The fresh-look Delhi Capitals (DC) must be raring to go in IPL 2025. Yet to win an IPL trophy, the franchise will begin their season on March 24, 2025.
Delhi will take on Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) at their adopted home ground in Visakhapatnam. This might turn out to be a spicy contest, as their former captain, Rishabh Pant, will now lead LSG this season.
With major changes done to the squad, it will be interesting to see if DC go on to win the whole thing this edition. But before that, they will have to overcome the other nine opponents.
And here’s Delhi Capitals’ complete schedule for IPL 2025, along with key matches and the squad.
DC IPL 2025 Complete Squad
| Date | Matches | Venue | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| March 24 | DC vs LSG | Visakhapatnam | 7:30 PM |
| March 30 | DC vs SRH | Visakhapatnam | 3:30 PM |
| April 5 | CSK vs DC | Chennai | 3:30 PM |
| April 10 | RCB vs DC | Bengaluru | 7:30 PM |
| April 13 | DC vs MI | Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| April 16 | DC vs RR | Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| April 19 | GT vs DC | Ahmedabad | 3:30 PM |
| April 22 | LSG vs DC | Lucknow | 7:30 PM |
| April 27 | DC vs RCB | Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| April 29 | DC vs KKR | Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| May 5 | SRH vs DC | Hyderabad | 7:30 PM |
| May 8 | PBKS vs DC | Mullanpur | 7:30 PM |
| May 11 | DC vs GT | Delhi | 7:30 PM |
| May 15 | MI vs DC | Mumbai | 7:30 PM |
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DC IPL 2025: Key Matches
Delhi will face Chennai Super Kings (CSK), Mumbai Indians (MI), Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in big-ticket clashes.
They will play against CSK and KKR once in Chennai and Delhi, respectively, while they will take on MI and RCB twice each. And we might get to see a new rivalry build up between DC and LSG.
DC Squad for IPL 2025
Abishek Porel, Ajay Mandal, Ashutosh Sharma, Axar Patel, Darshan Nalkande, Donovan Ferreira, Dushmantha Chameera, Faf du Plessis, Jake Fraser-McGurk, KL Rahul (wk), Karun Nair, Kuldeep Yadav, Tristan Stubbs (wk), Madhav Tiwari, Manvanth Kumar, Mitchell Starc, Mohit Sharma, Mukesh Kumar, Sameer Rizvi, T. Natarajan, Tripurana Vijay, Vipraj Nigam
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs):
Who is the DC captain in IPL 2025?
As of now, Delhi haven’t officially announced their captain for IPL 2025. But Axar Patel, Faf du Plessis, and KL Rahul are lead contenders for the job.
Where will DC play their home games in IPL 2025?
DC will continue the trend of playing their home games at two venues in IPL 2025. They will play two matches at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam, while the other five games will take place at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in Delhi.
Who is the DC Head Coach in IPL 2025?
After the departure of Ricky Ponting, Delhi have brought in Hemang Badani as their new head coach for IPL 2025.
Have DC won the IPL trophy?
Unfortunately, no. Delhi came close to the title a few times, especially in 2020, when they ended up as runners-up, but haven’t gone the full distance yet.
Who owns the Delhi Capitals?
GMR Sports Private Limited and JSW Sports Private Limited co-own the Delhi-based franchise. The two groups operate DC under a 50-50 joint venture named JSW GMR Cricket Private Limited.
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