Delhi Premier League T20 Explained

Delhi Premier League T20
Country:India
Administrator:Delhi & District Cricket Association
Cricket Format:Twenty20
First:2024
Next:2025
Participants:Men's (6)
Women's (4)
Champions:East Delhi Riders[1st Title]
Most Successful:East Delhi Riders[1st Title]
Most Runs:Priyansh Arya (EDR)
Most Wickets:Simardeep Singh (EDR)
Current:2024 Delhi Premier League T20
Tv:Sports 18
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Delhi Premier League T20 is a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament in union territories of Delhi in India.[2] Organised by the Delhi & District Cricket Association (DDCA), it was first contested during the 2024 season.[3]

The league is contested by six teams representing different zones in union territories of Delhi.[4] [5] [6] [7] [8]

Almost all matches take place as back-to-back double-headers at the same venue on the same day.

A total of 33 matches took place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium. Virender Sehwag has been the brand ambassador of the tournament. Adani Group was the title sponsor.[9] The inaugural edition of the tournament had a draft of 270 players.

Tournament structure

Six city-based teams will compete during the school summer holidays.There will be 30 matches in the league stage of the tournament, with the top four teams qualifying for the semi-final stage. The winners of both the semi-final matches will be the finalists.

Teams

Men's

Six franchises are competing in the league.[10]

TeamZoneCaptainOwner(s)
South Delhi SuperstarzSouth DelhiAyush BadoniReal Force Resources Pvt Ltd
East Delhi RidersEast DelhiHimmat SinghAreion Finserve Pvt. Ltd
Central Delhi KingsCentral DelhiJonty SidhuUtech Developers Pvt. Ltd
North Delhi StrikersNorth DelhiVaibhav KandpalGupta Jee Tent Services Pvt. Ltd.
West Delhi LionsWest DelhiHrithik ShokeenBrew Force Limited
Purani Dilli 6Old DelhiAyush RanaSISL Infotech Pvt. Ltd

Women's

Four franchises are competing in the league.

TeamZoneCaptainOwner(s)
South Delhi SuperstarzSouth DelhiReal Force Resources Pvt Ltd
East Delhi RidersEast DelhiAreion Finserve Pvt. Ltd
Central Delhi QueensCentral DelhiUtech Developers Pvt. Ltd
North Delhi StrikersNorth DelhiGupta Jee Tent Services Pvt. Ltd.

Tournament season and results

Number of titles

TeamTitle(s)Runner-upSeasons wonSeasons runner-upNo. of
playoffs played
No. of seasons
played
East Delhi Riders102024011
South Delhi Superstarz0102024
Purani Dilli 600
North Delhi Strikers
Central Delhi Kings0
West Delhi Lions

Women's

Team performance

Men's

Women's

Records

Men's

Highest totals

ScoreTeamOpponentSeason
308/5(20)South Delhi Superstarzvs North Delhi Strikers2024
254/5(20)South Delhi Superstarzvs Central Delhi Kings2024
241/0(20)East Delhi Ridersvs Purani Dilli 62024
235/3(20) South Delhi Superstarzvs Purani Delhi 62024
228/4(20)South Delhi Superstarzvs West Delhi Lions2024
222/6(20)East Delhi Ridersvs West Delhi Lions2024
217/7(20) Central Delhi Kingsvs Purani Delhi 62024
215/8(20)Purani Dilli 6vs East Delhi Riders2024
209/4(20)North Delhi Strikersvs South Delhi Superstarz2024

Highest individual scores

BatsmanRunsBallsOpponentSeason
Ayush Badoni(South Delhi Superstarz)16555vs NDS 2024
Anuj Rawat(East Delhi Riders) 121*66vs PD 2024
Priyansh Arya(South Delhi Superstarz) 12050vs NDS2024
Sujal Singh(East Delhi Riders) 108*57vs PD2024
Priyansh Arya(South Delhi Superstarz) 107*55vs PD2024
Krish Yadav(West Delhi Lions) 10668vs SDS2024

Position of teams in DPLT20

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 2024-08-08 . Delhi Premier League (DPL) Cricket 2024: watch live streaming in India. 2024-08-15. IndiaTv. en.
  2. Web site: Pant, Ishant, Badoni, Rana among leading picks in Delhi Premier League player draft. ESPNcricinfo. 5 August 2024.
  3. Web site: DDCA announces inaugural Delhi Premier League. thehindu.com. 5 August 2024.
  4. Web site: Inaugural Delhi Premier League May See Rishabh Pant In Action. timesofindia. 5 August 2024.
  5. Web site: Navdeep Saini Among Others To Play For West Delhi Lions In Delhi Premier League. timesofindia. 5 August 2024.
  6. Web site: BCCI Approves DDCA's Proposal To Organize Delhi Premier League. timesofindia. 5 August 2024.
  7. Web site: Delhi Premier League's inaugural edition starts from August at Arun Jaitley Stadium. timesofindia. 5 August 2024.
  8. Web site: Rishabh Pant, Ishant Sharma among others picked to feature in Delhi Premier League. indiatvnews.com. 5 August 2024.
  9. Web site: Release . Press . 2024-08-02 . DDCA appoints Virender Sehwag as brand ambassador of inaugural season of Delhi Premier League . 2024-08-19 . CricTracker . en.
  10. Web site: Teams. CricTracker. en-US. 16 August 2024.