Iyer lost the toss and was put to bat. Prithvi Shaw (64 off 43 balls) got the support from Shikhar Dhawan (35 off 27 balls) to build a 94-run partnership for first wicket and helped the Capitals finish the innings with 175/3 in their 20 overs. Chasing the target of 176, Super Kings got off to a poor start as they lost both their openers quickly, but Faf du Plessis (43 off 35 balls) and Kedar Jadhav stitched a partnership to keep Super Kings hopes, but their team managed only 131/7 in 20 overs.
On 14 October, during the 30th match of IPL against Rajasthan royals Anrich Nortje bowled the fastest ball (156.22 km/h)and he also bowled out Jos Buttler.
After winning 7 out of 9 games, Delhi were placed at the top of the table with 14 points. However, they lost 4 consecutive games after it which rendered them vulnerable to be knocked out of the tournament. A victory in their final league stage match against Royal Challengers Bangalore ensured them a place in the playoffs. They reached the Qualifier 1 where they lost to Mumbai Indians by 57 runs.Then they won the Qualifier 2 against Sunrisers Hyderabad with Marcus Stoinis taking 3 wickets and scored 38 runs.Delhi reached their first final and played against Mumbai Indians.Mumbai Indians won comfortably by 5 wickets to win their fifth title.At the end of the season,Rabada was awarded the Purple Cap for taking 30 wickets.
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 41 | Shreyas Iyer |  India |
(1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹7 crore (US$820,000) | Captain |
| 100 | Prithvi Shaw | India |
(1999-11-09) 9 November 1999 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹1.2 crore (US$140,000) | |
| 42 | Shikhar Dhawan | India |
(1985-12-05) 5 December 1985 (age 39) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2019 | ₹5.2 crore (US$610,000) | |
| 3 | Ajinkya Rahane | India |
(1988-06-05) 5 June 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2020 | ₹4 crore (US$468,000) | |
| 189 | Shimron Hetmyer |  West Indies |
(1996-12-26) 26 December 1996 (age 28) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹7.75 crore (US$910,000) | Overseas |
| – | Jason Roy |  England |
(1990-07-21) 21 July 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2020 | ₹1.5 crore (US$176,000) | Overseas |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 21 | Marcus Stoinis |  Australia |
(1989-08-16) 16 August 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2020 | ₹4.8 crore (US$560,000) | Overseas |
| 20 | Axar Patel | India |
(1994-01-20) 20 January 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2019 | ₹5 crore (US$590,000) | |
| 60 | Daniel Sams | Australia |
(1997-10-27) 27 October 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | Overseas |
| 16 | Lalit Yadav | India |
(1997-01-03) 3 January 1997 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| 84 | Keemo Paul | West Indies |
(1998-02-21) 21 February 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2019 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Overseas |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 17 | Rishabh Pant | India |
(1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2018 | ₹8 crore (US$940,000) | Vice Captain |
| 5 | Alex Carey | Australia |
(1991-08-27) 27 August 1991 (age 33) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2020 | ₹2.4 crore (US$280,000) | Overseas |
| Spin Bowlers | ||||||||
| 99 | Amit Mishra | India |
(1982-11-24) 24 November 1982 (age 42) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹4 crore (US$470,000) | |
| 1 | Sandeep Lamichhane |  Nepal |
(2000-08-02) 2 August 2000 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | Overseas |
| 23 | Ravichandran Ashwin | India |
(1986-09-17) 17 September 1986 (age 38) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2020 | ₹7.6 crore (US$890,000) | |
| 46 | Praveen Dubey | India |
(1993-07-01) 1 July 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | Replacement for Amit Mishra |
| Pace Bowlers | ||||||||
| 25 | Kagiso Rabada |  South Africa |
(1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | 2018 | ₹4.2 crore (US$490,000) | Overseas |
| 02 | Anrich Nortje | South Africa |
(1993-11-16) 16 November 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Overseas |
| 6 | Avesh Khan | India |
(1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2018 | ₹70 lakh (US$82,000) | |
| 13 | Harshal Patel | India |
(1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2018 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| 18 | Mohit Sharma | India |
