Delhi Capitals Team 2023 Players List: Captain, Names, Retained Players

Statistics and Facts about DC in the IPL Tournament

DC is one of the most unpredictable teams in the IPL that can both surprise and disappoint their fans. Despite their lack of consistency, it is always fascinating to follow them:

• 2008. Capitals emerged victorious in their opening matches against Deccan Chargers and Rajasthan Royals. After losing to Kings XI Punjab, it continued its winning streak by beating Royal Challengers Bangalore and Chennai Super Kings. The next four matches were disappointing, but the streak was broken with a victory over Deccan Chargers. After suffering another defeat against Kings XI Punjab, they won the next three meetings. The season ended at the semi-final stage with a loss to future champions Rajasthan Royals.
• 2009. Delhi Capitals played an aggressive game for most of the season. Despite a brilliant playoff run, they failed to beat Deccan Chargers. They suffered a defeat in the semi-finals, but managed to qualify for the Champions League Twenty20.
• 2012. The Kochi Tuskers Kerala team was disbanded, so the title contenders played 16 games each against their remaining opponents. Delhi Capitals returned to the IPL with a revamped squad, buying some talented players. They managed to take the top spot in the standings, beating strong rivals Kolkata Knight Riders and Mumbai Indians.
• 2013. DC lost their first 6 matches, but rehabilitated themselves in the encounter with Mumbai Indians. They then faced Kings XI Punjab but were defeated again. In the ninth game against Pune Warriors India, they managed to pull out a win, ranking 8th in the leaderboard. In the tenth qualifying match, the team easily defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets. The encounter with Sunrisers Hyderabad was not successful but the team managed to outclass Rajasthan Royals. Unfortunately, it was not enough to continue their fight for the IPL cup.
• 2014. It was one of the most disappointing seasons for DC. They suffered defeats to Royal Challengers Bangalore, Chennai Super Kings, Sunrisers Hyderabad. The team managed to win only 2 out of 14 matches that year, finishing in last place.
• 2015. The string of poor performances did not end. This time, the metropolitan team climbed only to 7th place in the standings.
• 2016. Delhi Capitals lost to two-time champions Kolkata Knight Riders in their first match, but rectified the situation in the game against Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore. It won 5 of the first 7 matches but failed to make the top four teams and qualify for the play-offs at the end of the qualifying phase.
• 2017. Despite an improved squad, DC suffered the same fate as last season. It finished in 6th place with only 6 wins in 14 games.
• 2019. After a long break, Capitals made the playoffs. It outplayed Sunrisers Hyderabad in the first match of the semi-final by 2 wickets. But in the next encounter, they gave way to Chennai Super Kings, trailing by 6 wickets.
• 2020. The tournament started promisingly with Delhi Capitals winning 7 of the first 9 meetings. But then a series of 4 poor performances followed, which put their play-offs in doubt. In the last qualifying game, they managed to beat Royal Challengers Bangalore. For the first time, the team ended up in the IPL final where they were defeated by Mumbai Indians.
• 2021. Capitals won 6 bouts out of 8 matches, beating all the title contenders. But with the tournament suspended due to another COVID-19 pandemic outbreak, the season winner could not be determined.
• 2022. Last year, DC had a good game but made embarrassing mistakes due to Rishabh Pant decisions that cost the team a playoff berth.