2018 Delhi Daredevils season

Delhi Daredevils
2018 season
CoachRicky Ponting
CaptainGautam Gambhir
Ground(s)Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
IPL8th
Most runsRishabh Pant (684)
Most wicketsTrent 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:

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 (1981-10-14) 14 October 1981 (age 43) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 ₹2.8 crore (US$328,000)
41 Shreyas Iyer  India (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 (age 30) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 ₹7 crore (US$819,219.50) Captain
82 Colin Munro  New Zealand (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 37) Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 ₹1.9 crore (US$222,000) Overseas
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)
— Gurkeerat Singh  India (1990-06-29) 29 June 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹75 lakh (US$88,000)
— Manjot Kalra  India (1999-01-15) 15 January 1999 (age 25) Left-handed 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
All-rounders
2 Chris Morris  South Africa (1987-04-30) 30 April 1987 (age 37) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹7.1 crore (US$830,922.70) Overseas
4 Abhishek Sharma  India (2000-09-04) 4 September 2000 (age 24) Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 ₹55 lakh (US$64,000)
14 Rahul Tewatia  India (1993-05-20) 20 May 1993 (age 31) Left-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 ₹3 crore (US$351,000)
19 Jayant Yadav  India (1990-01-22) 22 January 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹50 lakh (US$59,000)
32 Glenn Maxwell  Australia (1988-10-14) 14 October 1988 (age 36) Right-handed Right-arm off break 2018 ₹9 crore (US$1.1 million) Overseas
54 Daniel Christian  Australia (1983-05-04) 4 May 1983 (age 41) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 ₹1.5 crore (US$176,000) Overseas
59 Vijay Shankar  India (1991-01-26) 26 January 1991 (age 33) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 ₹3.2 crore (US$375,000)
Wicket-keepers
48 Naman Ojha  India (1983-07-20) 20 July 1983 (age 41) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 ₹1.4 crore (US$164,000)
777 Rishabh Pant  India (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 (age 27) Left-handed Right-arm medium 2018 ₹8 crore (US$936,250.90)
Bowlers
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
3 Junior Dala  South Africa (1989-12-29) 29 December 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2018 NA Overseas
6 Avesh Khan  India (1996-12-13) 13 December 1996 (age 28) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 ₹70 lakh (US$82,000)
11 Mohammed Shami  India (1990-09-03) 3 September 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹3 crore (US$351,000)
13 Harshal Patel  India (1990-11-23) 23 November 1990 (age 34) Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
17 Liam Plunkett  England (1985-04-06) 6 April 1985 (age 39) Right-handed Right-arm fast 2018 ₹2 crore (US$234,000) Overseas
18 Trent Boult  New Zealand (1989-07-22) 22 July 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 2018 ₹2.2 crore (US$257,000) Overseas
88 Shahbaz Nadeem  India (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 35) Right-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 2018 ₹3.2 crore (US$375,000)
99 Amit Mishra  India (1982-11-24) 24 November 1982 (age 42) Right-handed Right-arm leg break 2018 ₹4 crore (US$468,000)
— Sayan Ghosh  India (1992-09-16) 16 September 1992 (age 32) Right-handed Right-arm medium 2018 ₹20 lakh (US$23,000)
— Kagiso Rabada  South Africa (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29) Left-handed Right-arm fast 2018 ₹4.2 crore (US$492,000) 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) 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