(1988-09-18) 18 September 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | |
| 97 | Ishant Sharma | India |
(1988-09-02) 2 September 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2019 | ₹1.1 crore (US$130,000) | |
| – | Chris Woakes | England |
(1989-03-02) 2 March 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹1.5 crore (US$180,000) | Overseas |
| 96 | Tushar Deshpande | India |
(1995-05-15) 15 May 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2020 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
Administration and support staff
| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| CEO | Dhiraj Malhotra |
| Head coach | Ricky Ponting |
| Assistant coach | Mohammad Kaif |
| Spin bowling coach | Samuel Badree |
| Fast bowling coach | Ryan Harris |
| Physiotherapist | Patrick Farhart |
| Strength and conditioning coach | Rajinikanth Sivagnanam |
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Teams and standings
Results by match
| Round | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | W | W | L | W | W | W | L | W | W | L | L | L | L | W |
| Position | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 |
W = Win; D = Draw; L = Loss
League table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 1.107 | Advance to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Delhi Capitals (R) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | −0.109 | |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (3rd) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.608 | Advance to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (4th) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.172 | |
| 5 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.214 | |
| 6 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.162 | |
| 7 | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.455 | |
| 8 | Rajasthan Royals | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.569 |
League stage
All times are in Indian Standard Time (UTC+05:30). Subtract 1.5 hours from the UAE Standard Time (UTC+4) for these matches.| 20 September 2020 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Delhi Capitals 157/8 (20 overs) |
v | Kings XI Punjab 157/8 (20 overs) |
| Marcus Stoinis 53 (21) Mohammed Shami 3/15 (4 overs) |
Mayank Agarwal 89 (60) Ravichandran Ashwin 2/2 (1 over) |
| Match tied (Delhi Capitals won the Super Over) Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Delhi Capitals) |
- Kings XI Punjab won the toss and elected to field.
- Super Over: Kings XI Punjab 2/2 (1 over), Delhi Capitals 3/0 (0.2 overs)
| 25 September 2020 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Delhi Capitals 175/3 (20 overs) |
v | Chennai Super Kings 131/7 (20 overs) |
| Prithvi Shaw 64 (43) Piyush Chawla 2/33 (4 overs) |
Faf du Plessis 43 (35) Kagiso Rabada 3/26 (4 overs) |
| Delhi Capitals won by 44 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Capitals) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
| 29 September 2020 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad 162/4 (20 overs) |
v | Delhi Capitals 147/7 (20 overs) |
| Jonny Bairstow 53 (48) Kagiso Rabada 2/21 (4 overs) |
Shikhar Dhawan 34 (31) Rashid Khan 3/14 (4 overs) |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 15 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Virender Sharma (Ind) Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Sunrisers Hyderabad) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| 3 October 2020 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Delhi Capitals 228/4 (20 overs) |
v | Kolkata Knight Riders 210/8 (20 overs) |
| Shreyas Iyer 88* (38) Andre Russell 2/29 (4 overs) |
Nitish Rana 58 (35) Anrich Nortje 3/33 (4 overs) |
| Delhi Capitals won by 18 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) Player of the match: Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Capitals) |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
| 5 October 2020 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Delhi Capitals 196/4 (20 overs) |
v | Royal Challengers Bangalore 137/9 (20 overs) |
| Marcus Stoinis 53* (26) Mohammed Siraj 2/34 (4 overs) |
Virat Kohli 43 (39) Kagiso Rabada 4/24 (4 overs) |
| Delhi Capitals won by 59 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match: Axar Patel (Delhi Capitals) |
- Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
- Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first Indian player to reach 9,000 T20 runs.
