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IPL 2025 Match 4: Ashutosh Sharma’s Superb Knock

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  Delhi Capitals beat Lucknow Super Giants in a thrilling contest played at ACA- VDCA Stadium, Vizag on 24 th March 2025. Chasing 210 runs to win, Delhi Capitals looked down and out losing 5 quick wickets for only 65 runs. Ashutosh Sharma came as an impact player replacing Mukesh Kumar. It was a terrible start for DC as they lost 2 wickets of Jake Fraser McGurk and Abhishek Porel. Sameer Rizvi & captain Axar Patel could not contribute much. Ashutosh Sharma looked cautious initially going at run a ball.   Stubbs put pressure on LSG bowling with clean hitting before M Siddharth got rid of him. Delhi Capitals looked in serious trouble at 113 for 6. Ashutosh Sharma came to the party with clean hitting along with Vipraj Nigam. Nigam displayed attacking skills keeping momentum going. Right after the second timeout, Delhi Capitals lost the big wicket of Nigam as Digvesh Rathi struck to bring back LSG into the game. Ashutosh & Nigam added 55 runs for the 7 th wicket. ...

IPL 2025: All You Need To Know About Delhi Capitals

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  Delhi Capitals had a disappointing outing in the 2024 edition of IPL. They finished 6 th in the points table and failed to qualify for the playoffs stage. Axar Patel has been appointed as the new captain of Delhi Capitals replacing Rishabh Pant. The all-rounder was one of the retained players for DC before the 2025 auction. Here we look at the Delhi Capitals squad for IPL 2025 Retained Players Axar Patel (16.50 Crore), Kuldeep Yadav (13.25 Crore), Tristian Stubbs (10 Crore), Abhishek Porel (4 Crore). Released Players Mitchell Marsh, Ishant Sharma, Khaleel Ahmed, Lalit Yadav, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dhull, Pravin Dubey, Mukesh Kumar, Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Anrich Nortje, Vicky Otswal, Kumar Kushagra, Jhye Richardson, Harry Brook, Sumit Kumar, Shai Hope, Ricky Bhui, Swastik Chikara, Rasikh Dar. Bought Players Mitchell Starc (11.75 Crore), KL Rahul (14 Crore), Jake Fraser McGurk ( 9 Crore), Harry Brook (6.25 Crore), Banned For Two years, T Natarajan (10.75 Crore), Do...

WPL 2025: Top 3 Performers For Mumbai Indians In The Finals Against Delhi Capitals

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  Mumbai Indians clinched a thrilling 8 run win in the finals of the Women’s Premier League against table toppers Delhi Capitals played at Brabourne Stadium, Mumbai on 15 th March 2025. Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to field first. After losing 2 early wickets of Hayley Mathews and Yastika Bhatia, MI captain Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver Brunt steadied the ship. G Kamalini, Amanjot Kaur & Sanskriti Gupta added valuable runs to help MI post 149 for 7 in 20 overs. MI bowlers kept tight lines and lengths not allowing Delhi Capitals batters to score runs easily. Despite Kapp’s superb knock, MI held onto their nerves winning the 2 nd WPL title. Here we look at the Top 3 Performers For Mumbai Indians In the finals of WPL 2025 against Delhi Capitals. 1.        Harmanpreet Kaur Harmanpreet Kaur came to the crease with Mumbai Indians struggling at 14 for 2. MI looked cautious before putting pressure on Delhi Capitals b...

WPL 2025: Schedule Of Knockout Stages Announced

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  Mumbai Indians suffered a narrow 11-run loss in the final league game of WPL 2025 against RCB played at Brabourne Stadium, CCI on 11 th March. Delhi Capitals progressed as table toppers for the third successive time. They lost to Mumbai Indians in 2023 and then RCB in the finals of the 2024 edition. Under the captaincy of Meg Lanning, DC won 5 matches and lost 3. DC had a great outing this season winning twice against Mumbai Indians, once each against Gujarat Giants, UP Warriorz & Royal Challengers Bengaluru. They suffered losses against RCB, UP Warriorz & Gujarat Giants. Delhi Capitals finished at 10 points with a positive net run rate of 0.396. They will take on the winner of Mumbai Indians and Gujarat Giants in the eliminator. Mumbai Indians finished with same number of points with 5 wins & 3 losses in the league stage. They won two matches against UPW Warriorz, Gujarat Giants & once against RCB.   Under the leadership of Harmanpreet Kaur, MI lost o...

