Delhi Capitals IPL 2020
The Delhi franchise has got a completely new avatar in the Indian Premier League (IPL). Earlier, the Delhi Capitals (DC) was called by the name Delhi Daredevils and had a surprisingly good performance in the IPL 2019 but was eventually knocked out in the elimination.
In the 13th edition starting from 29th March 2020, the team will be playing its first IPL 2020 match against the Kings XI Punjab (KXIP) on 30th March 2020 at the Arun Jaitley stadium in New Delhi. Out of the total 14 matches, the team will be playing two in the afternoon starting from 4 pm and the rest of the 12 in the evening starting from 8 pm.
The team, led by Shreyas Iyer will be playing its last IPL 2020 match against the KXIP on 16th May 2020 at Mohali in Punjab. The last home-leg match of Delhi will be played on 2020 at the Arun Jaitley stadium
The Delhi Capitals team has acquired Ajinkya Rahane and Ravichandran Ashwin for this season. Ashwin will take care of the wickets, while Rahane will be helping overcome the team's dependence for batting on the stroke players including Shikhar Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Shreyas Iyer and Rishabh Pant.
Delhi Capitals is one of the franchise cricket team of the Indian Premier League that represent the Capital of India, Delhi. The Delhi Capitals team was found in the year 2008. The estimated brand value of Delhi Capitals is $52 million (Rs 360 crore).
The Delhi Capitals team has retained it's red and blue as earlier. The logo of the team has its inspiration from the Parliament House. The Tiger is the national animal of India. And the idea behind putting three tigers has been derived from the Ashok Chakra. The current theme song of DC is "Khel Front Foot Pe".
Delhi Capitals' IPL 2020 full schedule, match timings, and venue details:
30th March 2020, Monday
Match: Delhi Capitals vs Kings XI Punjab
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Delhi
3rd April 2020, Friday
Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Delhi Capitals
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Kolkata
5th April 2020, Sunday
Match: Rajasthan Royals vs Delhi Capitals
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Jaipur/Guwahati
10th April 2020, Friday
Match: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Delhi
13th April 2020, Monday
Match: Delhi Capitals vs Chennai Super Kings
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Delhi
19th April 2020, Sunday
Match: Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Time: 4:00 PM
Venue: Delhi
22nd April 2020, Wednesday
Match: Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Delhi Capitals
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Bengaluru
26th April 2020, Sunday
Match: Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Hyderabad
1st May 2020, Friday
Match: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Mumbai
3rd May 2020, Sunday
Match: Delhi Capitals vs Sunrisers Hyderabad
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Delhi
6th May 2020, Wednesday
Match: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Delhi
10th May 2020, Sunday
Match: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals
Time: 4:00 PM
Venue: Chennai
13th May 2020 Wednesday
Match: Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Delhi
16th May 2020, Saturday
Match: Kings XI Punjab vs Delhi Capitals
Time: 8:00 PM
Venue: Mohali
Delhi Capitals full squad for IPL 2020
Delhi Capitals full squad for IPL 2020 include Ajinkya Rahane, Alex Carey, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Axar Patel, Chris Woakes, Harshal Patel, Ishant Sharma, Jason Roy, Kagiso Rabada, Keemo Paul, Lalit Yadav, Marcus Stoinis, Mohit Sharma, Prithvi Shaw, R Ashwin, Rishabh Pant, Sandeep Lamichhane, Shikhar Dhawan, Shimron Hetmyer, Shreyas Iyer, and Tushar Deshpande.
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