| 9 October 2020 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Delhi Capitals 184/8 (20 overs) |
v | Rajasthan Royals 138 (19.4 overs) |
| Shimron Hetmyer 45 (24) Jofra Archer 3/24 (4 overs) |
Rahul Tewatia 38 (29) Kagiso Rabada 3/35 (3.4 overs) |
| Delhi Capitals won by 46 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind) Player of the match: Ravichandran Ashwin (Delhi Capitals) |
- Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
| 11 October 2020 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Delhi Capitals 162/4 (20 overs) |
v | Mumbai Indians 166/5 (19.4 overs) |
| Shikhar Dhawan 69* (52) Krunal Pandya 2/26 (4 overs) |
Suryakumar Yadav 53 (32) Kagiso Rabada 2/28 (4 overs) |
| Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind) Player of the match: Quinton de Kock (Mumbai Indians) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
| 14 October 2020 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Delhi Capitals 161/7 (20 overs) |
v | Rajasthan Royals 148/8 (20 overs) |
| Shikhar Dhawan 57 (33) Jofra Archer 3/19 (4 overs) |
Ben Stokes 41 (35) Anrich Nortje 2/33 (4 overs) |
| Delhi Capitals won by 13 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match: Anrich Nortje (Delhi Capitals) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
| 17 October 2020 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Chennai Super Kings 179/4 (20 overs) |
v | Delhi Capitals 185/5 (19.5 overs) |
| Faf du Plessis 58 (47) Anrich Nortje 2/44 (4 overs) |
Shikhar Dhawan 101* (58) Deepak Chahar 2/18 (4 overs) |
| Delhi Capitals won by 5 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals) scored his first century in T20s.
| 20 October 2020 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Delhi Capitals 164/5 (20 overs) |
v | Kings XI Punjab 167/5 (19 overs) |
| Shikhar Dhawan 106* (61) Mohammed Shami 2/28 (4 overs) |
Nicholas Pooran 53 (28) Kagiso Rabada 2/27 (4 overs) |
| Kings XI Punjab won by 5 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (Ind) Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shikhar Dhawan (Delhi Capitals) became the fifth player overall and the fourth Indian to reach 5,000 IPL runs. He also became the first player to score two consecutive 100s in the IPL and became the fifth player to score multiple hundreds in a single season.
| 24 October 2020 15:30 Scorecard |
| Kolkata Knight Riders 194/6 (20 overs) |
v | Delhi Capitals 135/9 (20 overs) |
| Nitish Rana 81 (53) Anrich Nortje 2/27 (4 overs) |
Shreyas Iyer 47 (38) Varun Chakravarthy 5/20 (4 overs) |
| Kolkata Knight Riders won by 59 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Pashchim Pathak (Ind) Player of the match: Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| 27 October 2020 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad 219/2 (20 overs) |
v | Delhi Capitals 131 (19 overs) |
| Wriddhiman Saha 87 (45) Ravichandran Ashwin 1/35 (3 overs) |
Rishabh Pant 36 (35) Rashid Khan 3/7 (4 overs) |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 88 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match: Wriddhiman Saha (Sunrisers Hyderabad) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
| 31 October 2020 15:30 Scorecard |
| Delhi Capitals 110/9 (20 overs) |
v | Mumbai Indians 111/1 (14.2 overs) |
| Shreyas Iyer 25 (29) Jasprit Bumrah 3/17 (4 overs) |
Ishan Kishan 72* (47) Anrich Nortje 1/25 (2.2 overs) |
| Mumbai Indians won by 9 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Ishan Kishan (Mumbai Indians) |
- Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
- Mumbai Indians advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.
| 2 November 2020 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore 152/7 (20 overs) |
v | Delhi Capitals 154/4 (19 overs) |
| Devdutt Padikkal 50 (41) Anrich Nortje 3/33 (4 overs) |
Ajinkya Rahane 60 (46) Shahbaz Ahmed 2/26 (4 overs) |
| Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Sundaram Ravi (Ind) Player of the match: Anrich Nortje (Delhi Capitals) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Royal Challengers Bangalore qualified for the playoffs and Delhi Capitals advanced to Qualifier 1 as a result of this match.
Playoffs
Main article: 2020 Indian Premier League § Playoffs- Qualifier 1
| 5 November 2020 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Mumbai Indians 200/5 (20 overs) |
v | Delhi Capitals 143/8 (20 overs) |
| Ishan Kishan 55* (30) Ravichandran Ashwin 3/29 (4 overs) |
Marcus Stoinis 65 (46) Jasprit Bumrah 4/14 (4 overs) |
| Mumbai Indians won by 57 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Nitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match: Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
- Qualifier 2
| 8 November 2020 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Delhi Capitals 189/3 (20 overs) |
v | Sunrisers Hyderabad 172/8 (20 overs) |
| Shikhar Dhawan 78 (50) Rashid Khan 1/26 (4 overs) |
Kane Williamson 67 (45) Kagiso Rabada 4/29 (4 overs) |
| Delhi Capitals won by 17 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Delhi Capitals) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
- Final
| 10 November 2020 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard |
| Delhi Capitals 156/7 (20 overs) |
v | Mumbai Indians 157/5 (18.4 overs) |
| Shreyas Iyer 65* (50) Trent Boult 3/30 (4 overs) |
Rohit Sharma 68 (51) Anrich Nortje 2/25 (2.4 overs) |
| Mumbai Indians won by 5 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Nitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match: Trent Boult (Mumbai Indians) |
- Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the fifth IPL title for the Mumbai Indians and they became the second team to win consecutive IPL trophies after Chennai Super Kings in 2010 and 2011.
