2009 Delhi Daredevils season

Delhi Daredevils (DD) are a franchise cricket team based in Delhi, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2009 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Virender Sehwag. Delhi Daredevils finished 3rd in the IPL and qualified for the Champions League T20.

Delhi Daredevils

2009 season
Coach	Greg Shipperd
Captain	Virender Sehwag
Ground(s)	Feroz Shah Kotla, Delhi
IPL	3rd
CLT20	Second round
Most runs	AB de Villiers (465)[1]
Most wickets	Ashish Nehra (19)[2]
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Indian Premier League

Standings

Delhi Daredevils finished first in the league stage of IPL 2009.

Pos	Team v t e	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
1	Delhi Daredevils	14	10	4	0	20	0.311
2	Chennai Super Kings	14	8	5	1	17	0.951
3	Royal Challengers Bangalore (R)	14	8	6	0	16	−0.191
4	Deccan Chargers (C)	14	7	7	0	14	0.203
5	Kings XI Punjab	14	7	7	0	14	−0.483
6	Rajasthan Royals	14	6	7	1	13	−0.352
7	Mumbai Indians	14	5	8	1	11	0.297
8	Kolkata Knight Riders	14	3	10	1	7	−0.789

Source: Full table on ESPNcricinfo

(C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.

Winner, runner-up and best-performing semi-finalist in the group stage qualify for the 2009 Champions League Twenty20.

Match log

No	Date	Opponent	Venue	Result
1	19 April	Kings XI Punjab	Cape Town	Won by 10 wickets (D/L Method), MoM- Daniel Vettori – 3/15 (3 overs)
2	23 April	Chennai Super Kings	Durban	Won by 9 runs, MoM- AB de Villiers – 105*
3	26 April	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Port Elizabeth	Won by 6 wickets, MoM- Tillakaratne Dilshan – 67*
4	28 April	Rajasthan Royals	Centurion	Lost by 5 wickets
5	30 April	Deccan Chargers	Centurion	Won by 6 wickets, MoM- Dirk Nannes – 2/16 (4 overs)
6	2 May	Chennai Super Kings	Johannesburg	Lost by 1 run
7	5 May	Kolkata Knight Riders	Durban	Won by 9 wickets, MoM- Gautam Gambhir – 71* (57)
8	8 May	Mumbai Indians	East London	Won by 7 wickets
9	10 May	Kolkata Knight Riders	Johannesburg	Won by 7 wickets, MoM- Amit Mishra – 3/14 (4 overs)
10	13 May	Deccan Chargers	Durban	Won by 12 runs, MoM- Rajat Bhatia – 4/15 (2.4 overs)
11	15 May	Kings XI Punjab	Bloemfontein	Lost by 6 wickets
12	17 May	Rajasthan Royals	Bloemfontein	Won by 14 runs, MoM- AB de Villiers – 79* (55)
13	19 May	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Johannesburg	Lost by 7 wickets
14	21 May	Mumbai Indians	Centurion	Won by 4 wickets, MoM- Virender Sehwag – 50(27)
15	22 May	Deccan Chargers(semi-final #1)	Centurion	Lost by 6 wickets

Statistics

Most runs

Player	Runs
AB de Villiers	465
Tillakaratne Dilshan	418
Dinesh Karthik	288

Most wickets

Player	Wickets
Ashish Nehra	19
Dirk Nannes	15
Pradeep Sangwan	15

Champions League Twenty20

Group standings

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
Delhi Daredevils	2	1	1	0	2	+0.700
Victorian Bushrangers	2	1	1	0	2	+0.136
Wayamba	2	1	1	0	2	−0.875

Second round standings

Team	Pld	W	L	NR	Pts	NRR
Victorian Bushrangers	3	2	1	0	4	+0.911
Cape Cobras	3	2	1	0	4	−0.219
Royal Challengers Bangalore	3	1	2	0	2	−0.114
Delhi Daredevils	3	1	2	0	2	−0.398

Match log

Date	Opponent	Venue	Result	Scorecard
9 October	Victorian Bushrangers	Delhi	Lost by 7 wickets	Scorecard
11 October	Wayamba Elevens	Delhi	Won by 50 runs, MoM – Virender Sehwag 66 (42)	Scorecard
17 October	Royal Challengers Bangalore	Bangalore	Lost by 8 wickets	Scorecard
19 October	Cape Cobras	Delhi	Won by 30 runs, MoM – Owais Shah 39* (38)	Scorecard
Overall record":2–2. Did not advance.