IPL 2020: Predicted Playing XI of Delhi Capitals (DC)

Delhi Capitals (DC) have been the under-achievers in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL). On a number of instances, they ended the T20 league as the cellar dwellers, much to their disappointment. Nevertheless, in the previous season, the franchise came out firing on all cylinders.

The Shreyas Iyer-led unit finished third on the points table after nine victories from 14 matches.  The team soared above the expectations and garnered loads of praises, though they couldn’t make the finals. Going into the auction, the Capitals had a purse of INR 27.85 crores with 11 slots to be filled.

DC went hammer and tongs for Shimron Hetmyer and Marcus Stoinis and got them at heavy prices. Now going into the league, the Capitals need to do a lot of homework to field their best combination.

In the article, let’s take a look at the Predicted XI of DC for IPL 2020:-

Shikhar Dhawan

Shikhar Dhawan was traded in by the Capitals from the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). The move didn’t backfire by any means as the southpaw turned out to be his team’s leading run-scorer last season. In 16 matches, the left-hander amassed 521 runs at an average of 34.73.

Quite often, he played the sheet anchor’s role, yet his strike-rate was up there at 135.46, showing his ability to shift gears. Dhawan also got five half-centuries with a top score of an unbeaten 97 against the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.

In his 12-year T20 career, the score remains to be his highest in the format. Dhawan opening the batting means Ajinkya Rahane, who was traded in from the Rajasthan Royals (RR), may have to warm the bench since both batters have similar style of play.