Delhi Capitals
DC enters 2026 with a 'Bowling First' mentality. With Axar Patel at the helm, the Capitals have curated a squad of defensive specialists designed to choke teams on slow tracks.
DC analysis
Squad
25 players
Wicketkeepers (4)
All-rounders (8)
IPL 2026 season
Delhi Capitals won 7 of 14 matches in IPL 2026. KL Rahul scored the most runs (593) and Lungi Ngidi took the most wickets (13).
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Top run-scorers
| # | Batter | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KL Rahul | 14 | 593 | 152 | 45.62 | 174.4 | 5/1 | 56 | 31 |
| 2 | Pathum Nissanka | 10 | 278 | 62 | 27.80 | 158.9 | 2/0 | 33 | 12 |
| 3 | Tristan Stubbs | 13 | 275 | 60 | 34.38 | 127.3 | 2/0 | 18 | 9 |
| 4 | Sameer Rizvi | 9 | 252 | 90 | 36.00 | 147.4 | 2/0 | 15 | 17 |
| 5 | Nitish Rana | 9 | 225 | 91 | 25.00 | 151.0 | 2/0 | 27 | 10 |
Top wicket-takers
| # | Bowler | Inns | Overs | Wkts | Econ | Avg | Best | Dot % |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lungi Ngidi | 11 | 41.2 | 13 | 8.23 | 26.15 | 3/27 | 39% |
| 2 | Axar Patel | 13 | 44 | 11 | 8.18 | 32.73 | 2/18 | 31% |
| 3 | Mitchell Starc | 6 | 22 | 11 | 10.18 | 20.36 | 4/40 | 40% |
| 4 | Kuldeep Yadav | 11 | 37 | 10 | 10.30 | 38.10 | 3/29 | 27% |
| 5 | Mukesh Kumar | 10 | 31.2 | 6 | 11.27 | 58.83 | 2/26 | 33% |
Delhi Capitals results, IPL 2026
- Delhi Capitals203/5 (20)Kolkata Knight Riders163 (18.4)Delhi Capitals won by 40 runsEden Gardens · Indian Premier League
- Rajasthan Royals193/8 (20)Delhi Capitals197/5 (19.2)Delhi Capitals won by 5 wicketsArun Jaitley Stadium · Indian Premier League
- Punjab Kings210/5 (20)Delhi Capitals216/7 (19)Delhi Capitals won by 3 wicketsHPCA Stadium · Indian Premier League
- Delhi Capitals142/8 (20)Kolkata Knight Riders147/2 (14.2)Kolkata Knight Riders won by 8 wicketsArun Jaitley Stadium · Indian Premier League
- Delhi Capitals155/7 (20)Chennai Super Kings159/2 (17.3)Chennai Super Kings won by 8 wicketsArun Jaitley Stadium · Indian Premier League
- Rajasthan Royals225/6 (20)Delhi Capitals226/3 (19.1)Delhi Capitals won by 7 wicketsSawai Mansingh Stadium · Indian Premier League
- Delhi Capitals75 (16.3)Royal Challengers Bengaluru77/1 (6.3)Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 9 wicketsArun Jaitley Stadium · Indian Premier League
- Delhi Capitals264/2 (20)Punjab Kings265/4 (18.5)Punjab Kings won by 6 wicketsArun Jaitley Stadium · Indian Premier League
- Sunrisers Hyderabad242/2 (20)Delhi Capitals195/9 (20)Sunrisers Hyderabad won by 47 runsRajiv Gandhi International Stadium · Indian Premier League
- Royal Challengers Bengaluru175/8 (20)Delhi Capitals179/4 (19.5)Delhi Capitals won by 6 wicketsM. Chinnaswamy Stadium · Indian Premier League
- Chennai Super Kings212/2 (20)Delhi Capitals189 (20)Chennai Super Kings won by 23 runsMA Chidambaram Stadium · Indian Premier League
- Gujarat Titans210/4 (20)Delhi Capitals209/8 (20)Gujarat Titans won by 1 runArun Jaitley Stadium · Indian Premier League
- Mumbai Indians162/6 (20)Delhi Capitals164/4 (18.1)Delhi Capitals won by 6 wicketsArun Jaitley Stadium · Indian Premier League
- Lucknow Super Giants141 (18.4)Delhi Capitals145/4 (17.1)Delhi Capitals won by 6 wicketsEkana Cricket Stadium · Indian Premier League