Tag: Delhi Daredevils

Sydney: Australian cricketers Aaron Finch and Glenn Maxwell will miss their first Indian Premier League (IPL) matches. They will be missing the  game between Kings XI Punjab and Delhi Daredevils on April 8 at the Feroz Shah Kotla in Delhi. Finch, who was bought by the Kings XI Punjab will tie the knot with fiancee […]

New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils have traded in left-handed opener Shikhar Dhawan from Sunrisers Hyderabad for the upcoming Indian Premier League season, it was announced on Monday. The move would see Dhawan return to his hometown team for the first time since the inaugural season in 2008. The southpaw becomes the first player to be drafted by […]

New Delhi: Skipper Shreyas Iyer and wicket-keeper Rishabh Pant scored half centuries to keep Delhi Daredevils’ play-off hopes alive in the Indian Premier League (IPL) after the hosts pipped Rajasthan Royals by four runs by D/L method in a rain-truncated clash at the Ferozshah Kotla here on Thursday. With sporadic rain affecting the proceedings in […]

Pune: Dominating batting from Shane Watson and skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni helped Chennai Super Kings (CSK) beat Delhi Daredevils by 13 runs in an Indian Premier League match here on Monday. The win also saw Chennai sitting at the top spot with 12 points in eight matches while Delhi languish at the bottom of the […]

New Delhi: Inspired by half-centuries from new skipper Shreyas Iyer and Prithvi Shaw, Delhi Daredevils finally ended their three-match losing streak with a 55-run thumping win over Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in an Indian Premier League (IPL) clash at the Ferozshah Kotla here on Friday. With Friday’s win, Delhi’s stay at the bottom of the […]

Jaipur: Rajasthan Royals rode their bowlers’ good show coupled with skipper Ajinkya Rahane’s 45 to beat Delhi Daredevils by 10 runs via Duckworth-Lewis Method in a heavily rain-truncated Indian Premier League (IPL) clash here at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium on Wednesday. The IPL returned to the Pink City after 2013 but rain played spoilsport for […]

New Delhi: Having failed to make their mark in the last couple of Indian Premier League (IPL) seasons, a revamped Delhi Daredevils led by Gautam Gambhir will aim to get their hands on the elusive trophy. On of the major advantages for perennial underachievers Delhi is that unlike other franchises, they are laced with some […]

  New Delhi: Delhi Daredevils on Wednesday named veteran batsman Gautam Gambhir as their captain for the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL). The 36-year-old top-order batsman returned to the Delhi franchise after a seven-season stint with Kolkata Knight Riders, who won two IPL titles, in 2012 and 2014, under the captaincy of the […]

Kolkata: England limited-overs opener Sam Billings cannot help gushing over the quartet of highly talented Indian players he shares the dressing room with in Indian Premier League (IPL) franchise Delhi Daredevils, even though they are currently at the bottom of the table. The Kent-born is firm in his belief that Sanju Samson, Karun Nair, Rishabh […]

Kolkata: West Indian all-rounder Marlon Samuels will replace injured Quinton de Kock for the remainder of the Indian Premier League (IPL) edition, Delhi Daredevils announced on Thursday. De Kock, the wicketkeeper-batsman, was ruled out due to injury ahead of the season. A veteran of 71 Tests, 187 One-Day Internationals and 55 T20Is, Samuels has played […]

New Delhi: Heaping praises on the way Delhi Daredevils skipper Zaheer Khan reads a match situation, New Zealand all-rounder Corey Anderson rated him as a “smart cricketer” after the hosts tamed Kings XI Punjab by 51 runs here. Anderson, who came up with a breezy unbeaten 39 off 22 balls to help Delhi Daredevils reach […]

New Delhi: Beaming with confidence after winning two matches on the trot, a resurgent Delhi Daredevils will be eager to keep the momentum going when they take on two-time Indian Premier League (IPL) champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Feroz Shah Kotla here on Monday. Delhi overcame their opening loss to Royal Challengers Bangalore […]

New Delhi: Fast-medium bowlers Shivam Mavi and Avesh Khan, playing for Kolkata Kinght Riders and Delhi Daredevils respectively, were today reprimanded for breaching the IPL Code of Conduct. They were issued reprimands for two separate incidents during the match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Delhi Daredevils at the Feroz Shah Kotla last night. “Both Mr. […]

New Delhi: Kings XI Punjab emerged winner by four runs as embattled Delhi Daredevils’ woeful run of form in the Indian Premier League continued despite a change in venue and many changes in the team here on Monday. A heavily-rejigged Daredevils produced a much-improved bowling performance to restrict Kings XI Punjab to 143 for eight […]

New Delhi: Enduring an embarrassing run so far, Delhi Daredevils face the enormous task of presenting a decent challenge when they take on defending champions Sunrisers Hyderabad in an IPL encounter, here tomorrow. It will be extremely difficult for Daredevils to pick up the pieces from their 10-wicket drubbing against Kings XI Punjab after being […]