Delhi Capitals’ Home Ground - Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam 

Dr. Y. S. Rajasekhara Reddy Andhra Cricket Association–Visakhapatnam District Cricket Association Cricket Stadium is also known as Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium or ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, which is situated in Pothanamallayapalam, Visakhapatnam (Vizag). Delhi Capitals, formerly known as Delhi Daredevils, have been using this venue as a secondary home venue for a few seasons since 2015. Delhi Capitals will play two IPL 2025 matches at this venue.

Recent matches played by DC at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium

• IPL 2024 League Match: DC vs KKR - Kolkata Knight Riders won by 106 runs

• IPL 2024 League Match: DC vs CSK - Hosts Delhi Capitals won by 20 runs

• IPL 2019 Qualifier 2: DC vs CSK - Chennai Super Kings won by 6 wickets

Delhi Capitals’ IPL 2025 Home Matches at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam 

How to Buy Tickets for PBKS Matches at Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam 

(All the following information about IPL 2025 tickets is only expected. The actual information will be updated once the official statements)

Online Booking:

• Available on BookMyShow, PayTM Insider, and the Delhi Capitals official website.
• Select your match, choose your seats, and make the payment.

Offline Purchase:

• Offline tickets may be available at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium box office and selected retail outlets.

Ticket Prices (Estimated):

• INR 500-2000 (General Stands)
• INR 2500-5000 (Premium Stands)
• INR 7500 and above (VIP Stands)

Delhi Capitals' Home Ground - Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi

Since the inaugural IPL edition, the IPL 2020 runners-up Delhi Capitals' primary home venue is Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi, which was formerly popular as Feroz Shah Kotla. In the IPL 2025, Arun Jaitley Stadium will host five home matches for DC.

Recent matches played by DC at Arun Jaitley Stadium

• IPL 2024 League Match: DC vs LSG - Hosts Delhi Capitals won by 19 runs
• IPL 2024 League Match: DC vs RR - Hosts won by 20 runs
• IPL 2024 League Match: DC vs MI - Hosts DC won by 10 runs

Delhi Capitals' IPL 2025 Home Matches at Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi

How to Buy Tickets for DC Matches at Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi

(All the following information about IPL 2025 tickets is only expected. The actual information will be updated once the official statements)

Online Booking:

• Available on BookMyShow, PayTM Insider, and the Delhi Capitals official website.
• Select your match, choose your seats, and make the payment.

Offline Purchase:

• Offline tickets may be available at the Arun Jaitley Stadium box office and selected retail outlets.

Ticket Prices (Estimated):

• INR 1250-2000 (General Floors)
• INR 5000-7500 (Hill B, Old Club House First Floor and Hill A)
• INR 12000 (Corporate Boxes)
• INR 13000 (Platinum Gallery) 

IPL 2020 runners-up Delhi Capitals are ready to shine again in the IPL 2025. In the last three IPL seasons, they failed to reach the Playoffs, while they finished in sixth place in the last season. Let’s check DC's top buy in the auction, full squad, and completed squad for the IPL 2025.   

Delhi Capitals (DC) Top Buys at IPL 2025 Auction

• KL Rahul (INR 14 crore): Former Lucknow Super Giants captain KL Rahul was the most expensive player for Delhi Capitals in the IPL 2025 mega auction. He is a versatile player who can keep the wickets, bat in the top-order or middle-order, hold one side of a wicket and is also a strong fielder.
• Mitchell Starc (INR 11.75 crore): The entire cricket world knows the left-arm Australian fast bowler Mitchell Starc very well for his strong bowling performances. 
• T Natarajan (INR 10.75 crore): Indian left-arm pacer T Natarajan has already shown his magic in previous IPL tournaments.

