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Virender Sehwag is the leading run-scorer and has played the most matches for the Delhi Daredevils
Virender Sehwag is the leading run-scorer and has played the most matches for the Delhi Daredevils

Fifty-four cricketers have played for the franchise cricket team Delhi Daredevils (DD), which is one of the teams participating in the Indian Premier League (IPL). DD have reached the IPL playoffs three times and topped the group stage table twice; they qualified for the 2009 and 2012 Champions League Twenty20. Virender Sehwag (pictured) has played the most matches for the franchise: 73 since his debut in 2008. He is also the leading run-scorer for DD, with 2,087 runs. David Warner has scored two centuries for DD, whereas Sehwag, AB de Villiers and Kevin Pietersen have scored one each. Pietersen has the team's best batting average: 47.25. Among DD's bowlers, Amit Mishra has taken more wickets than any other, claiming 46. The best bowling average is Doug Bracewell's 10.66, though among bowlers who have bowled more than 20 overs, Farveez Maharoof has the best average: 19.25. Naman Ojha has taken the most catches as wicket-keeper for DD, with 26, while Dinesh Karthik has made the most stumpings: 13. Sehwag has claimed the highest number of catches among fielders, taking 25. (Full list...)