Delhi Capitals batting order and playing 11, IPL 2026
DC most often opened with Pathum Nissanka and Abishek Porel in IPL 2026, with Nitish Rana 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 | Pathum Nissanka | 1 (8), 2 (2) | 10 | 278 | 158.9 |
| 1 | Abishek PorelMoved around | 1 (2), 2 (1), 7 (1) | 4 | 108 | 122.7 |
| 2 | KL Rahul | 2 (11), 1 (3) | 14 | 593 | 174.4 |
| 3 | Nitish Rana | 3 (9) | 9 | 225 | 151.0 |
| 3 | SU Parakh | 3 (3), 1 (1) | 4 | 46 | 139.4 |
| 3 | Karun Nair | 3 (1), 4 (1) | 2 | 18 | 100.0 |
| 4 | Sameer Rizvi | 4 (7), 3 (1), 7 (1) | 9 | 252 | 147.4 |
| 5 | David MillerMoved around | 5 (5), 6 (2), 4 (1), 7 (1), 8 (1) | 10 | 211 | 154.0 |
| 6 | Tristan StubbsMoved around | 6 (5), 5 (4), 4 (2), 7 (2) | 13 | 275 | 127.3 |
| 6 | Axar PatelMoved around | 6 (4), 4 (3), 5 (3), 8 (1) | 11 | 173 | 131.1 |
| 7 | Ashutosh Sharma | 7 (5), 5 (1), 6 (1), 8 (1) | 8 | 171 | 181.9 |
| 8 | Auqib Nabi | 8 (1), 9 (1) | 2 | 14 | 350.0 |
| 8 | Vipraj Nigam | 8 (2) | 2 | 15 | 150.0 |
| 8 | Madhav Tiwari | 8 (1) | 1 | 18 | 225.0 |
| 9 | Kuldeep Yadav | 9 (3), 10 (1) | 4 | 9 | 42.9 |
| 9 | Kyle Jamieson | 9 (1) | 1 | 12 | 92.3 |
| 9 | Mitchell Starc | 9 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Lungi Ngidi | 10 (3) | 3 | 4 | 57.1 |
| 11 | Dushmantha Chameera | 11 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | T Natarajan | 11 (1) | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for DC in IPL 2026?
DC most often opened with Pathum Nissanka and Abishek Porel in IPL 2026, with Nitish Rana at No. 3.
Who batted as DC's finisher?
Tristan Stubbs batted most often at No. 6 (13 innings, 275 runs).
How settled was the DC top order?
Pathum Nissanka batted at No. 1 in 80% of their innings; Abishek Porel batted at No. 1 in 50% of their innings.