2018 Delhi Daredevils season
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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) | ||
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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
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
- 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
League table
| 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)
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14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.284 | |
| 3 | Kolkata Knight Riders (3)
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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
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14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | 0.129 | |
| 7 | Kings XI Punjab
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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
Delhi Daredevils 166/7 (20 overs) |
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Kings XI Punjab (H)167/4 (18.5 overs) |
Daniel Christian 1/12 (2 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) |
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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) |
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Delhi Daredevils 195/3 (20 overs) |
Daniel Christian 3/35 (3 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
200/9 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Daredevils 129 (14.2 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
Delhi Daredevils 174/5 (20 overs) |
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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) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Delhi Daredevils 198/5 (20 overs) |
K. M. Asif 2/43 (3 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) |
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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) |
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Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
164/3 (19.5 overs) |
Rashid Khan 2/23 (4 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
(H)
Delhi Daredevils 187/5 (20 overs) |
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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) |
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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) |
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Chennai Super Kings
128/6 (20 overs) |
- Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
(H)
Delhi Daredevils 174/4 (20 overs) |
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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
Most runs
| 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
| 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
- ^ "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.