The 2019 season of the Indian Premier League will be the twelfth edition of this popular T20 league. The IPL 12 will kick off in Chennai on March 23 where the defending champions Chennai Super Kings will take on Royal Challengers Bangalore.
Total eight teams Mumbai Indians, Chennai Super Kings, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kings XI Punjab, Rajasthan Royals, Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Capitals (previously Delhi Daredevils) will take part in IPL 2019.
Last year in December, Delhi Daredevils changed its name to Delhi Capitals. Delhi Capitals is the only team (among current IPL teams) who haven't qualified for finals yet.
Delhi's IPL journey also began in 2008 and in 2009 and 2012 they're table toppers in the league stage but on both occasions lost in the semifinals and 2012 was also the last season when Delhi qualified for the playoffs.
Though this year they have a young and balanced side and will be looking forward to a good season of Indian Premier League. Here is a look at Delhi Capitals' (Delhi Daredevils) IPL journey in numbers.
DC Squad for IPL 2019 -
Shreyas Iyer (c), Shikhar Dhawan, Hanuma Vihari, Rishabh Pant, Prithvi Shaw, Colin Munro, Ankush Bains, Colin Ingram, Axar Patel, Harshal Patel, Manjot Kalra, Chris Morris, Keemo Paul, Sherfane Rutherford, Jalaj Saxena, Amit Mishra, Rahul Tewatia, Sandeep Lamichhane, Trent Boult, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh Khan, Ishant Sharma, Nathu Singh, Bandary Ayyappa
All the major stats and facts all you need to know about Delhi Capitals (Delhi Daredevils) :
Result Summary -
| Opponents | Mat | Won | Lost | NR | %W |
| Mumbai Indians | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 21 | 8 | 13 | 0 | 38.1 |
| Chennai Super Kings | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 33.3 |
| Rajasthan Royals | 18 | 7 | 11 | 0 | 38.9 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 21 | 5 | 15 | 1 | 25.0 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 22 | 9 | 13 | 0 | 40.9 |
| Deccan Chargers | 11 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 63.6 |
| Gujarat Lions | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 75.0 |
| Kochi Tuskers Kerala | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Pune Warriors | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 60.0 |
| Rising Pune Supergiant | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 50.0 |
| Overall | 161 | 67 | 92 | 2 | 42.1 |
Season wise performance -
| Year | Mat | Won | Lost | NR | Position |
| 2008 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 4th |
| 2009 | 15 | 10 | 5 | 0 | 3rd |
| 2010 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 5th |
| 2011 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 1 | 10th |
| 2012 | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 3rd |
| 2013 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 9th |
| 2014 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 8th |
| 2015 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 1 | 7th |
| 2016 | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 6th |
| 2017 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 6th |
| 2018 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 8th |
Highest team totals -
231/4 vs Kings XI Punjab at Delhi, 2011
219/4 vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Delhi, 2018
214/3 vs Gujarat Lions at Delhi, 2017
207/5 vs Mumbai Indians at Delhi, 2012
205/4 vs Rising Pune Supergiants at Pune, 2017
Lowest team totals -
66 vs Mumbai Indians at Delhi, 2017
67 vs Kings XI Punjab at Mohali, 2017
80 vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Hyderabad, 2013
83 vs Chennai Super Kings at Delhi, 2013
84 vs Chennai Super Kings at Abu Dhabi, 2014
Most Runs -
2117 - Virender Sehwag
1435 - David Warner
1248 - Rishabh Pant
1218 - Shreyas Iyer
1182 - Gautam Gambhir
Highest individual scores -
128* - Rishabh Pant vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Delhi, 2018
119 - Virender Sehwag vs Deccan Chargers at Hyderabad, 2011
109* - David Warner vs Deccan Chargers at Hyderabad, 2012
108 - Quinton de Kock vs Royal Challengers Bangalore at Bangalore, 2016
107* - David Warner vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Delhi, 2010
Highest batting average (Min 15 innings) -
44.13 - JP Duminy
43.88 - Chris Morris
40.50 - Kevin Pietersen
35.65 - Rishabh Pant
32.72 - Quinton de Kock
Most runs in a single IPL season -
684 - Rishabh Pant, 2018
534 - Gautam Gambhir, 2008
495 - Virender Sehwag, 2012
465 - AB de Villiers, 2009
445 - Quinton de Kock, 2016
Most fifty-plus scores -
15 - Virender Sehwag
12 - David Warner
10 - Shreyas Iyer
9 - Rishabh Pant / Gautam Gambhir
6 - Dinesh Karthik / Quinton de Kock / JP Duminy
Most wickets -
86 - Amit Mishra
45 - Morne Morkel
43 - Umesh Yadav
40 - Shahbaz Nadeem
36 - Ashish Nehra
Best bowling figures in an innings -
5/17 - Amit Mishra vs Deccan Chargers at Delhi, 2008
4/11 - Amit Mishra vs Kings XI Punjab at Delhi, 2016
4/15 - Rajat Bhatia vs Deccan Chargers at Durban, 2009
4/17 - JP Duminy vs Sunrisers Hyderabad at Visakhapatnam, 2015
4/18 - Pawan Negi vs Rajasthan Royals at Jaipur, 2012
Best bowling average (Min 20 wickets) -
19.25 - Farveez Maharoof
20.67 - Ashish Nehra
21.48 - Imran Tahir
23.10 - Nathan Coulter Nile
23.95 - Amit Mishra
Most wickets in a single IPL season -
25 - Morne Morkel, 2012
19 - Ashish Nehra, 2009
19 - Umesh Yadav, 2012
18 - Trent Boult, 2018
17 - Amit Mishra, 2010