Delhi Capitals (DC) Full Squad for IPL 2025

Delhi Capitals (DC) IPL 2025 Complete Schedule

March 24: Delhi Capitals vs Lucknow Super Giants at Vizag (19:30 IST)

March 30: Delhi Capitals vs SunRisers Hyderabad at Vizag (15:30 IST)

April 5: Chennai Super Kings vs Delhi Capitals at Chennai (15:30 IST)

April 10: Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Delhi Capitals at Bengaluru (19:30 IST)

April 13: Delhi Capitals vs Mumbai Indians at Delhi (19:30 IST)

April 16: Delhi Capitals vs Rajasthan Royals at Delhi (19:30 IST)

April 19: Gujarat Titans vs Delhi Capitals at Ahmedabad (15:30 IST)

April 22: Lucknow Super Giants vs Delhi Capitals at Lucknow (19:30 IST)

April 27: Delhi Capitals vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru at Delhi (19:30 IST)

April 29: Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders at Delhi (19:30 IST) 

May 5: SunRisers Hyderabad vs Delhi Capitals at Hyderabad (19:30 IST)

May 8: Punjab Kings vs Delhi Capitals at Dharamsala (19:30 IST)

May 11: Delhi Capitals vs Gujarat Titans at Delhi (19:30 IST)

May 15: Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals at Mumbai (19:30 IST) 

MIW vs DCW Match Preview

The Mumbai Indians Women were eliminated in the Eliminator last year. They will face the Delhi Capitals at the Kotambi Stadium in Vadodara to kick off the Women's Premier League 2025 season. The Capitals lost the Final to RCB Women after being caught out for 113 runs while batting first. It was a fairly one-sided affair. Both teams have retained the majority of their primary players from last season. Nadine de Klerk joins MI Women, and DC Women welcomes Sarah Bryce to its squad for the season. Jess Jonassen and Radha Yadav lead the Delhi Capitals' bowling attack, while all-rounders Marizanne Kapp and Annabel Sutherland provide support.

MIW vs DCW Match Details 

Mumbai Indians vs Delhi Capitals – 2nd Match, WPL-2025

Venue: Kotambi Cricket Stadium, Vadodara

Date & Time: 15th February 2025 at 07:30 PM IST

Live Streaming: Disney+Hotstar

MIW vs DCW Venue Stats

MIW vs DCW Pitch Report

There is little known about this pitch. Although it appears to be a high-scoring venue, the most recent T20 game here was extremely low-scoring. We expect a good batting wicket this time.

MIW vs DCW Weather Report

It is expected to be clear and sunny in Vadodara, with a high of 33 degrees Celsius. The weather would also be clear around match time in the evening.  

MIW vs DCW Last Five Matches

MIW vs DCW Head-to-Head Stats

Injury News

No Injury. Will be added when there is an update.

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MIW vs DCW Probable Playing XIs:

Delhi Capitals Probable Playing XIs

Mumbai Indians Probable Playing XIs

Hayley Matthews, Yastika Bhatia (wk), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Harmanpreet Kaur (c), Amelia Kerr, Amanjot Kaur, Pooja Vastrakar, S Sajana, Sanskriti Gupta, Shabnim Ismail, Saika Ishaque

Topmost Picks for MIW vs DCW Dream11 Prediction:

Top Picks – Delhi Capitals

• Jemimah Rodrigues – Young Rodrigues hit 69 runs not out off 33 balls against Mumbai Indians Women last year.
• Shikha Pandey –  The veteran Shikha Pandey will be one of the team’s leaders in the pace department. The 35-year-old pacer has 19 wickets for her team in the WPL.

Top Picks – Mumbai Indians

• Hayley Matthews – Opening the innings will be West Indian Hayley Matthews with her aggressive right-handed batting and effective off-spin. She has over 450 WPL runs and over 20 WPL runs.
• Amelia Kerr –  The New Zealander is a superb member of the squad with 364 runs and 22 wickets in the WPL.

Suggested Playing XI N0.1 for MIW vs DCW Dream11 Team:

Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur, Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma, Hayley Matthews, Nat Sciver-Brunt, Jess Jonassen, Amelia Kerr(C), Marizanne Kapp(VC), Alice Capsey, Shikha Pandey

Suggested Playing XI N0.2 for MIW vs DCW Dream11 Team:

Yastika Bhatia, Harmanpreet Kaur, Meg Lanning, Shafali Verma(VC), Jemimah Rodrigues, Hayley Matthews(C), Nat Sciver-Brunt, Amelia Kerr, Marizanne Kapp, Radha Yadav, Shikha Pandey

Captain and Vice-Captain Options:

Captain – Amelia Kerr, Hayley Matthews

Vice-captain – Marizanne Kapp, Shafali Verma

Wicketkeeper – Yastika Bhatia

MIW vs DCW Probable Winners:

It'll be a close game between two evenly matched teams. Both batting lineups have plenty of firepower, and the number of all-rounders diversifies the bowling attack. However, we believe MI's middle and lower middle orders are slightly superior to those of DC. The Mumbai Indians Women are going to have a slight advantage heading into this match. Considering the team combination, Mumbai Indians is expected to win this match.