WPL 2025 Match 17: Top 3 Performers For Gujarat Giants Stunning Win Over Delhi Capitals

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  Gujarat Giants registered a famous win over table-toppers Delhi Capitals in a high-scoring encounter played at Ekana Stadium, Lucknow on 7th March 2025. The Giants won their 3 rd successive win this season and moved to 2nd place in the points table. After conceding 177, Gujarat Giants batters showed great composure to register a 5-wicket- win against Delhi Capitals making sure that they stay alive for the playoff race. With this victory by GG, UP Warriorz became the first team to be knocked out. Here we look at the top 3 performers for Gujarat Giants in their stunning win over Delhi Capitals. 1.       Harleen Doel Harleen Doel came to the crease after the loss of Dayalan Hemalatha wicket in the very first over. She struggled against disciplined Delhi Capitals bowling. After the initial struggle, Doel and Beth Mooney steadied the ship keeping the scoreboard ticking as the required run started to climb up. Ash Gardner &Beth Mooney showed atta...

WPL 2025 Match 2: Top 3 Performers Between DC And MI

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  Delhi Capitals edged past Mumbai Indians in a last-ball thriller during match 2 of the WPL 2025 played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 15 th February. DC captain Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to field first. It was a disciplined bowling effort by DC bowlers as they bundled out MI for 164. Harmanpreet Kaur and Nat Sciver Brunt put on an excellent partnership leading to MI recovery. After the fall of Kaur’s wicket, DC bowlers kept picking wickets at regular intervals to bundle them out with 5 balls to spare. In reply, Shafali Varma looked impressive putting pressure on MI bowlers. The match ebbed and flowed as MI took 4 quick wickets after 60 runs opening partnership. It went right down the wire as Delhi Capitals won the match of the last ball registering a 2-wicket victory. Here we look at the 3 top performers between Delhi Capitals and Mumbai Indians in match number 2 of WPL 2025 1 .       Nat Sciver Brunt After being asked to bat first ...

WPL 2025 Match 2: Delhi Capitals Beat Mumbai Indians In A Thrilling Contest

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  Delhi Capitals started their WPL 2025 campaign with a thrilling last-ball contest against Mumbai Indians played at Kotambi Stadium, Vadodara on 15 th February. Delhi Capitals captain Meg Lanning won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for DC as Shikha Pandey got rid of Hayley Mathews in the very first over with a lovely catch by Lanning. Nat Sciver Brunt showed intent by putting on DC bowlers keeping the scoreboard ticking. Shikha Pandey struck again to dismiss Yastika Bhatia with a lovely delivery. Yastika and Brunt added 32 runs for the 2 nd wicket. At the end of the first six overs, Mumbai Indians made 41 for 2. After the field restrictions, Kaur put enough pressure with lusty hits against Radha Yadav. Annabel Sutherland struck dismissing MI captain Kaur by providing a simple catch to Niki Prasad at a deep backward point. Kaur and Brunt added 73 runs for the 3 rd wicket. Nat Sciver Brunt looked impressive, reaching her fifty off just 36 deliveri...

WPL 2024 Match 10: Delhi Capitals Thrash Gujarat Giants

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  Delhi Capitals moved to the top of the points table with a resounding win over Gujarat Giants in match number 10 of WPL 2024 played at M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 3 rd March. Gujarat Giants captain Beth Mooney won the toss and decided to field first. Shafali Varma looked in decent touch putting some pressure on GG bowlers. Meghana Singh got the breakthrough getting rid of Varma caught by Woolvardt. Alice Capsey looked in sublime touch with good shots keeping the scoreboard ticking. At the end of the first six overs, Delhi Capitals scored 51 for 1. Meghana Singh struck getting the wicket of Alice Capsey. Capsey and Lanning added 38 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Delhi Capitals ended the first timeout at 58 for 2. After the timeout, Lanning showed her class with some lovely shots keeping the scoreboard ticking. DC captain completed fifty off 39 balls and maintained momentum. Meghana Singh struck to dismiss Lanning. Lanning and Rodrigues added 47 runs for the 3rd wicket. At...

