2020 Delhi Capitals season
Background
Background
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### Player retention and transfers

[thumb\|Ashwin was traded in from Kings XI Punjab in exchange for Jagadeesha Suchith.](/wiki/File:Ravichandran_Ashwin_%28cropped%29.jpg "Ravichandran Ashwin (cropped).jpg")

**Retained players:** [Shreyas Iyer](/wiki/Shreyas_Iyer "Shreyas Iyer"), [Rishabh Pant](/wiki/Rishabh_Pant "Rishabh Pant"), [Prithvi Shaw](/wiki/Prithvi_Shaw "Prithvi Shaw"), [Amit Mishra](/wiki/Amit_Mishra "Amit Mishra"), [Avesh Khan](/wiki/Avesh_Khan "Avesh Khan"), [Harshal Patel](/wiki/Harshal_Patel "Harshal Patel"), [Shikhar Dhawan](/wiki/Shikhar_Dhawan "Shikhar Dhawan"), [Ishant Sharma](/wiki/Ishant_Sharma "Ishant Sharma"), [Axar Patel](/wiki/Axar_Patel "Axar Patel"), [Kagiso Rabada](/wiki/Kagiso_Rabada "Kagiso Rabada"), [Sandeep Lamichhane](/wiki/Sandeep_Lamichhane "Sandeep Lamichhane") and [Keemo Paul](/wiki/Keemo_Paul "Keemo Paul").

**Released players:** [Colin Ingram](/wiki/Colin_Ingram "Colin Ingram"), [Colin Munro](/wiki/Colin_Munro "Colin Munro"), [Manjot Kalra](/wiki/Manjot_Kalra "Manjot Kalra"), [Hanuma Vihari](/wiki/Hanuma_Vihari "Hanuma Vihari"), [Chris Morris](/wiki/Chris_Morris_%28cricketer%29 "Chris Morris (cricketer)"), [Jalaj Saxena](/wiki/Jalaj_Saxena "Jalaj Saxena"), [Ankush Bains](/wiki/Ankush_Bains "Ankush Bains"), [Nathu Singh](/wiki/Nathu_Singh_%28cricketer%29 "Nathu Singh (cricketer)") and [Bandaru Ayyappa](/wiki/Bandaru_Ayyappa "Bandaru Ayyappa").

**Traded In:** [Ravichandran Ashwin](/wiki/Ravichandran_Ashwin "Ravichandran Ashwin") and [Ajinkya Rahane](/wiki/Ajinkya_Rahane "Ajinkya Rahane")

**Traded Out:** [Sherfane Rutherford](/wiki/Sherfane_Rutherford "Sherfane Rutherford"), [Trent Boult](/wiki/Trent_Boult "Trent Boult") and [Rahul Tewatia](/wiki/Rahul_Tewatia "Rahul Tewatia")

**Replacement players:** [Praveen Dubey](/wiki/Praveen_Dubey "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](/wiki/Shimron_Hetmyer "Shimron Hetmyer") for INR 775L and [Marcus Stoinis](/wiki/Marcus_Stoinis "Marcus Stoinis") for INR 480L. They were fortunate to get the services of [Jason Roy](/wiki/Jason_Roy "Jason Roy") and [Chris Woakes](/wiki/Chris_Woakes "Chris Woakes") at their base price. In addition to that, Delhi Capitals got [Alex Carey](/wiki/Alex_Carey_%28cricketer%29 "Alex Carey (cricketer)") for 240L INR.

**Players bought:** [Jason Roy](/wiki/Jason_Roy "Jason Roy"), [Alex Carey](/wiki/Alex_Carey_%28cricketer%29 "Alex Carey (cricketer)"), [Shimron Hetmyer](/wiki/Shimron_Hetmyer "Shimron Hetmyer"), [Chris Woakes](/wiki/Chris_Woakes "Chris Woakes"), [Marcus Stoinis](/wiki/Marcus_Stoinis "Marcus Stoinis"), [Lalit Yadav](/wiki/Lalit_Yadav_%28Vidarbha_cricketer%29 "Lalit Yadav (Vidarbha cricketer)"), [Tushar Deshpande](/wiki/Tushar_Deshpande "Tushar Deshpande"), [Mohit Sharma](/wiki/Mohit_Sharma "Mohit Sharma").