While the IPL 2025 is almost two months away from the beginning, Delhi Capitals’ captain name has been decided, according to the latest media reports.

Delhi Capitals were busy at the mega auctions for the IPL 2025. They spent big money on players like KL Rahul (INR 14 crore), Mitchell Starc (INR 11.75 crore), T. Natarajan (INR 10.75 crore), Jake Fraser-McGurk (INR 9 crore), Mukesh Kumar (INR 8 crore), Harry Brook (INR 6.25 crore), Ashutosh Sharma (INR 3.80 crore), Mohit Shama (INR 2.20 crore), Faf du Plessis (INR 2 crore), etc.

However, Delhi Capitals have reportedly decided to choose a familiar face for the leadership role after the release of their last captain Rishabh Pant.

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Axar Patel will lead Delhi Capitals in IPL 2025

Axar Patel, who was the vice-captain of Delhi Capitals last season, has reportedly been selected as the captain for the upcoming IPL season. He made his IPL captaincy debut last season when the skipper Rishabh Pant was suspended for the match against the hosts Royal Challengers Bengaluru, where RCB won by 47 runs despite Patel’s half-century. 

Playing for Delhi Capitals since 2019, Patel has scored 967 runs and taken 62 wickets in 82 matches. The left-arm spinner is the third-leading wicket-taker for Capitals, and the left-handed middle-order batter scored three half-centuries for the team and has a batting average of 23.58.

Axar Patel just earns Indian T20I vice-captain role

Axar Patel was recently selected as the T20I vice-captain of the Indian national cricket team, who impressed with his all-rounder performances in the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2024. In that tournament, he won the Player of the Match award in the semi-final against the defending champions England and also played a game-changing knock against South Africa in the Final. 

KL Rahul was expected to be the skipper of the Delhi Capitals. However, the present leadership choice is understandable as Rahul is under pressure, especially as a captain, which led to his exclusion from his previous IPL team Lucknow Super Giants. 

The exclusion of Prithvi Shaw from Mumbai's domestic squad for the 2024-25 Vijay Hazare Trophy has made several headlines in recent times. But given his ongoing struggles with form, fitness, and discipline, such a development was on the cards for the promising batter. Previously, his omission from the Mumbai Ranji squad also left Shaw immensely frustrated. 

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Shaw vents his frustration on his Instagram

Facing exclusions on both fronts has been a bitter pill to swallow for the former U-19 World Cup-winning captain. With over 100 domestic appearances for Mumbai across formats, Shaw was not only frustrated but was left baffled as to what more an individual needs to do in order to cement his place in the side.   

To express his anguish following his snub, Shaw took to Instagram to post a story that read the following:

“Tell me, God, what more do I have to see… If 65 innings, 3399 runs at an average of 55.7 with a strike rate of 126, I'm not good enough… but I will keep my faith in you, and hopefully, people believe in me still… because I will come back for sure. Om Sai Ram.”

MCA uncovers the real reason behind Shaw's snub in the Vijay Hazare Trophy

Prithvi Shaw's Instagram story did not go unnoticed by MCA. In a recent turn of events, the governing body stated that the young 23-year-old batter was dropped solely on grounds of fitness and discipline. 

Although MCA highlighted fitness and discipline as their key areas of concern, they also advised Shaw to work on his game and remain hopeful of a resounding comeback from him if all boxes are ticked.

“The fitness concern is there, but the performance is also not there currently. He needs to work on his fitness, discipline, and performance. The main issue is the fitness. You see the matches. You get the image, right? Just by looking at his frame, the fitness issues are there for everyone to see. We hope he works on these issues and makes a strong comeback. We all know his talent. It is just about him putting in the hard yards.”

Prithvi was a part of Mumbai's victorious run in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy 2024. However, he did not make a significant contribution. Although Mumbai secured the championship, Shaw faced difficulties with his batting. Over the course of nine innings, he was unable to accumulate 200 runs, maintaining an average of less than 25 and consistently finding it challenging to perform against the new ball.

