Team Delhi – Indian T20 League
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Team History
- Year 2008- Team Delhi reached the semi-finals; however, knocked out by the Rajasthan Royals.
- Year 2009- Reached the semi-finals against Deccan Chargers. However, they could not win the Indian T20 League trophy.
- Year 2010- Team Delhi Daredevils managed to enter in semi-finals finishing fifth.
- Year 2011- One more disappointing Indian T20 League season for team Daredevils, finished at the 10th place.
- Year 2012- Team Delhi crumbled again at the semi-finals but finished by the third rank on the points table.
- Year 2013- Team Delhi finished got 9th place at the bottom of the point table.
- Year 2014- Team Delhi finished got 8th place at the bottom of the point table.
- Year 2015- Team Delhi again finished by getting the seventh rank in this season.
- Year 2016- They were the favorites to reach the playoffs, but they finished by getting the sixth rank on the points table.
- Year 2017- Finished sixth in the 2017 season of the Indian T20 League.
- Year 2018- It was not a good season for the Delhi team, but they finished the tournament in eighth place.
- Year 2019- They lost in the playoffs and then ended as second runners-up.
- Year 2020- Could not win the finals.
All-time Team Stats
- Highest Team Total: 143 vs Mumbai (2020)
- Lowest Team Total: 66 vs Mumbai (2017)
All-time Team Captains and Stats
| 2020 S Iyer (Captain) | Ranked 2nd |
| 2019 S Iyer (Captain) | Ranked 3rd |
| 2018 S Iyer (Captain) | Ranked 8th |
| 2017 Zaheer Khan (Captain) | Ranked 8th |
| 2016 JP Duminy (Captain) | Ranked 6th |
| 2015 Kevin Pietersen (Captain) | Ranked 7th |
| 2014 David Warner (Captain) | Ranked 8th |
| 2013 Ross Taylor (Captain) | Ranked 9th |
| 2012 Mahela Jayawardene (Captain) | Ranked 3rd |
| 2011 James Hopes (Captain) | Ranked 10th |
| 2011 James Hopes (Captain) | Ranked 10th |
| 2010 Dinesh Karthik (Captain) | Ranked 5th |
| 2009 Gautam Gambhir (Captain) | Ranked 3rd |
| 2008 Virender Sehwag (Captain) | Ranked 4th |
Current team Captain and Key Players
S Iyer (Captain)
| S Dhawan | J Roy |
| R Pant | Amit Mishra |
SWOT Analysis of Delhi Capitals for Indian T20 League 2021
Strengths
- Team Delhi players are the best Indian batting contingent among all the Indian T20 League 2020 teams.
Weaknesses
- Team Delhi’s Indian fast bowling attack is far from solid, and they lack the all-rounders.
Opportunities
- Team Delhi can finally establish itself as an Indian T20 League powerhouse.
Threats
- Team Delhi may struggle with the new-ball bowling or death-over bowling.