Statistics
Most runs
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | NO | Runs | HS | Ave. | BF | SR | 100s | 50s | 0s | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Shikar Dhawan | 17 | 17 | 3 | 618 | 106* | 44.14 | 427 | 144.73 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 67 | 12 |
| 2 | Shreyas Iyer | 17 | 17 | 2 | 519 | 88* | 34.60 | 421 | 123.27 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 40 | 16 |
| 3 | Marcus Stoinis | 17 | 17 | 3 | 352 | 65 | 25.14 | 237 | 148.52 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 31 | 16 |
| 4 | Rishabh Pant | 14 | 14 | 3 | 343 | 56 | 31.18 | 301 | 113.95 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 31 | 9 |
| 5 | Prithvi Shaw | 13 | 13 | 0 | 228 | 66 | 17.53 | 167 | 136.52 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 27 | 8 |
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
Most wickets
| No. | Name | Match | Inns | Overs | Maidens | Runs | Wickets | BBI | Ave. | Econ. | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kagiso Rabada | 17 | 17 | 65.4 | 1 | 548 | 30 | 4/24 | 18.26 | 8.34 | 13.1 | 2 | 0 |
| 2 | Anrich Nortje | 16 | 16 | 61 | 0 | 512 | 22 | 3/33 | 23.27 | 8.39 | 16.6 | 0 | 0 |
| 3 | Marcus Stoinis | 17 | 13 | 29.4 | 0 | 283 | 13 | 3/26 | 21.76 | 9.53 | 0 | ||
| 4 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 15 | 15 | 51.0 | 0 | 391 | 13 | 3/29 | 30.07 | 7.66 | 23.5 | 0 | 0 |
| 5 | Axar Patel | 15 | 15 | 51.0 | 0 | 327 | 9 | 2/18 | 36.33 | 6.41 | 34.0 | 0 | 0 |
- Kagiso Rabada was awarded the Purple Cap as the bowler who took most wickets during the tournament
- Source: ESPNcricinfo
Awards and achievements
The following players were awarded the player of the match award during the tournament:
| No. | Date | Player | Opponent | Result | Contribution | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 September 2020 | Marcus Stoinis | Kings XI Punjab | Won in Super Over | 53 (21) | |
| 2 | 25 September 2020 | Prithvi Shaw | Chennai Super Kings | Won by 15 runs | 64 (43) | |
| 3 | 3 October 2020 | Shreyas Iyer | Kolkata Knight Riders | won by 18 runs | 88* (38) | |
| 4 | 5 October 2020 | Axar Patel | Royal Challengers Bangalore | won by 59 runs | 2/18 (4 overs) | |
| 5 | 9 October 2020 | Ravichandran Ashwin | Rajasthan Royals | Won by 46 runs | 2/ 22 (4 overs) | |
| 6 | 14 October 2020 | Anrich Nortje | Rajasthan Royals | Won by 13 runs | 2/33 (4 overs) | |
| 7 | 17 October 2020 | Shikhar Dhawan | Chennai Super Kings | Won by 5 wickets | 101* (58) | |
| 8 | 20 October 2020 | Shikhar Dhawan | Kings XI Punjab | Lost by 5 wickets | 106* (61) | |
| 9 | 2 November 2020 | Anrich Nortje | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 6 wickets | 3/33 (4 overs) | |
| 11 | 8 November 2020 – Qualifier 2 | Marcus Stoinis | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Won by 17 runs and advanced to the final | 38(27) and 3/26 (3 overs) |
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External links
- IPL team Delhi Daredevils web page on official IPL T20 website - IPLT20.com
- The Official Delhi Daredevils Site
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