### Team analysis

*[ESPNcricinfo](/wiki/ESPNcricinfo "ESPNcricinfo") **wrote The team of Delhi Capitals wanted to buy [Eoin Morgan](/wiki/Eoin_Morgan "Eoin Morgan"), [Glenn Maxwell](/wiki/Glenn_Maxwell "Glenn Maxwell"), [Sam Curran](/wiki/Sam_Curran "Sam Curran"), [Pat Cummins](/wiki/Pat_Cummins "Pat Cummins") and [Jaydev Unadkat](/wiki/Jaydev_Unadkat "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](/wiki/Shimron_Hetmyer "Shimron Hetmyer") and [Alex Carey](/wiki/Alex_Carey_%28cricketer%29 "Alex Carey (cricketer)").***

Indian Premier League
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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](/wiki/Shreyas_Iyer "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](/wiki/Marcus_Stoinis "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](/wiki/Mayank_Agarwal "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](/wiki/Prithvi_Shaw "Prithvi Shaw") (64 off 43 balls) got the support from [Shikhar Dhawan](/wiki/Shikhar_Dhawan "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](/wiki/Faf_du_Plessis "Faf du Plessis") (43 off 35 balls) and [Kedar Jadhav](/wiki/Kedar_Jadhav "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
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 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](/wiki/Shreyas_Iyer "Shreyas Iyer")** |  |  | Right\-handed | Right\-arm [leg break](/wiki/Leg_break "Leg break") | 2018 |  | [Captain](/wiki/Captain_%28cricket%29 "Captain (cricket)") |
| 100 | **[Prithvi Shaw](/wiki/Prithvi_Shaw "Prithvi Shaw")** |  |  | Right\-handed | Right\-arm [off break](/wiki/Off_break "Off break") | 2018 |  |  |
| 42 | **[Shikhar Dhawan](/wiki/Shikhar_Dhawan "Shikhar Dhawan")** |  |  | Left\-handed | Right\-arm [off break](/wiki/Off_break "Off break") | 2019 |  |  |
| 3 | **[Ajinkya Rahane](/wiki/Ajinkya_Rahane "Ajinkya Rahane")** |  |  | Right\-handed | Right\-arm [medium](/wiki/Fast_bowling "Fast bowling") | 2020 |  |  |
| 189 | **[Shimron Hetmyer](/wiki/Shimron_Hetmyer "Shimron Hetmyer")** |  |  | Left\-handed | Right\-arm [leg break](/wiki/Leg_break "Leg break") | 2020 |  | Overseas |
| – | **[Jason Roy](/wiki/Jason_Roy "Jason Roy")** |  |  | Right\-handed | Right\-arm [medium](/wiki/Fast_bowling "Fast bowling") | 2020 |  | Overseas |
| All\-rounders | | | | | | | | |
| 21 | **[Marcus Stoinis](/wiki/Marcus_Stoinis "Marcus Stoinis")** |  |  | Right\-handed | Right\-arm [medium](/wiki/Fast_bowling "Fast bowling") | 2020 |  | Overseas |
| 20 | **[Axar Patel](/wiki/Axar_Patel "Axar Patel")** |  |  | Left\-handed | Left\-arm [orthodox](/wiki/Left-arm_orthodox_spin "Left-arm orthodox spin") | 2019 |  |  |
| 60 | [Daniel Sams](/wiki/Daniel_Sams_%28cricketer%29 "Daniel Sams (cricketer)") |  |  | Right\-handed | Left\-arm [fast\-medium](/wiki/Fast_bowling "Fast bowling") | 2020 |  | Overseas |
