IPL: Top 5 batting performances for DC

Delhi Capitals (DC) have never won any Indian Premier League (IPL) title after playing 16 seasons. Under Rishabh Pant’s captaincy, DC will look to create history, lifting the coveted trophy in 2024. Delhi’s batting line-up looked solid before the 2024 IPL instalment as they already had David Warner, Mitchell Marsh, and Prithvi Shaw in the squad, and at the auction held in Dubai, they also reserved the services of Harry Brook and Shai Hope.

After six disappointing seasons from 2013 to 2018, the Capitals rebuilt their team in 2019. During the revamping period, they added quality batters to the team and got positive results in the competitions later. In 2022, all teams went through a reshuffle due to the mega auction and DC ensured the quality of their batting unit

Back in 2008, when the maiden IPL season was played, Delhi formed a strong batting unit. Virender Sehwag, Gautam Gambhir, Dinesh Karthik, AB de Villiers, and Tilakaratne Dilshan were crucial batters of the team in the first three seasons. With these names, Delhi succeeded in playing an aggressive brand of cricket in the first two seasons of the league and ended their campaigns in the knockout stage. Witnessing DC’s 16-year journey in the league, it’s time to discuss some of DC’s best IPL knocks.

Here are Delhi Capitals’ five best IPL knocks:

5. AB de Villiers’ unbeaten 105 against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in 2009

Former South Africa captain AB de Villiers served DC from 2008 to 2010 and in the second IPL edition when DC were known as Delhi Daredevils. He became the first Delhi batter to score a century. Against Chennai Super Kings (CSK) at Durban’s Kingsmead, he played an unbeaten 105-run innings off 54 balls and steered his team to a nine-run win.

His innings came at a time when openers Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag went back to the pavilion on single-digit scores. In the crunch situation, the Protea batter stepped up and delivered a century to DC. Riding on his innings, Delhi amassed 189 runs on the board. 

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