Delhi Capitals DC
Formerly Delhi Daredevils (until 2018)
Delhi Capitals are at their best chasing — 50.0% wins running down a target against 42.1% setting one, across 277 decided IPL matches. Innings-by-innings win rates and target bands, season by season.
DC's Chase vs Defend by Season
Season ↕ | Defended ↕ | Defend W% | Chased ↕ | Chase W% |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | 6 | 33.3% | 8 | 62.5% |
| 2009 | 7 | 42.9% | 8 | 87.5% |
| 2010 | 6 | 66.7% | 8 | 37.5% |
| 2011 | 6 | 33.3% | 7 | 28.6% |
| 2012 | 4 | 50.0% | 14 | 64.3% |
| 2013 | 7 | 14.3% | 9 | 22.2% |
| 2014 | 7 | 0.0% | 7 | 28.6% |
| 2015 | 6 | 33.3% | 7 | 42.9% |
| 2016 | 6 | 33.3% | 8 | 62.5% |
| 2017 | 6 | 50.0% | 8 | 37.5% |
| 2018 | 9 | 44.4% | 5 | 20.0% |
| 2019 | 6 | 50.0% | 10 | 70.0% |
| 2020 | 11 | 63.6% | 6 | 33.3% |
| 2021 | 7 | 28.6% | 9 | 88.9% |
| 2022 | 5 | 60.0% | 9 | 44.4% |
| 2023 | 5 | 60.0% | 9 | 22.2% |
| 2024 | 7 | 71.4% | 7 | 28.6% |
| 2025 | 5 | 40.0% | 8 | 62.5% |
| 2026 | 5 | 20.0% | 9 | 66.7% |
No Settled Split — Chasing Better in 11 of 19 Seasons
3+ matches per role per season
DC have never settled into one way of winning — the better side chasing in 11 of 19 seasons and defending in eight. The gap was widest in 2021 — 88.9% (8 of 9) chasing against 28.6% (2 of 7) batting first, 60.3 percentage points between them. Their later seasons have favoured defending more often than the early years did, which went with chasing — a shift in the balance, though the evidence stays mixed. Recent seasons lean one way: chasing has had the better rate in each of the last two. 2014 was a blank defending: 0 of 7.
DC's Win Rate by Scoring Range — Defending
Marker = League Average (LG)
Furthest Above League Average While Defending — 180–199 (73.9%, 13.9% above average)
5+ matches per band
While defending, DC win their highest share of matches with a total of 200 or more: 14 of 16, 87.5%. They sit furthest above the league average with a total of 180–199 — 17 of 23 (73.9%), 13.9% ↑ above the 60.0% league average in this band. That drops to 10 of 28 (35.7%) with a total of 160–179, 11.0% off the 46.7% league average in this band.
DC's Win Rate by Scoring Range — Chasing
Marker = League Average (LG)
Furthest Above League Average While Chasing — Below 160 (82.0%, 5.9% above average)
5+ matches per band
DC's best numbers come against targets below 160 — 41 of 50 matches (82.0%), well clear of the league's 76.1% average here. By contrast, chasing targets of 160–179 lags behind at just 19 of 46 (41.3%), short of the league's 53.8% average here.