Delhi Capitals have no IPL titles till 2026. Explore their verified franchise history, title years and dated 2026 squad reference; official IPL 2027 retained and released lists are still pending.
Delhi Capitals · IPL franchise profile
IPL trophies and title years
No titles till 2026.
Confirmed title years till 2026; see the cited champions record. This page does not forecast a 2027 result.
Delhi Capitals: franchise history
Delhi Capitals are Delhi’s IPL franchise, entering the competition in its inaugural 2008 season under the name Delhi Daredevils. The franchise was awarded to GMR in January 2008; ahead of the 2018 season, GMR brought JSW Sports into an equal ownership partnership. In December 2018 the team announced a rebrand to Delhi Capitals, with the new identity taking effect for the 2019 campaign. The change did not immediately produce a championship, but it marked the beginning of the franchise’s most sustained period of progress.
The early Daredevils reached the semi-finals in both 2008 and 2009. Results then became uneven: the side finished third after topping the league stage in 2012, but did not return to the playoffs until 2019. That 2019 campaign ended in third place; Delhi won its first knockout match, an eliminator against Sunrisers Hyderabad, before Chennai Super Kings ended the run in the qualifier.
Delhi’s landmark IPL season came in 2020. The Capitals reached their first men’s IPL final, defeating Sunrisers Hyderabad in the second qualifier to set up a title match with Mumbai Indians. Mumbai won the final, leaving Delhi as runners-up. The team again topped the league stage in 2021 and made the playoffs, but losses in both postseason matches prevented another final appearance. Delhi’s later league finishes have been mixed rather than consistently dominant: ESPNcricinfo records fifth place in 2025 and sixth in 2026.
Accordingly, the franchise’s IPL honours remain a single runners-up finish, in 2020, and no IPL championship title as of 3 October 2026. Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi is listed as the team’s home ground by the IPL and ESPNcricinfo; this is used here as the stable venue reference. This profile concerns the men’s IPL side and does not treat the separate WPL record as an IPL title or final.
Recent seasons: 2024–2026
- 2024 — Delhi Capitals finished sixth in IPL 2024 and ended the season below the playoff places.
- 2025 — Delhi Capitals missed the IPL 2025 playoffs; their season ended after a late run of results left them short of the last playoff place.
- 2026 — Delhi Capitals finished sixth with 14 points and failed to qualify for the IPL 2026 playoffs.
Delhi Capitals squad
2026 season reference
2026 season reference: checked against the dated team/league source (2026-10-03 (official Delhi Capitals IPL Squad page checked); corroborating 2026 sources: https://www.delhicapitals.in/news/ipl-retentions-2026 and https://www.delhicapitals.in/news/rishabh-pant-returns-to-delhi-capitals-as-kuldeep-yadav-moves-to-lucknow-super-giants). The team page is live and undated; June 2026 post-season trades have been reversed here to represent the 2026 playing season. This is not a 2027 squad. Only existing matching 4xSports player profiles are linked; player statistics here are not used as source evidence.
- Abishek Porel
- Ajay Mandal
- Ashutosh Sharma
- Auqib Nabi
- Axar Patel
- David Miller
- Dushmantha Chameera
- KL Rahul
- Karun Nair
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Kyle Jamieson
- Lungi Ngidi
- Madhav Tiwari
- Mitchell Starc
- Mukesh Kumar
- Nitish Rana
- Pathum Nissanka
- Prithvi Shaw
- Rehan Ahmed
- Sahil Parakh
- Sameer Rizvi
- T Natarajan
- Tripurana Vijay
- Tristan Stubbs
- Vipraj Nigam
IPL 2027 retained and released players
No complete official 2027 retained or released player list was verified for this franchise as of 3 October 2026. These lists will be updated after official announcements, including the auction period.
Retained
Awaiting verified team or league announcement.
Released
Awaiting verified team or league announcement.
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History and roster sources
- www.iplt20.com/teams/delhi-capitals
- www.olympics.com/en/news/indian-premier-league-ipl-winners-list-champions
- www.delhicapitals.in/news/delhi-capitals-appoint-jemimah-rodrigues-as-captain-ahead-of-wpl-2026
- www.cricbuzz.com/cricket-news/105463/delhi-daredevils-renamed-as-delhi-capitals-cricbuzzcom
- www.cricinfo.com/team/delhi-capitals-335975
- www.cricinfo.com/cricket-videos/ipl-2024-where-did-delhi-capitals-fall-short-1435537
- www.cricinfo.com/story/ipl-2025-opener-troubles-missed-chances-haunt-delhi-capitals-season-1486914
- www.olympics.com/en/news/ipl-2026-playoffs-qualified-teams-qualification-scenarios
- www.delhicapitals.in/players
- www.delhicapitals.in/news/rishabh-pant-returns-to-delhi-capitals-as-kuldeep-yadav-moves-to-lucknow-super-giants
- www.iplt20.com/news/article/tata-ipl-2026-player-retentions-announced
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