(Cricket news) Delhi Capitals has so far won 6 matches out of which five of them have come while chasing. Their squad consists of attacking batsmen and bowlers as Shikhar Dhawan has had a good run with the bat and pacer Avesh Khan has had a superb start with the ball. The team will start their second half on 22nd September against bottom placed Sunrisers Hyderabad.
Rishabh Pant will continue leading the side that is yet to win a title although their best performance came last when they lost to Mumbai Indians in the final. This year they had a rocking start and the young captain will try to showcase his fearless batting which is a huge bonus in this format. Pant also played useful knocks as he scored a fifty against Rajasthan Royals in a losing cause and has led the side with his always enthusiastic persona.
Their batting line consists of Steve Smith, Ajinkya Rahane, Dhawan, Prithvi Shaw, Pant and Shreyas Iyer is making a comeback after an injury. Their bowling has pacers like Tom Curran, Kagiso Rabada, Avesh and spinners like Ravichandran Ashwin and Axar Patel. They are one of the most balanced sides even though the stars have failed to impress, they have been depending upon Dhawan and Avesh. This will be a great time to showcase the skills as the T20 World Cup is also just around the corner and IPL is the perfect stage to catch the selectors attention. Many players have found their calling in the IPL and this time it's no different.
Chris Woakes has pulled out of the team and has been replaced by Ben Dwarshuis who is a medium pacer. Tom Curran can maybe show off his all round skills and the team has so far performed well with the bat and ball. Rabada has a chance to make history as last year he became the second bowler after Dwayne Bravo to take 30 wickets in a year, this time he can chase Bravo’s record of 32 wickets in 2013. Dhawan needs 23 runs to cross 5600 runs in IPL and is the second highest run scorer overall after Virat Kohli.
The Delhi Capitals even though have been part of the IPL since 2008 have reached the top four five times and have finished in the bottom three the rest of the times except in 2010 when they finished 5th. They will look to carry their momentum in Dubai and Sharjah as there are six more matches and they will want to take all the points to not only reach the qualifiers but not give away their top rank. They so far have 12 points and have a two point lead over second placed Chennai Super Kings who have played one match less than Delhi Capitals.
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