During the current 16th season of the most important T20 league in the globe, Delhi Capitals will join the list of Indian Premier League franchises that are playing a home match for the first time in almost four years.
The last time the Caps played in the Arun Jaitley Stadium was during the IPL 2019 season. Tomorrow, they will welcome the Gujarat Titans, the defending champions, in IPL 2023 Match 7. Yet for the first time in a few years, an IPL game will be played at the famous stadium. It is significant that IPL 2021 matches were taking place in Delhi at the time the competition had to be postponed owing to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Unexpectedly, DC’s home-field performance isn’t the best. Out of their 73 previous games played here, they have won 32 and lost 39 times. Meanwhile, GT will compete in its first-ever game at this location.
Arun Jaitley Stadium T20 Records
At the Arun Jaitley Stadium, Virender Sehwag (1,199), Rishabh Pant (1,103), Shikhar Dhawan (724), Shreyas Iyer (713), and Gautam Gambhir are the top T20 run scorers (713). Although each of these players has played for Delhi at some point in their IPL careers, as of right now, neither is participating in IPL 2023.
The IPL 2023 cricketers who have performed well at this location in all T20s are David Warner (825), Virat Kohli (610), Sanju Samson (563), Rohit Sharma (561), and Manan Vohra (472) who are currently in the game.
Even the top T20 wicket-takers at the Arun Jaitley Stadium have played for the Capitals at some point in their careers, similar to the batsmen. These are Amit Mishra (76), Umesh Yadav (31) Morne Morkel (25), Harshal Patel (21), and Chris Morris (19). Some notable IPL players who are still competing include Trent Boult (17), Sandeep Sharma (17), Pradeep Sangwan (17), Jaydev Unadkat (15), and Piyush Chawla (13).
Delhi Stadium IPL Records
In IPL games played at this venue, Sehwag (933), Iyer (855), Pant (769), Warner (740), and Dhawan have scored the most runs (719). Dinesh Karthik (636) Virat Kohli (428), Samson (427), and Prithvi Shaw 364), among other IPL 2023 cricketers, have performed in this city.
Most of the top IPL wicket-takers in Delhi are the same as those that were mentioned previously. Mishra (31), Boult (16), Patel (12), Kagiso Rabada (12), Unadkat (11), and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are the only active players who have changed (10).
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Highest T20 Innings Totals at Feroz Shah Kotla
| Score | Overs | Team | Opposition | Year |
| 231/4 | 20 | Delhi Daredevils | Kings XI Punjab | 2011 |
| 225/8 | 20 | Delhi | Services | 2018 |
| 220/3 | 20 | Rajasthan Royals | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 2021 |
| 219/4 | 20 | Delhi Capitals | Kolkata Knight Riders | 2019 |
| 219/6 | 20 | Mumbai Indians | Chennai Super Kings | 2021 |
There have been multiple occasions where this stadium has witnessed 200+ innings totals, with the city having hosted 150 Men’s T20 games to date. In terms of the most successful run-chase, Mumbai Indians now hold the record. It’s important to note that the run-chase for the innings with the fifth-highest total indicated above is the highest.
With the exception of MI, only South Africa (212-run goal against India in 2022) and DC (209-run target against Gujarat Lions in 2017) have been successful in stopping runs chases of more than 200 runs at the Feroz Shah Kotla.