8 April
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Daredevils
166/7 (20 overs)
v
Kings XI Punjab (H)
167/4 (18.5 overs)
Gautam Gambhir 55 (42)
Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/28 (4 overs)
K. L. Rahul 51 (16)
Daniel Christian 1/12 (2 overs)
Kings XI Punjab won by 6 wickets
Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Rod Tucker (Australia)
Player of the match: K. L. Rahul (Kings XI Punjab)
  • 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]
11 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Rajasthan Royals
153/5 (17.5 overs)
v
Delhi Daredevils
60/4 (6 overs)
Ajinkya Rahane 45 (40)
Shahbaz Nadeem 2/34 (4 overs)
Rishabh Pant 20 (14)
Ben Laughlin 2/20 (2 overs)
Rajasthan Royals won by 10 runs (DLS method)
Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Nitin Menon (India)
Player of the match: Sanju Samson (Rajasthan Royals)
  • 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.
14 April
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Mumbai Indians
194/7 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Daredevils
195/3 (20 overs)
Suryakumar Yadav 53 (32)
Daniel Christian 3/35 (3 overs)
Jason Roy 91* (53)
Krunal Pandya 2/21 (3 overs)
Delhi Daredevils won by 7 wickets
Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Nitin Menon (India)
Player of the match: Jason Roy (Delhi Daredevils)
  • Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
16 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Kolkata Knight Riders
200/9 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Daredevils
129 (14.2 overs)
Nitish Rana 59 (35)
Rahul Tewatia 3/18 (3 overs)
Glenn Maxwell 47 (22)
Sunil Narine 3/18 (3 overs)
Kolkata Knight Riders won by 71 runs
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Umpires: Anil Chaudhary (India) and Nand Kishore (India)
Player of the match: Nitish Rana (Kolkata Knight Riders)
  • Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
21 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Daredevils
174/5 (20 overs)
v
Royal Challengers Bangalore (H)
176/4 (18 overs)
Rishabh Pant 85 (48)
Yuzvendra Chahal 2/22 (3 overs)
AB de Villiers 90* (39)
Glenn Maxwell 1/13 (2 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 6 wickets
M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand) and C. K. Nandan (India)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • Royal Challengers Bangalore won the toss and elected to field.
23 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Kings XI Punjab
143/8 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Daredevils (H)
139/8 (20 overs)
Karun Nair 34 (32)
Liam Plunkett 3/17 (4 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 57 (45)
Ankit Rajpoot 2/23 (4 overs)
Kings XI Punjab won by 4 runs
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: C. K. Nandan (India) and Nand Kishore (India)
Player of the match: Ankit Rajpoot (Kings XI Punjab)
  • Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
  • Prithvi Shaw (Delhi Daredevils) made his T20 debut.
27 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Delhi Daredevils
219/4 (20 overs)
v
Kolkata Knight Riders
164/9 (20 overs)
Shreyas Iyer 93* (40)
Andre Russell 1/28 (3 overs)
Andre Russell 44 (30)
Glenn Maxwell 2/22 (2 overs)
Delhi Daredevils won by 55 runs
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (india)
Player of the match: Shreyas Iyer (Delhi Daredevils)
  • Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
30 April
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Chennai Super Kings
211/4 (20 overs)
v
Delhi Daredevils
198/5 (20 overs)
Shane Watson 78 (40)
Glenn Maxwell 1/5 (1 over)
Rishabh Pant 79 (45)
K. M. Asif 2/43 (3 overs)
Chennai Super Kings won by 13 runs
Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Shane Watson (Chennai Super Kings)
  • Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
  • Chennai Super Kings recorded their 100th T20 victory.[3]
2 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Delhi Daredevils
196/6 (17.1 overs)
v
Rajasthan Royals
146/5 (12 overs)
Rishabh Pant 69 (29)
Jaydev Unadkat 3/46 (4 overs)
Jos Buttler 67 (26)
Trent Boult 2/26 (3 overs)
Delhi Daredevils won by 4 runs (DLS method)
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: C. K. Nandan (India) and Virender Sharma (India)
Player of the match: Rishabh Pant (Delhi Daredevils)
  • 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.
5 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
Delhi Daredevils
163/5 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad (H)
164/3 (19.5 overs)
Prithvi Shaw 65 (36)
Rashid Khan 2/23 (4 overs)
Alex Hales 45 (31)
Amit Mishra 2/19 (4 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 7 wickets
Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
Umpires: C. K. Nandan (India) and Bruce Oxenford (Australia)
Player of the match: Rashid Khan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
10 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Delhi Daredevils
187/5 (20 overs)
v
Sunrisers Hyderabad
191/1 (18.5 overs)
Rishabh Pant 128* (63)
Shakib Al Hasan 2/27 (4 overs)
Shikhar Dhawan 92* (50)
Harshal Patel 1/32 (4 overs)
Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 9 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: Anil Dandekar (India) and Chettithody Shamshuddin (India)
Player of the match: Shikhar Dhawan (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
  • Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Sunrisers Hyderabad qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.
12 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Delhi Daredevils
181/4 (20 overs)
v
Rishabh Pant 61 (34)
Yuzvendra Chahal 2/28 (4 overs)
AB de Villiers 72* (37)
Trent Boult 2/40 (4 overs)
Royal Challengers Bangalore won by 5 wickets
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (India) and Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka)
Player of the match: AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
  • 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.
18 May
20:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Delhi Daredevils
162/5 (20 overs)
v
Chennai Super Kings
128/6 (20 overs)
Rishabh Pant 38 (26)
Lungi Ngidi 2/14 (3 overs)
Ambati Rayudu 50 (29)
Trent Boult 2/20 (4 overs)
Delhi Daredevils won by 34 runs
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and Vineet Kulkarni (India)
Player of the match: Harshal Patel (Delhi Daredevils)
  • Chennai Super Kings won the toss and elected to field.
20 May
16:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Delhi Daredevils
174/4 (20 overs)
v
Mumbai Indians
163 (19.3 overs)
Rishabh Pant 64 (44)
Krunal Pandya 1/11 (2 overs)
Evin Lewis 48 (31)
Amit Mishra 3/19 (4 overs)
Delhi Daredevils won by 11 runs
Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka) and C. K. Nandan (India)
Player of the match: Amit Mishra (Delhi Daredevils)
  • 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

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

References

  1. ^ "Afghani Mujeeb Ur Rahman Becomes Youngest Cricketer to Play in IPL". news18.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  2. ^ "KL Rahul Scores Fastest Indian T20 League Half-Century". India.com. 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2018.
  3. ^ "IPL 2018: CSK join MI in elite list after 100th T20 victory". India Today. Retrieved 1 May 2018.