One-time IPL runners-up Delhi Capitals (DC) are dreaming of setting up a special team for IPL 2025, which could end their long wait for the trophy. 

Delhi Capitals started the IPL 2025 mega auction with a 73 crore purse remaining after official spending of INR 47 crore to retain four players, including three capped and one uncapped. 

Delhi Capitals bought KL Rahul, Mitchell Starc, and T. Natarajan for more than INR 10 crore. They used RTM for Jake Fraser-McGurk and Mukesh Kumar. Some of their other crucial buys were Faf du Plessis, Harry Brook, Mohit Sharma, etc. 

Pre Auction Retentions

(Capped)

Axar Patel (Indian): INR 16.50 Crore

Kuldeep Yadav (Indian): INR 13.25 Crore

Tristian Stubbs (South African): INR 10 Crore

(Uncapped)

Abhishek Porel (Indian): INR 4 Crore

Right-to-Match (RTM) card availability for the mega auction

2 capped players, or 1 capped + 1 uncapped player

Mega Auction Buys

KL Rahul (Indian): Base price INR 2 crore – Bid won INR 14 crore

Mitchell Starc (Australian): Base price INR 2 crore – Bid won INR 11.75 crore

T Natarajan (Indian): Base price INR 2 crore – Bid won INR 10.75 crore

RTM Jake Fraser-McGurk (Australian): Base price INR 2 crore – Bid won INR 9 crore 

RTM Mukesh Kumar (Indian): Base price INR 2 crore – Bid won INR 8 crore

Harry Brook (English): Base price INR 2 crore – Bid won INR 6.25 crore

Ashutosh Sharma (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 3.80 crore

Mohit Sharma (Indian): Base price INR 50 lakh – Bid won INR 2.20 crore

Faf du Plessis (South African): Base price INR 2 crore – Bid won INR 2 crore

Sameer Rizvi (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 95 lakh

Donovan Ferreira (South African): Base price INR 75 lakh – Bid won INR 75 lakh

Dushmantha Chameera (Sri Lankan): Base price INR 75 lakh – Bid won INR 75 lakh

Vipraj Nigam (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 50 lakh

Karun Nair (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 50 lakh

Madhav Tiwari (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 40 lakh

Manvanth Kumar (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 30 lakh

Tripurana Vijay (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 30 lakh

Darshan Nalkande (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 30 lakh

Ajay Mandal (Indian): Base price INR 30 lakh – Bid won INR 30 lakh

Full Squad

Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs, Abishek Porel, Mitchell Starc, KL Rahul, Harry Brook, Jake Fraser-McGurk, T. Natarajan, Karun Nair, Sameer Rizvi, Ashutosh Sharma, Mohit Sharma, Faf du Plessis, Mukesh Kumar, Darshan Nalkande, Vipraj Nigam, Dushmantha Chameera, Donovan Ferreira, Ajay Mandal, Manvanth Kumar, Tripurana Vijay, Madhav Tiwari.

Best Playing XI

KL Rahul, Jake Fraser-McGurk, Faf du Plessis, Tristan Stubbs/Harry Brook, Abishek Porel, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma/Mukesh Kumar, Kuldeep Yadav, T. Natarajan

Indian wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul has been purchased by Delhi Capitals for the price of RS. 14 Crore. There were too many questions raised about him in the last IPL season. Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru started the bids for KL Rahul. It was said that KL Rahul might come back to his former side Royal Challengers Bengaluru. But RCB didn't go after him and opted out even KKR as well. The only teams left behind him were Delhi Capitals and Chennai Super Kings with CSK opting out it was almost confirmed that Delhi Capitals will get him. But as Lucknow Supergiants had an RTM Card it was asked if they might want to use it but they refused to use it. So, Delhi Capitals welcomed KL Rahul into their side.

KLassy entry toh banti hai boss 🙌😎 pic.twitter.com/1U9MIU94xb

— Delhi Capitals (@DelhiCapitals) November 24, 2024

KL Rahul in the IPL 2024 Season

Wicketkeeper batter KL Rahul had an average 2024 season as he scored 520 runs in 14 matches with an average of 37.14. He was able to score four half-centuries last season. Recently many questions were raised about his performance in white-ball format despite that Delhi Capitals backed him and bought him into the team. KL Rahul can bat at the top even if he can lead the side.

