While most of the teams have had success in the Indian Premier League, three sides are still in the hunt for their maiden title success, and Delhi Capitals is one of them. Since its inception in 2008, the side managed to finish as the runner-up last season.However, DC has come a long way and has emerged as a proper title contender in the past two seasons. While it is also a favourite for IPL 2021, we present the crucial stats and numbers involving the side ahead of the new season.
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Team statsTop score: 2314 vs Punjab Kings (Delhi, 2011)Biggest win (runs): 97 runs vs Rising Pune Supergiant (Pune, 2017)Biggest win (wickets): Ten wickets vs PK (Cape Town, 2009)
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Batting statsMost runs: Shreyas Iyer- 2,200Top score: Rishabh Pant- 128 not out vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Delhi, 2018)Best average: Vijay Shankar- 53.00Best strike rate: Chris Morris- 160.52Best innings strike rate: Morris- 422.22 vs RPS (Pune, 2017)Most 50-plus: Shreyas Iyer and Virender Sehwag- 16Most centuries: David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan- 2Most sixes: Pant- 103Most innings sixes: Iyer- 10 vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Delhi, 2018)Most innings runs via boundaries: Pant- 102 vs SRH (Delhi, 2018)Most season runs: Pant- 684 in 2018Best partnership: Warner-Naman Ojha (189 not out) vs Deccan Chargers (Hyderabad, 2012)
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Bowling statsMost wickets: Amit Mishra- 100Best innings bowling: Mishra- 517 vs Deccan Chargers (Delhi, 2008)Best economy: Glenn McGrath- 6.61Best innings economy: Ashish Nehra- 1.50 vs PK (Bloemfontein, 2009) and Jaydev Unadkat- 1.50 vs PK (Mohali, 2014)Most four-fors: Kagiso Rabada- 4Most fifers: Mishra- 1Most season wickets: Rabada- 30 in 2020
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Wicketkeeping statsMost dismissals: Pant- 54Most innings dismissals: Dinesh Karthik- 4 vs Rajasthan Royals (Bloemfontein, 2009)Most season dismissals: Pant- 24 in 2019
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Fielding statsMost catches: Sehwag- 29Most innings catches: Warner- 4 vs RR (Delhi, 2010) and Rahul Tewatia- 4 vs Mumbai Indians (Mumbai, 2019)Most season catches: AB de Villiers- 13 in 2009
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IndividualMost games: Mishra- 95Most games as skipper: Sehwag- 52
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