# 2024 Delhi Capitals season

The 2024 season was the 17th season for the Indian Premier League franchise Delhi Capitals. They were one of the ten teams competed in the 2024 Indian Premier League. They finished at the 9th place in previous season's League stage. The Delhi Capitals drew an average home attendance of 33,580 in the IPL in 2024.
Ahead of the 2024 season, Rishabh Pant returned as the captain after missing out the 2023 season due to injury. After Hyderabad's abandoned match on 16 May 2024, Delhi was eliminated from the 2024 Indian Premier League. They finished the League stage at the 6th place with 7 wins and 7 losses, garnering 14 points.
At the end of the season, Jake Fraser-McGurk was named as the "Electric Striker of the season" and was awarded with ₹10 lakh (US$13,000) cash prize along with a trophy and a car.

## Squad

* Players with international caps are listed in bold
* Ages are as of 22 March 2024, the date of the first match in the competition
Squad for the 2024 Indian Premier League :
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
| Captain |||||||||
| 17 | Rishabh Pant | India | (1997-10-04)4 October 1997 (aged 26) | Left-handed | – | 2016 | ₹16 crore (US$1.9 million) | Wicket-keeper; Suspended |
| 20 | Axar Patel | India | (1994-01-20)20 January 1994 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2019 | ₹9 crore (US$1.1 million) | Vice Captain |
| Batters |||||||||
| 22 | Yash Dhull | India | (2002-11-11)11 November 2002 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | |
| 31 | David Warner | Australia | (1986-10-27)27 October 1986 (aged 37) | Left-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2022 | ₹6.25 crore (US$730,000) | Overseas |
| 100 | Prithvi Shaw | India | (1999-11-09)9 November 1999 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2018 | ₹7.5 crore (US$880,000) | |
| 88 | Harry Brook | England | (1999-02-22)22 February 1999 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | ₹4 crore (US$470,000) | Overseas; Withdrew |
| 99 | Swastik Chikara | India | (2005-04-03)3 April 2005 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| Wicket-keepers |||||||||
| 24 | Abishek Porel | India | (2002-10-17)17 October 2002 (aged 21) | Left-handed | – | 2023 | ₹75 lakh (US$88,000) | |
| 4 | Shai Hope | West Indies | (1993-11-10)10 November 1993 (aged 30) | Right-handed | – | 2024 | ₹75 lakh (US$88,000) | Overseas |
| 30 | Tristan Stubbs | South Africa | (2000-08-14)14 August 2000 (aged 23) | Right-handed | – | 2024 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Overseas |
| 3 | Kumar Kushagra | India | (2004-10-23)23 October 2004 (aged 19) | Right-handed | – | 2024 | ₹7.80 crore (US$910,000) | |
| 5 | Ricky Bhui | India | (1996-09-29)29 September 1996 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Leg-break googly | 2024 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | Occasional |
| All-rounders |||||||||
| 8 | Mitchell Marsh | Australia | (1991-10-20)20 October 1991 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2022 | ₹6 crore (US$700,000) | Overseas; Withdrew |
| 16 | Lalit Yadav | India | (1997-01-03)3 January 1997 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2022 | ₹65 lakh (US$76,000) | |
| 33 | Jake Fraser-McGurk | Australia | (2002-04-11)11 April 2002 (aged 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2024 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Overseas; Replacement |
| 12 | Sumit Kumar | India | (1995-12-12)12 December 1995 (aged 28) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | ₹1 crore (US$120,000) | |
| 14 | Gulbadin Naib | Afghanistan | (1991-06-04)4 June 1991 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast medium | 2024 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Overseas; Replacement |
| Pace bowlers |||||||||
| 02 | Anrich Nortje | South Africa | (1993-11-16)16 November 1993 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2020 | ₹6.5 crore (US$760,000) | Overseas |
| 29 | Ishant Sharma | India | (1988-09-02)2 September 1988 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | |
| 49 | Mukesh Kumar | India | (1993-10-12)12 October 1993 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | ₹5.5 crore (US$640,000) | |
| 71 | Khaleel Ahmed | India | (1997-12-05)5 December 1997 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Left-arm medium | 2022 | ₹5.25 crore (US$610,000) | |
| 22 | Lungi Ngidi | South Africa | (1996-03-29)29 March 1996 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2022 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Overseas; Withdrew |
| 60 | Jhye Richardson | Australia | (1996-09-20)20 September 1996 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2024 | ₹5 crore (US$590,000) | Overseas |
| 44 | Rasikh Salam Dar | India | (2000-04-05)5 April 2000 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
| 6 | Lizaad Williams | South Africa | (1993-10-01)1 October 1993 (aged 30) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2024 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | Overseas; Replacement |
| Spin bowlers |||||||||
| 23 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | (1994-12-14)14 December 1994 (aged 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm unorthodox | 2022 | ₹2 crore (US$230,000) | |
| 46 | Praveen Dubey | India | (1993-07-01)1 July 1993 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg spin | 2020 | ₹50 lakh (US$59,000) | |
| – | Vicky Ostwal | India | (2002-09-01)1 September 2002 (aged 21) | Left-handed | Left-arm orthodox | 2022 | ₹20 lakh (US$23,000) | |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