IPL 2023: Delhi Capitals becomes first team to be knocked out of the tournament.

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  Delhi Capitals disappointing tournament came to an end as they lost their match against Punjab Kings in match 59 of IPL 2023 played at Arun Jaitley Stadium, New Delhi on 13 May. DC captain David Warner won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for the hosts as Ishant Sharma dismissed PBKS captain Shikhar Dhawan with a simple catch. He then produced beauty to dismiss Liam Livingstone shattering the stumps. Prabhsimran Singh looked in decent touch putting pressure on DC bowlers. Axar Patel got rid of Jitesh Sharma to leave PBKS struggling. At the end of first six overs, PBKS made 46 for 3. With that the first timeout was called. After the field restrictions, Singh put enough pressure on Delhi Capitals bowlers and not allowed them to settle. It was brilliant counterattacking innings by Singh as he completed fifty off 42 deliveries. Singh then toyed with DC bowlers with big shots and kept the momentum going for PBKS. On other hand, Sam Curran struggled. Pravi...

IPL 2022 Match 69: MI ends Delhi Capitals journey, RCB through to playoffs

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 Mumbai Indians ended their 2022 campaign with an impressive win over Delhi Capitals played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Saturday. MI captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to field first. Prithvi Shaw made an entry into the playing XI opened the innings along with Warner. It was an aggressive start as Shaw looked in decent touch right from word go. Daniel Sams provided the breakthrough by getting rid of Warner with a simple catch to Bumrah. Bumrah struck to dismiss Mitchell Marsh without opening his account as Rohit Sharma took a good low diving catch. Bumrah then produced a peach of a bouncer to dismiss Prithvi Shaw leaving Delhi Capitals in big trouble. At the end of the first six overs, Delhi Capitals made 37 for 3. Sarfraz Khan looked impressive before Mayank Markande got rid of him providing an easy catch to Kishan leaving DC in trouble at 50 for 4. With that wicket, the first timeout was called at 50 for 4. Rovman Powell and Rishabh Pant steadied the ship for ...

IPL 2022 Match 64: Mitchell Marsh and bowlers lead DC to a comfortable win

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 Delhi Capitals proved their worth as they defeated Punjab Kings in a low-scoring match played at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai, on Monday. PBKS captain Mayank Agarwal won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start as Liam Livingstone dismissed Warner on the first ball providing an easy catch. Sarfaraz Khan opened the innings and put enough pressure with positive shots making life tough for PBKS bowlers. Mitchell Marsh also looked impressive. Arshdeep Singh got the much-needed breakthrough by dismissing Sarfaraz Khan for a quickfire cameo. Sarfraz Khan and Marsh added 51 runs for the 2 nd wicket. At the end of the first six overs, DC made 59 for 2. Lalit Yadav was promoted at number 4 but was not able to keep the scoreboard ticking against disciplined PBKS bowling. At the end of the first timeout, DC made 74 for 2. It could have a dismissal, but Arshdeep Singh overstepped. Arshdeep Singh finally got rid of Lalit caught by Rajapaksa at backward point. Lalit and ...

IPL 2022 Match 58: Delhi Capitals thrash RR to stay alive in the tournament

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 Thanks to a superb performance by Mitchell Marsh and others, Delhi Capitals showed their domination as they outplayed Rajasthan Royals played at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai on Wednesday. Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and decided to field first. It was an ideal start for DC as Chetan Sakaryia got an early wicket dismissing the dangerous Jos Buttler providing a simple catch to Shardul Thakur. Ravichandran Ashwin looked decent enough at number 3 while Jaiswal struggled against disciplined DC bowling. At the end of the first six overs, Rajasthan Royals made 43 for 1. Mitchell Marsh ended Jaiswal’s struggling innings. Jaiswal and Ashwin added 43 runs for the 2 nd wicket. With that wicket, the first timeout was called at 54 for 2. Ashwin intended to put some pressure on the DC bowlers while Paddikal struggled initially before scoring big shots to keep the momentum going. At the end of the second timeout, RR reached 97 for 2. Ashwin looked in decent shape comp...

