Rishabh Pant is one of the most exciting batters in modern-day cricket. In his short international career, he has already played some brilliant innings to take India to some memorable wins. He is India’s premier wicket-keeper batter across formats, but his career in the Indian Premier League is also pretty good. Before making his international debut, he made his first IPL appearance in 2016.
Pant was picked up by Delhi Daredevils (now Delhi Capitals) at the IPL 2016 auction for INR 19 lakh. And now he is the captain of the team. Pant got the captaincy of Delhi in 2021 when Shreyas Iyer, who was the captain of the team, was ruled out due to injury. Since then, Pant has led the team, and the team has done well under him. Here we will talk about the captaincy stats for Rishabh Pant in the IPL.
Rishabh Pant IPL Stats and Performances as Captain
Pant has been a run-machine for Delhi in the IPL. He has played in different positions for them throughout his IPL career. He played a finisher at the start, and now he bats at No. 4 and 3 sometimes. The Southpaw is the highest run scorer for the franchise in the IPL. He has played a total of 100 games and is the first player to play 100 matches for the franchise.
Pant has scored 2884 runs overall at an average and strike rate of 34.33 and 147.37, respectively. He has also scored one hundred and 15 half-centuries. As DC captain, Pant has played 32 games so far and has scored 806 runs with three half-centuries and a best of 58 not out.
Sure, here’s the complete table:
Total Matches | Runs Scored | Avg | SR | 50s | 100s | |
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Overall | 100 | 2889 | 34.33 | 147.37 | 15 | 1 |
Matches as Captain | 32 | 806 | – | – | 3 | – |
Rishabh Pant IPL Captaincy Records/Stats
As a captain, Pant has been pretty effective. Notably, Delhi franchise is among a few teams searching for their maiden IPL titles. Pant took on captaincy duties in 2021 and became the 13th player to lead the franchise in the IPL. Under him, DC made the playoffs in 2021. But they were not lucky in 2022, as they missed a playoff spot because of the NRR.
Pant didn’t play the 2023 edition after suffering an accident. But he has returned to the IPL 2024. So far, the Southpaw has led this team to 32 games. Under him, Delhi has won 16 matches and lost 15, while one ended with no result. He has a winning percentage of 50.00.
Matches as Captain | Won | Lost | No-result | Winning Percentage |
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32 | 16 | 15 | 1 | 50.00 |