| 16 | [Lalit Yadav](/wiki/Lalit_Yadav_%28Delhi_cricketer%29 "Lalit Yadav (Delhi cricketer)") |  |  | Right\-handed | Right\-arm [off break](/wiki/Off_break "Off break") | 2020 |  |  |
| 84 | **[Keemo Paul](/wiki/Keemo_Paul "Keemo Paul")** |  |  | Right\-handed | Right\-arm [fast\-medium](/wiki/Fast_bowling "Fast bowling") | 2019 |  | Overseas |
| Wicket\-keepers | | | | | | | | |
| 17 | **[Rishabh Pant](/wiki/Rishabh_Pant "Rishabh Pant")** |  |  | Left\-handed | Right\-arm [medium](/wiki/Fast_bowling "Fast bowling") | 2018 |  | [Vice Captain](/wiki/Captain_%28cricket%29 "Captain (cricket)") |
| 5 | **[Alex Carey](/wiki/Alex_Carey_%28cricketer%29 "Alex Carey (cricketer)")** |  |  | Left\-handed | Right\-arm [medium](/wiki/Fast_bowling "Fast bowling") | 2020 |  | Overseas |
| Spin Bowlers | | | | | | | | |
| 99 | **[Amit Mishra](/wiki/Amit_Mishra "Amit Mishra")** |  |  | Right\-handed | Right\-arm [leg break](/wiki/Leg_break "Leg break") | 2018 |  |  |
| 1 | **[Sandeep Lamichhane](/wiki/Sandeep_Lamichhane "Sandeep Lamichhane")** |  |  | Right\-handed | Right\-arm [leg break](/wiki/Leg_break "Leg break") | 2018 |  | Overseas |
| 23 | **[Ravichandran Ashwin](/wiki/Ravichandran_Ashwin "Ravichandran Ashwin")** |  |  | Right\-handed | Right\-arm [off break](/wiki/Off_break "Off break") | 2020 |  |  |
| 46 | [Praveen Dubey](/wiki/Praveen_Dubey "Praveen Dubey") |  |  | Right\-handed | Right\-arm [leg break](/wiki/Leg_break "Leg break") | 2020 |  | Replacement for Amit Mishra  |
| Pace Bowlers | | | | | | | | |
| 25 | **[Kagiso Rabada](/wiki/Kagiso_Rabada "Kagiso Rabada")** |  |  | Left\-handed | Right\-arm [fast](/wiki/Fast_bowling "Fast bowling") | 2018 |  | Overseas |
| 02 | **[Anrich Nortje](/wiki/Anrich_Nortje "Anrich Nortje")** |  |  | Right\-handed | Right\-arm [fast\-medium](/wiki/Fast_bowling "Fast bowling") | 2020 |  | Overseas |
| 6 | [Avesh Khan](/wiki/Avesh_Khan "Avesh Khan") |  |  | Right\-handed | Right\-arm [fast\-medium](/wiki/Fast_bowling "Fast bowling") | 2018 |  |  |
| 13 | [Harshal Patel](/wiki/Harshal_Patel "Harshal Patel") |  |  | Right\-handed | Right\-arm [medium\-fast](/wiki/Fast_bowling "Fast bowling") | 2018 |  |  |
| 18 | **[Mohit Sharma](/wiki/Mohit_Sharma "Mohit Sharma")** |  |  | Right\-handed | Right\-arm [fast\-medium](/wiki/Fast_bowling "Fast bowling") | 2020 |  |  |
| 97 | **[Ishant Sharma](/wiki/Ishant_Sharma "Ishant Sharma")** |  |  | Right\-handed | Right\-arm [fast\-medium](/wiki/Fast_bowling "Fast bowling") | 2019 |  |  |
| – | **[Chris Woakes](/wiki/Chris_Woakes "Chris Woakes")** |  |  | Right\-handed | Right\-arm [fast\-medium](/wiki/Fast_bowling "Fast bowling") | 2020 |  | Overseas |
| 96 | [Tushar Deshpande](/wiki/Tushar_Deshpande "Tushar Deshpande") |  |  | Right\-handed | Right\-arm [fast\-medium](/wiki/Fast_bowling "Fast bowling") | 2020 |  |  |
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