# 2017 Delhi Daredevils season

Delhi Daredevils (DD) are a cricket team based in Delhi, India. They play in the Indian Premier League (IPL), and were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2017 Indian Premier League.

## Auction

The player auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was held on 20 February in Bangalore. The Delhi Daredevils bought the following players at the auction:
* Angelo Mathews
* Corey Anderson
* Kagiso Rabada
* Pat Cummins
* Ankit Bawne
* Aditya Tare
* M Ashwin
* Navdeep Saini
* Shashank Singh
In April 2017, the Daredevils also signed Australian Ben Hilfenhaus as a replacement for JP Duminy who withdrew from the season for personal reasons. Quinton de Kock was also ruled out of the tournament in March 2017 due to an injury, but no replacement was named for him.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
| Batsmen |||||||||
| 17 | Ankit Bawne | India | (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| 21 | JP Duminy | South Africa | (1984-04-14) 14 April 1984 (age 40) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 | ₹22 million (US$260,000) | Overseas, Vice Captain |
| 41 | Shreyas Iyer | India | (1994-12-06) 6 December 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2015 | ₹26 million (US$310,000) | |
| 69 | Karun Nair | India | (1991-12-06) 6 December 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ₹40 million (US$480,000) | |
| 77 | Marlon Samuels | Jamaica | (1981-02-05) 5 February 1981 (age 43) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | Replacement signing | |
| | Pratyush Singh | India | (1994-09-04) 4 September 1994 (age 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 2 | Chris Morris | South Africa | (1987-04-30) 30 April 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2016 | ₹70 million (US$840,000) | Overseas |
| 19 | Jayant Yadav | India | (1990-01-22) 22 January 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| 22 | Angelo Mathews | Sri Lanka | (1987-06-02) 2 June 1987 (age 37) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ₹20 million (US$240,000) | Overseas |
| 26 | Carlos Brathwaite | West Indies | (1988-07-18) 18 July 1988 (age 36) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2016 | ₹42 million (US$500,000) | Overseas |
| 78 | Corey Anderson | New Zealand | (1990-12-13) 13 December 1990 (age 33) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ₹10 million (US$120,000) | Overseas |
| | Shashank Singh | India | (1991-11-21) 21 November 1991 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 7 | Sam Billings | England | (1991-06-15) 15 June 1991 (age 33) | Right-handed | | 2016 | ₹3 million (US$36,000) | Overseas |
| 8 | Sanju Samson | India | (1994-11-11) 11 November 1994 (age 29) | Right-handed | | 2016 | ₹42 million (US$500,000) | |
| 12 | Quinton de Kock | South Africa | (1992-12-17) 17 December 1992 (age 31) | Left-handed | | 2014 | ₹35 million (US$420,000) | Overseas |
| 27 | Aditya Tare | India | (1987-11-07) 7 November 1987 (age 36) | Right-handed | | 2017 | ₹2.5 million (US$30,000) | |
| 777 | Rishabh Pant | India | (1997-10-04) 4 October 1997 (age 27) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | ₹19 million (US$230,000) | |
| Bowlers |||||||||
| 11 | Mohammed Shami | India | (1990-03-09) 9 March 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2014 | ₹42.5 million (US$510,000) | |
| 25 | Kagiso Rabada | South Africa | (1995-05-25) 25 May 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast | 2017 | ₹50 million (US$600,000) | Overseas |
| 30 | Pat Cummins | Australia | (1993-05-08) 8 May 1993 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2017 | ₹45 million (US$540,000) | Overseas |
| 34 | Zaheer Khan | India | (1978-10-07) 7 October 1978 (age 46) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2015 | ₹40 million (US$480,000) | Captain |
| 88 | Shahbaz Nadeem | India | (1989-08-12) 12 August 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2014 | ₹8.5 million (US$100,000) | |
| 99 | Amit Mishra | India | (1982-11-24) 24 November 1982 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2015 | ₹35 million (US$420,000) | |
| 313 | Khaleel Ahmed | India | (1997-12-05) 5 December 1997 (age 26) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| | Chama Milind | India | (1994-09-04) 4 September 1994 (age 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| | Murugan Ashwin | India | (1990-09-08) 8 September 1990 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | ₹10 million (US$120,000) | |
| | Navdeep Saini | India | (1992-09-23) 23 September 1992 (age 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$12,000) | |
| | Ben Hilfenhaus | Australia | (1983-03-15) 15 March 1983 (age 41) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | Replacement signing | Overseas |

## Season standings

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
| 1 | Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 0.784 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Rising Pune Supergiant (R) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 0.176 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.599 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (3) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.641 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 5 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.009 | |
| 6 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 12 | −0.512 | |
| 7 | Gujarat Lions | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.412 | |
| 8 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 3 | 10 | 1 | 7 | −1.299 | |

## Statistics

Most runs :
| Player | Runs |
| Sanju Samson | 386 |
| Rishabh Pant | 366 |
| Shreyas Iyer | 338 |
Most wickets :
| Player | Wickets |
| Pat Cummins | 15 |
| Chris Morris | 12 |
| Zaheer Khan | 10 |