The Delhi Capitals is an Indian professional women's cricket team that competes in the Women's Premier League (WPL), based in New Delhi. The team is owned jointly by the GMR Group and the JSW Group, which also own the Capitals men's team. The team is coached by Jonathan Batty and captained by Meg Lanning.[1][2] The side reached the final of the inaugural edition of the WPL after finishing top of the group, but lost in the final to Mumbai Indians.[3]
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| League | Women's Premier League | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Personnel | |||
| Captain | Meg Lanning | ||
| Coach | Jonathan Batty | ||
| Owner | |||
| Team information | |||
| City | New Delhi, Delhi | ||
| Colours | Blue and red | ||
| Established | 2023 | ||
| History | |||
| WPL wins | 0 | ||
| Official website | delhicapitals.in | ||
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History
editIn October 2022, the BCCI announced its intentions to hold a five-team women's franchise cricket tournament in March 2023.[4] The tournament was named the Women's Premier League in January 2023, with investors buying the rights to franchises through a closed bidding process during the same month.[5] GMR Group and JSW Group, the owners of Delhi Capitals in the Indian Premier League, bought the rights to one of the franchises.[5]
In February 2023, Jonathan Batty was announced as head coach of the side.[1] The inaugural player auction for the WPL was held on 13 February 2023, with Delhi Capitals signing 18 players for their squad.[6] At the inaugural tournament, Delhi Capitals qualified directly for the final after topping the group, winning six of their eight matches.[7] However, they lost in the final to Mumbai Indians by seven wickets.[3]
Current squad
edit- Source:[8]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
| Delhi Capitals Squad for the 2024 Women's Premier League | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Notes |
| Captain | |||||
| Meg Lanning |  Australia
|
25 March 1992 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Batters | |||||
| Sneha Deepthi |  India
|
10 September 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Laura Harris | Australia
|
18 August 1990 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas player |
| Aparna Mondal | India
|
2 June 1996 | Right-handed | – | |
| Jemimah Rodrigues | India
|
5 September 2000 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Vice-captain |
| Shafali Verma | India
|
28 January 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| All-rounders | |||||
| Alice Capsey |  England
|
11 August 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | Overseas player |
| Jess Jonassen | Australia
|
5 November 1992 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | Overseas player |
| Marizanne Kapp |  South Africa
|
4 January 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Ashwani Kumari | India
|
25 August 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Minnu Mani | India
|
24 March 1999 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | |
| Annabel Sutherland | Australia
|
12 October 2001 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | Overseas player |
| Wicket-keepers | |||||
| Taniya Bhatia | India
|
28 November 1997 | Right-handed | – | |
| Bowlers | |||||
| Shikha Pandey | India
|
12 May 1989 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Arundhati Reddy | India
|
4 October 1997 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Titas Sadhu | India
|
29 September 2004 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | |
| Poonam Yadav | India
|
24 August 1991 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | |
| Radha Yadav | India
|
21 April 2000 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | |
Support staff
edit| Position | Name |
|---|---|
| Head coach | Jonathan Batty |
| Assistant coach | Hemlata Kala |
| Assistant coach | Lisa Keightley |
| Fielding coach | Biju George |
Source: Official website[9]
Kit manufacturers and sponsors
edit| Year | Kit manufacturer | Main shirt sponsor | Back sponsor |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Wrogn | JSW Paints | SportsBuzz11 |
| 2024 | Puma | DP World | JSW Paints |
Seasons
edit| Year | League standings | Final standings |
|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 1st | Runners-up |
| 2024 | 1st | Runners-up |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b "Jonathan Batty appointed Delhi Capitals head coach for WPL". Lokmat Times. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Meg Lanning named Delhi Capitals captain at WPL". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 5 March 2023.
- ^ a b "Mumbai Indians become the first WPL champions thanks to Sciver-Brunt and Wong". ESPNcricinfo. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "Inaugural Women's IPL likely to be played from March 3 to 26". ESPNcricinfo. 9 December 2022. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Owners of Mumbai Indians, Delhi Capitals, RCB win bids to own Women's Premier League teams". ESPNcricinfo. 25 January 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Bid-by-bid updates - 2023 WPL auction". ESPNcricinfo. 13 February 2023. Retrieved 15 February 2023.
- ^ "Women's Premier League 2022/23 - Table". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 27 March 2023.
- ^ "WPL 2024 squads: Full player list for all teams | The Cricketer". www.thecricketer.com. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ "Delhi Capitals announce Coaching Staff Ahead of Women's Premier League 2023". Delhi Capitals. 11 February 2023. Retrieved 24 February 2023.