## Administration and support staff

| Position | Name |
| CEO | Parth Jindal |
| Team manager | Siddharth Bhasin |
| Head coach | Ricky Ponting |
| Batting coach | Pravin Amre |
| Bowling coach | James Hopes |
| Fielding coach | Biju George |

## League stage
### Points table

| Pos | Grp | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | Qualification |
| 1 | A | Kolkata Knight Riders (C) | 14 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 1.428 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | B | Sunrisers Hyderabad (R) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.414 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 3 | A | Rajasthan Royals (3rd) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 0.273 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 4 | B | Royal Challengers Bengaluru (4th) | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.459 | Advanced to Eliminator |
| 5 | B | Chennai Super Kings | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | 0.392 | Eliminated |
| 6 | A | Delhi Capitals | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.377 | Eliminated |
| 7 | A | Lucknow Super Giants | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.667 | Eliminated |
| 8 | B | Gujarat Titans | 14 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 12 | −1.063 | Eliminated |
| 9 | B | Punjab Kings | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | −0.353 | Eliminated |
| 10 | A | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.318 | Eliminated |

### League progression

League progression :
| Team | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Group matches | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Team | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | Q1/E | Q2 | F |
| Delhi Capitals | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | | | |
| Win | Loss | No result |
* Note: The total points at the end of each group match are listed.
* Note: Click on the points (group matches) or W/L (playoffs) to see the match summary.