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Lucknow Super Giants refused to use Right To Match (RTM) Card

The tension between KL Rahul and Lucknow Supergiants was raised when KL Rahul opted to enter into the auction ahead of the IPL Retention deadline. Lucknow Super Giants didn't look interested in buying back the skipper and even at the end when they were asked about using the Right To Match card they refused to use it on him.

Petition to officially call this the Chaat derby @DelhiCapitals?💙❤️ pic.twitter.com/gvCn4SxhNm

— Lucknow Super Giants (@LucknowIPL) November 24, 2024

The Lucknow Super Giants admin on X (former Twitter) posted a meme about Rishabh Pant and KL Rahul switching the IPL teams.

Indian wicket-keeper batter Rishabh Pant is arguably the in-demand name in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 mega auction. He clarified that his departure from Delhi Capitals was not due to any disagreement with the franchise regarding his retention fee. Pant responded after Sunil Gavaskar suggested that he might have left the franchise due to a dispute over his retention fee. However, Pant confirmed this wasn't true.

Star Sports shared a video ahead of the IPL 2025 Mega Auction, Sunil Gavaskar said that sometimes players may leave their franchises to understand their true value in auction. As Pant's case isn't the same, Gavaskar expects that the wicketkeeper batter will be targeted by Delhi once again in the Auction.

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Sunil Gavaskar talks about Pant returning to Delhi Capitals

"Delhi would certainly want Rishabh Pant back in the squad. Sometimes when a player is to be retained, there is talk between the player and franchise about the fees that is expected. As you can see, some of the players who have been retained by the franchise, they've gone for more than what the No. 1 retention fee would've been. Maybe there was some disagreement over there (fees). "My feeling is Delhi would definitely want Pant back because they need a captain as well. If Rishabh Pant is not in their squad then they have to look for a new captain,".

The curious case of Rishabh Pant & Delhi! 🧐

🗣 Hear it from #SunilGavaskar as he talks about the possibility of @RishabhPant17 returning to the Delhi Capitals!

📺 Watch #IPLAuction 👉 NOV 24th & 25th, 2:30 PM onwards on Star Sports Network & JioCinema! pic.twitter.com/ugrlilKj96

— Star Sports (@StarSportsIndia) November 19, 2024

Reacting to the video, Pant said his departure from the franchise wasn't about money.

"My retention wasn't about the money for sure that I can say," Rishabh Pant said in his reply to the post on X, formerly Twitter.

Rishabh Pant is expected to have all 10 franchised bidding for him. But as per the purse, he will likely join Punjab Kings, Lucknow Supergiants, or Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Even his return to DC via RTM can be ruled out.

One-time IPL runners-up Delhi Capitals (DC) have announced the retention of the IPL 2025.

Delhi Capitals, formerly known as Delhi Daredevils, reached the semi-finals of the first two editions of the IPL (2008 and 2009). After playing in the playoffs in the IPL 2012, they missed the top four finishes for the straight six years. 

After reaching the playoffs for three successive IPL seasons since 2019, Delhi Capitals failed to finish in the top four in the last three seasons. They played their only IPL final in the 2020 editions, which Mumbai Indians won and Capitals finished as the runners-up.  

Since the IPL 2021, Rishabh Pant has been leading the Delhi Capitals. In his absence, David Warner led the team during the IPL 2023. Last season, Axar Patel played the stand-in captain role in the absence of Pant. 

Delhi Capitals' player retention

Delhi Capitals have retained four players for INR 43.75 crore, including three capped and one uncapped. As their official deduction is INR 47 crore (18cr+14cr+11cr+4cr), they can use the remaining 73 crores during the mega auction. 

(Capped)

Axar Patel (Indian): INR 16.50 Crore

Kuldeep Yadav (Indian): INR 13.25 Crore

Tristian Stubbs (South African): INR 10 Crore

(Uncapped)

Abhishek Porel (Indian): INR 4 Crore

Right-to-Match (RTM) card availability for the mega auction

2 capped players, or 1 capped + 1 uncapped player