IPL 2022 Match 55: Ruthless Chennai crush Delhi Capitals

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 Chennai Super Kings showed their true colors as they crushed Delhi Capitals in a one-sided affair played at DY Patil Stadium, Navi Mumbai on Sunday. Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and decided to field first. Ruturaj Gaikwad and Devon Conway showed intent right from word go putting DC bowlers under pressure. Conway looked impressive with strokes and made life tough for Pant. At the end of the first six overs, CSK ended at 57 for 0. At the end of the first timeout, CSK made 61 for 0. Conway put enough pressure on Kuldeep Yadav in his first over while Gaikwad also put bad deliveries away for boundaries. Conway completed fifty off 27 balls to keep CSK's momentum going. Anrich Nortje provided the breakthrough getting Gaikwad with a good bouncer with an easy catch to Axar. Gaikwad and Conway added 110 runs for the 1 st wicket. At the end of the second timeout, CSK scored 131 for 1. Shivam Dube replaced Ravindra Jadeja in the squad and showed his class by putting...

IPL 2022 Match 50: Delhi Capitals beat SRH in a high scoring match

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 Delhi Capitals returned to winning ways as they defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in a high-scoring match played at Brabourne Stadium, CCI, Mumbai on Thursday. SRH captain Kane Williamson won the toss and decided to field first. Mandeep Singh came to open the innings along with Warner. It was an ideal start for SRH as Bhuvneshwar Kumar got rid of Mandeep Singh without opening his account. Warner looked in brilliant touch putting pressure on the SRH bowlers. Mitchell Marsh showed intent before Sean Abbott dismissed with a return catch to leave DC in trouble. Marsh and Warner added 37 runs for the 2 nd wicket. Warner put the bad deliveries away for boundaries making life tough. At the end of the first six overs, Delhi Capitals made 50 for 2. Pant took the attack to SRH bowlers showing intent, especially against spinners. At the end of the first timeout, DC ended at 62 for 2. Warner and Pant maintained the momentum for Delhi Capitals hitting boundaries with ease. Warner completed f...

IPL 2022 Match 45: KL Rahul and Mohsin Khan’s brilliance gives LSG close fought win

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 Lucknow Super Giants continued their winning form as they defeated Delhi Capitals in a high-scoring match played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Sunday. LSG captain KL Rahul won the toss and decided to bat first. Quinton de Kock and KL Rahul put enough pressure on Delhi Capitals bowlers right from the word go. Shardul Thakur provided a much-needed breakthrough by dismissing de Kock with a slower delivery caught by Lalit Yadav. De Kock and Thakur added 42 runs laying a strong foundation for a big total. Deepak Hooda looked in great touch right from the word go putting enough pressure on DC bowlers. At the end of the first timeout, LSG made 57 for 1. Hooda took the attack to Kuldeep Yadav putting him under pressure. At the end of the first timeout, LSG scored 73 for 1. Hooda and KL Rahul kept the momentum going for LSG hitting boundaries and the scoreboard ticking with great attacking strokes. Deepak Hooda completed fifty off 32 balls while Rahul reached half-century off 35 balls...

IPL 2022 Match 34: Jos Butler’s brilliance gives RR win in high scoring match

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 Rajasthan Royals held their nerves as they defeated Delhi Capitals in a high-scoring thriller played at Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai on Friday. Delhi Capitals captain Rishabh Pant won the toss and decided to field first. It was a cautious start by Jos Buttler and Devdutt Paddikal before Buttler put enough pressure on DC bowlers with aggressive strokes. At the end of the first six overs, Rajasthan Royals made 44 for 0. Buttler just upped the ante with big shots keeping the momentum going. At the end of the first timeout, RR scored 78 for 0. Buttler showed intent and completed fifty off 36 balls. Paddikal also kept hitting shots to not allow Delhi Capitals bowlers to settle. Buttler continued his superb form in this tournament smashing Delhi Capitals to all parts of the ground. Paddikal joined the party with the first fifty this season off 31 balls. RR openers kept on scoring runs at will. Khaleel Ahmed got a breakthrough by dismissing Paddikal with a review for LBW. The umpire gave...