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The Delhi Capitals is an Indian professional
women's cricket Women's cricket is the team sport of cricket when played by woman, women. Its Laws of cricket, rules are almost identical to those in the game played by men, the main change being the use of a smaller cricket ball, ball. Women's cricket is b ...
team that competes in the Women's Premier League, based in
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,
Delhi Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...
. The team is owned jointly by the
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and the
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, which also own the Capitals men's team. The team is coached by Jonathan Batty and captained by
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. The side reached the final of the WPL but lost to
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.


History

In October 2022, the
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announced its intentions to hold a five-team women's franchise cricket tournament in March 2023. The tournament was named the Women's Premier League in January 2023, with investors buying the rights to franchises through a closed bidding process during the same month.
GMR Group GMR Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate headquartered in New Delhi. The group was founded in 1978 by Grandhi Mallikarjuna Rao and comprises several companies including GMR Infrastructure, GMR Energy, GMR Airports, and GMR Enterpri ...
and
JSW Group JSW Group is an Indian multinational conglomerate, based in Mumbai. It is led by Sajjan Jindal and founded by Om Prakash Jindal. The group's diverse businesses include steel, energy, infrastructure, cement, automotive and paints, across In ...
, the owners of
Delhi Capitals The Delhi Capitals, formerly the Delhi Daredevils, also known as DC, are a professional Twenty20 cricket team based in Delhi that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The franchise is owned by GMR Group and JSW Sports. Its home groun ...
in the
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, bought the rights to one of the franchises. In February 2023, Jonathan Batty was announced as head coach of the side. The inaugural player auction for the WPL was held on 13 February 2023, with Delhi Capitals signing 18 players for their squad. At the inaugural tournament, Delhi Capitals qualified directly for the final after topping the group, winning six of their eight matches. However, they lost in the final to
Mumbai Indians The Mumbai Indians are a professional Twenty20, Twenty20 cricket team based in Mumbai, Maharashtra, that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The Indians were founded in 2008 and are owned by India's largest Conglomerate (company), co ...
by seven wickets.


Support staff

Source: Official website


Kit manufacturers and sponsors


Seasons


Captaincy record


See also

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Sport in Delhi Sport in Delhi has a long and distinguished history. Delhi is the capital territory of India; it has hosted many major international tournaments and has professional teams in different national leagues like Hockey India League, Indian Premier L ...
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India Capitals India Capitals are a professional cricket franchise team based in Delhi, India, that compete in the Legends League Cricket. The team was founded in 2022. The team is owned by GMR Group. They have won the first season of LLC in 2022. The captai ...
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Pretoria Capitals Pretoria Capitals is a South African professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that competes in the SA20 tournament. The team is based in Pretoria, and was formed in 2022. The team's home-ground is Centurion Park. The team is coached by Grah ...
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References

{{Delhi Capitals (WPL) Delhi Capitals Cricket clubs established in 2023 Women's Premier League (cricket) teams JSW Group GMR Group Delhi Capitals (WPL)