Delhi Capitals batting order and playing 11, IPL 2021
DC most often opened with Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan in IPL 2021, with Shreyas Iyer at No. 3.
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Batting order
Each batter at their most frequent position this season
| Pos | Batter | Positions batted (innings) | Inns | Runs | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Prithvi Shaw | 1 (15) | 15 | 479 | 159.1 |
| 2 | Shikhar Dhawan | 2 (16) | 16 | 587 | 124.6 |
| 3 | Shreyas Iyer | 3 (5), 4 (2), 5 (1) | 8 | 175 | 102.3 |
| 3 | Steve Smith | 3 (5), 1 (1), 4 (1) | 7 | 152 | 112.6 |
| 3 | Ajinkya Rahane | 3 (1) | 1 | 8 | 100.0 |
| 4 | Rishabh PantMoved around | 4 (9), 3 (4), 5 (3) | 16 | 419 | 128.5 |
| 5 | Shimron HetmyerMoved around | 5 (6), 6 (4), 7 (2) | 12 | 242 | 168.1 |
| 5 | Marcus StoinisMoved around | 5 (3), 4 (2), 3 (1), 6 (1) | 7 | 89 | 123.6 |
| 5 | Ripal Patel | 5 (1), 6 (1) | 2 | 25 | 92.6 |
| 6 | Lalit Yadav | 6 (4), 4 (1) | 5 | 68 | 93.2 |
| 7 | Axar PatelMoved around | 7 (3), 4 (1), 6 (1), 8 (1) | 6 | 40 | 87.0 |
| 7 | Tom Curran | 7 (2) | 2 | 21 | 123.5 |
| 8 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 8 (3), 6 (1), 9 (1) | 5 | 44 | 104.8 |
| 8 | Chris Woakes | 8 (1) | 1 | 15 | 136.4 |
| 9 | Kagiso Rabada | 9 (2), 10 (1) | 3 | 13 | 216.7 |
| 10 | Avesh Khan | 10 (1) | 1 | 5 | 166.7 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for DC in IPL 2021?
DC most often opened with Prithvi Shaw and Shikhar Dhawan in IPL 2021, with Shreyas Iyer at No. 3.
Who batted as DC's finisher?
Shimron Hetmyer batted most often at No. 5 (12 innings, 242 runs).
How settled was the DC top order?
Prithvi Shaw batted at No. 1 in 100% of their innings; Shikhar Dhawan batted at No. 2 in 100% of their innings.