### Fixtures and results

* Match 2 23 March 2024 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| Delhi Capitals 174/9 (20 overs) | v | Punjab Kings (H) 177/6 (19.2 overs) |
| Shai Hope 33 (25) Arshdeep Singh 2/28 (4 overs) | | Sam Curran 63 (47) Kuldeep Yadav 2/20 (4 overs) |
* Punjab Kings won by 4 wickets Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Nikhil Patwardhan (Ind) Player of the match: Sam Curran (Punjab Kings)
* Punjab Kings won the toss and elected to field.
* This was the first IPL match played at this venue.
* Match 9 28 March 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Rajasthan Royals 185/5 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 173/5 (20 overs) |
| Riyan Parag 84* (45) Axar Patel 1/21 (4 overs) | | David Warner 49 (34) Yuzvendra Chahal 2/19 (3 overs) |
* Rajasthan Royals won by 12 runs Sawai Mansingh Stadium, Jaipur Umpires: Nand Kishore (Ind) and Nitin Menon (Ind) Player of the match: Riyan Parag (Rajasthan Royals)
* Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
* Rishabh Pant became the first player to feature in 100 matches for Delhi Capitals in the IPL.
* Match 13 31 March 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Capitals 191/5 (20 overs) | v | Chennai Super Kings 171/6 (20 overs) |
| David Warner 52 (35) Matheesha Pathirana 3/31 (4 overs) | | Ajinkya Rahane 45 (30) Mukesh Kumar 3/21 (3 overs) |
* Delhi Capitals won by 20 runs ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Vinod Seshan (Ind) Player of the match: Khaleel Ahmed (Delhi Capitals)
* Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
* MS Dhoni (Chennai Super Kings) became the first wicket-keeper to complete 300 dismissals in T20s.
* Match 16 3 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Kolkata Knight Riders 272/7 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals (H) 166 (17.2 overs) |
| Sunil Narine 85 (39) Anrich Nortje 3/59 (4 overs) | | Rishabh Pant 55 (25) Vaibhav Arora 3/27 (4 overs) |
* Kolkata Knight Riders won by 106 runs ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam Umpires: Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) and Akshay Totre (Ind) Player of the match: Sunil Narine (Kolkata Knight Riders)
* Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to bat.
* Match 20 7 April 2024 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Mumbai Indians 234/5 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 205/8 (20 overs) |
| Rohit Sharma 49 (27) Axar Patel 2/35 (4 overs) | | Tristan Stubbs 71* (25) Gerald Coetzee 4/34 (4 overs) |
* Mumbai Indians won by 29 runs Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena (SL) and Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) Player of the match: Romario Shepherd (Mumbai Indians)
* Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
* Jasprit Bumrah (Mumbai Indians) took his 150th wicket in the IPL.
* Mumbai Indians became the first team to win 150th match in the IPL history.
* Match 26 12 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Lucknow Super Giants 167/7 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 170/4 (18.1 overs) |
| Ayush Badoni 55* (35) Kuldeep Yadav 3/20 (4 overs) | | Jake Fraser-McGurk 55 (35) Ravi Bishnoi 2/25 (4 overs) |
* Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets BRSABV Ekana Cricket Stadium, Lucknow Umpires: Yeshwant Barde (Ind) and Rohan Pandit (Ind) Player of the match: Kuldeep Yadav (Delhi Capitals)
* Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to bat.
* Rishabh Pant (Delhi Capitals) became the first player to score 3,000 runs in the IPL for Delhi Capitals.
* Match 32 17 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Gujarat Titans 89 (17.3 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 92/4 (8.5 overs) |
| Rashid Khan 31 (24) Mukesh Kumar 3/14 (2.3 overs) | | Jake Fraser-McGurk 20 (10) Sandeep Warrier 2/40 (3 overs) |
* Delhi Capitals won by 6 wickets Narendra Modi Stadium, Ahmedabad Umpires: Virender Sharma (Ind) and Nikhil Patwardhan (Ind) Player of the match: Rishabh Pant (Delhi Capitals)
* Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
* Gujarat Titans recorded their lowest innings total in IPL history.
* Match 35 20 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Sunrisers Hyderabad 266/7 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals (H) 199 (19.1 overs) |
| Travis Head 89 (32) Kuldeep Yadav 4/55 (4 overs) | | Jake Fraser-McGurk 65 (18) T Natarajan 4/19 (4 overs) |
* Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 67 runs Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) and Navdeep Singh (Ind) Player of the match: Travis Head (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
* Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
* Sunrisers Hyderabad broke the record held by Nottinghamshire (106) for most runs scored in the Powerplay overs (125) in T20 cricket.
* Match 40 24 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Capitals 224/4 (20 overs) | v | Gujarat Titans 220/8 (20 overs) |
| Rishabh Pant 88* (43) Sandeep Warrier 3/15 (3 overs) | | Sai Sudharsan 65 (39) Rasikh Salam 3/44 (4 overs) |
* Delhi Capitals won by 4 runs Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) Player of the match: Rishabh Pant (Delhi Capitals)
* Gujarat Titans won the toss and elected to field.
* Shubman Gill (Gujarat Titans) played in his 100th IPL match.
* Match 43 27 April 2024 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Capitals 257/4 (20 overs) | v | Mumbai Indians 247/9 (20 overs) |
| Jake Fraser-McGurk 84 (27) Mohammad Nabi 1/20 (2 overs) | | Tilak Varma 63 (32) Rasikh Salam 3/34 (4 overs) |
* Delhi Capitals won by 10 runs Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Nikhil Patwardhan (Ind) and Navdeep Singh (Ind) Player of the match: Jake Fraser-McGurk (Delhi Capitals)
* Mumbai Indians won the toss and elected to field.
* Ishan Kishan (Mumbai Indians) played in his 100th IPL match.
* Delhi Capitals scored their highest total in IPL history.
* Match 47 29 April 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| Delhi Capitals 153/9 (20 overs) | v | Kolkata Knight Riders (H) 157/3 (16.3 overs) |
| Kuldeep Yadav 35* (26) Varun Chakravarthy 3/16 (4 overs) | | Phil Salt 68 (33) Axar Patel 2/25 (4 overs) |
* Kolkata Knight Riders won by 7 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Tapan Sharma (Ind) and Navdeep Singh (Ind) Player of the match: Varun Chakravarthy (Kolkata Knight Riders)
* Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to bat.
* Shreyas Iyer (Kolkata Knight Riders) scored his 3,000th run in the IPL.
* Match 56 7 May 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Capitals 221/8 (20 overs) | v | Rajasthan Royals 201/8 (20 overs) |
| Abhishek Porel 65 (36) Ravichandran Ashwin 3/24 (4 overs) | | Sanju Samson 86 (46) Kuldeep Yadav 2/25 (4 overs) |
* Delhi Capitals won by 20 runs Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Umpires: K. N. Ananthapadmanabhan (Ind) and Ulhas Gandhe (Ind) Player of the match: Kuldeep Yadav (Delhi Capitals)
* Rajasthan Royals won the toss and elected to field.
* Match 62 12 May 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Royal Challengers Bengaluru 187/9 (20 overs) | v | Delhi Capitals 140 (19.1 overs) |
| Rajat Patidar 52 (32) Rasikh Salam 2/23 (3 overs) | | Axar Patel 57 (39) Yash Dayal 3/20 (3.1 overs) |
* Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 47 runs M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Umpires: Nand Kishore (Ind) and Vineet Kulkarni (Ind) Player of the match: Cameron Green (Royal Challengers Bengaluru)
* Delhi Capitals won the toss and elected to field.
* Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bengaluru) played in his 250th IPL match.
* Match 64 14 May 2024 19:30 (N) Scorecard
| (H) Delhi Capitals 208/4 (20 overs) | v | Lucknow Super Giants 189/9 (20 overs) |
| Abishek Porel 58 (33) Naveen-ul-Haq 2/51 (4 overs) | | Nicholas Pooran 61 (27) Ishant Sharma 3/34 (4 overs) |
* Delhi Capitals won by 19 runs Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi Umpires: Vinod Seshan (Ind) and Akshay Totre (Ind) Player of the match: Ishant Sharma (Delhi Capitals)
* Lucknow Super Giants won the toss and elected to field.
* Rajasthan Royals qualified for the playoffs as a result of this match.

## Statistics
### Most runs

| Runs | Player | Innings | Highest score |
| 446 | Rishabh Pant | 13 | 88 not out |
| 378 | Tristan Stubbs | 13 | 71 not out |
| 330 | Jake Fraser-McGurk | 9 | 84 |
| 327 | Abhishek Porel | 12 | 65 |
| 235 | Axar Patel | 12 | 66 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo

### Most wickets

| Wickets | Player | Matches | Best bowling |
| 17 | Mukesh Kumar | 10 | 3/14 |
| 17 | Khaleel Ahmed | 14 | 2/21 |
| 16 | Kuldeep Yadav | 11 | 4/55 |
| 11 | Axar Patel | 14 | 2/25 |
| 10 | Ishant Sharma | 9 | 3/23 |
* Source: ESPNcricinfo