2016 Delhi Daredevils season

Delhi Daredevils
2016 season
CoachPaddy Upton
CaptainZaheer Khan
Ground(s)Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
IPL6th
Most runsQuinton de Kock (445)
Most wicketsChris Morris (13)

Delhi Daredevils (DD) were a franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India, which played in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams to compete in the 2016 Indian Premier League.

Squad

  • Players with international caps before the start of 2016 IPL are listed in bold.[1]
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Year signed Salary Notes
Batsmen
14Mayank Agarwal India16 February 1991 (aged 25)Right-handed2014₹1.6 crore (US$240,000)
21JP Duminy South Africa14 April 1984 (aged 31)Left-handedRight-arm off break2014₹2.2 crore (US$330,000)Overseas
41Shreyas Iyer India6 December 1994 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2015₹2.6 crore (US$390,000)
69Karun Nair India6 December 1991 (aged 24)Right-handedRight-arm off break2016₹4 crore (US$600,000)
All-rounders
2Chris Morris South Africa30 April 1987 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2016₹7 crore (US$1.04 million)Overseas
6Pawan Negi India6 January 1993 (aged 23)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2016₹8.5 crore (US$1.26 million)
19Jayant Yadav India22 January 1990 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm off break2014₹10 lakh (US$15,000)
26Carlos Brathwaite Barbados18 July 1988 (aged 27)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2016₹4.2 crore (US$630,000)Overseas
Akhil Herwadkar India31 October 1994 (aged 21)Left-handedRight-arm off break2016₹10 lakh (US$15,000)
Mahipal Lomror India16 November 1999 (aged 16)Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2016₹10 lakh (US$15,000)
Wicket-keepers
7Sam Billings England15 June 1991 (aged 24)Right-handed2016₹30 lakh (US$45,000)Overseas
9Sanju Samson India11 November 1994 (aged 21)Right-handed2016₹4.2 crore (US$630,000)
12Quinton de Kock South Africa17 December 1992 (aged 23)Left-handed2014₹3.5 crore (US$520,000)Overseas
777Rishabh Pant India4 October 1997 (aged 18)Left-handed2016₹1.9 crore (US$280,000)
Bowlers
11Mohammed Shami India9 March 1990 (aged 26)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2014₹4.25 crore (US$630,000)
13Nathan Coulter-Nile Australia11 October 1987 (aged 28)Right-handedRight-arm fast2014₹4.25 crore (US$630,000)Overseas
18Amit Mishra India24 November 1982 (aged 33)Right-handedRight-arm leg break2015₹3.5 crore (US$520,000)
28Gurinder Sandhu Australia14 June 1993 (aged 22)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast2015₹1.7 crore (US$250,000)Overseas
34Zaheer Khan India7 October 1978 (aged 37)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2015₹4 crore (US$600,000)Captain
88Shahbaz Nadeem India12 August 1989 (aged 26)Right-handedSlow left-arm orthodox2014₹85 lakh (US$126,000)
99Imran Tahir South Africa27 March 1979 (aged 37)Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly2014₹1 crore (US$150,000)Overseas
313Khaleel Ahmed India5 December 1997 (aged 18)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2016₹10 lakh (US$15,000)
Joel Paris[a] Australia11 December 1992 (aged 23)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2016₹30 lakh (US$45,000)Overseas
Pawan Suyal India15 October 1989 (aged 26)Right-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2016₹10 lakh (US$15,000)
Chama Milind India4 September 1994 (aged 21)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2016₹10 lakh (US$15,000)
Pratyush Singh India4 September 1994 (aged 21)Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly2016₹10 lakh (US$15,000)
  1. ↑ ruled out of the season with an injury

Season standings

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Gujarat Lions (3) 14 9 5 0 18 −0.374 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RU) 14 8 6 0 16 0.932
3 Sunrisers Hyderabad (C) 14 8 6 0 16 0.245 Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (4) 14 8 6 0 16 0.106
5 Mumbai Indians 14 7 7 0 14 −0.146
6 Delhi Daredevils 14 7 7 0 14 −0.155
7 Rising Pune Supergiants 14 5 9 0 10 0.015
8 Kings XI Punjab 14 4 10 0 8 −0.646
Source: [2]
The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs

Match log

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Man of the Match Scorecard
110 April 2016Kolkata Knight RidersKolkataLost by 9 wicketsScorecard
215 April 2016Kings XI PunjabDelhiWon by 8 wicketsAmit Mishra - 4/11 (3 Overs)Scorecard
317 April 2016Royal Challengers BangaloreBangaloreWon by 7 wicketsQuinton de Kock 108(51)Scorecard
423 April 2016Mumbai IndiansDelhiWon by 10 runsSanju Samson 60(48)Scorecard
527 April 2016Gujarat LionsDelhiLost by 1 runChris Morris 82*(32) & 2/35(4 overs)Scorecard
630 April 2016Kolkata Knight RidersDelhiWon by 27 runsCarlos Brathwaite 34(11) & 3/47 (4 overs)Scorecard
73 May 2016Gujarat LionsRajkotWon by 8 wicketsRishabh Pant 69(40)Scorecard
85 May 2016Rising Pune SupergiantDelhiLost by 7 wicketsScorecard
97 May 2016Kings XI PunjabNagpurLost by 9 runsScorecard
1012 May 2016Sunrisers HyderabadHyderabadWon by 7 wicketsChris Morris 1/19 (4 Overs)Scorecard
1115 May 2016Mumbai IndiansVisakhapatnamLost by 80 runsScorecard
1217 May 2016Rising Pune SupergiantVisakhapatnamLost by 19 runs (D/L)Scorecard
1320 May 2016Sunrisers HyderabadRaipurWon by 6 wicketsKarun Nair 83*(59)Scorecard
1422 May 2016Royal Challengers BangaloreRaipurLost by 6 wicketsScorecard
Overall record: 7–7. Failed to advance.

Statistics

Most runs
Player Runs
Quinton de Kock 445
Karun Nair 357
Sanju Samson 291
Most wickets
Player Wickets
Chris Morris 13
Amit Mishra 13
Zaheer Khan 10

References

  1. ↑ "Delhi Indian Premier League 2016 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
  2. ↑ "2016 IPL Points table". ESPN Sports Media. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2016.