Venugopal Rao replaces Sourav Ganguly as Delhi Capitals’ director of cricket for next two years
Former India batter Hemang Badani has been named new head coach of Delhi Capitals (DC) for IPL 2025.
Former India batter Hemang Badani has been named new head coach of Delhi Capitals (DC) for IPL 2025.
Sublime half-centuries by Abishek Porel and Tristan Stubbs propelled the Delhi Capitals to reach a massive 208/4 in 20 overs against Lucknow Super Giants in Match 64 of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2024 at the Arun Jaitley Stadium here on Tuesday.
Naib’s addition to the Delhi Capitals’ squad was necessitated after Marsh was ruled out of the IPL 2024 with a hamstring injury.
In a nerve wracking contest Delhi Capitals skipper Rishabh Pant came up with a swashbuckling knock to lead his team to a thrilling four-run win over Gujarat Titans at Arun Jaitley Stadium
With two clinical victories under their belt,Delhi Capitals will look to complete a hat-trick of wins when they take on Sunrisers Hyderabad at Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Saturday.
Despite being in fourth place in the points table, Bangalore's chances of making the playoffs are entirely dependent on Delhi losing to Mumbai in the tournament's second-to-last league match.
The Australian batter, who has 427 runs in 11 games, added that the team has a hunger and desire to help each other out because we care about the team.
Mitchell Marsh's 63 and Thakur's brilliant 4/36, which included the wicket of Jitesh Sharma, who threatened to take the match away from the Capitals in the final overs, helped the side seal an important win over PBKS to keep their playoff hopes alive.
After Marsh carried Delhi to 159/7, despite two three-wicket hauls for Arshdeep Singh and Liam Livingstone, Thakur, Axar and Kuldeep triggered a collapse on a slow and low pitch which saw Punjab lose six wickets before reaching the half-way mark of the chase.
The Delhi Capitals currently sit fifth in the IPL table with 12 points from 12 games, the same as the Punjab Kings, but the Delhi franchise has a higher net run rate (NRR).
