IPL 2021 statistical preview: The stats and numbers concerning Delhi Capitals
The Indian Premier League has seen some successful teams so far. However, three sides are yet to win the IPL title to date, and Delhi Capitals happens to be one of them. DC would be led by Rishabh Pant in IPL 2021, with Shreyas Iyer being out due to injury.
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FollowWhile 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 stats
Top score: 231/4 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)
Batting stats
Most runs: Shreyas Iyer- 2,200
Top score: Rishabh Pant- 128 not out vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (Delhi, 2018)
Best average: Vijay Shankar- 53.00
Best strike rate: Chris Morris- 160.52
Best innings strike rate: Morris- 422.22 vs RPS (Pune, 2017)
Most 50-plus: Shreyas Iyer and Virender Sehwag- 16
Most centuries: David Warner and Shikhar Dhawan- 2
Most sixes: Pant- 103
Most 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 2018
Best partnership: Warner-Naman Ojha (189 not out) vs Deccan Chargers (Hyderabad, 2012)
Bowling stats
Most wickets: Amit Mishra- 100
Best innings bowling: Mishra- 5/17 vs Deccan Chargers (Delhi, 2008)
Best economy: Glenn McGrath- 6.61
Best innings economy: Ashish Nehra- 1.50 vs PK (Bloemfontein, 2009) and Jaydev Unadkat- 1.50 vs PK (Mohali, 2014)
Most four-fors: Kagiso Rabada- 4
Most fifers: Mishra- 1
Most season wickets: Rabada- 30 in 2020
Wicketkeeping stats
Most dismissals: Pant- 54
Most innings dismissals: Dinesh Karthik- 4 vs Rajasthan Royals (Bloemfontein, 2009)
Most season dismissals: Pant- 24 in 2019
Fielding stats
Most catches: Sehwag- 29
Most 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
Individual
Most games: Mishra- 95
Most games as skipper: Sehwag- 52
