Published 18:08 IST, September 6th 2020
DC schedule for IPL 2020 out, to take on Kings XI Punjab in first match on Sep 20
As per the recently-released IPL 2020 schedule, the Shreyas Iyer-led DC team is set to take on KXIP in their opening match of the tournament on September 20.
The Indian Premier League 2020 (IPL 2020) season will be played between September 19 and November 10 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Under the leadership of Indian cricketer Shreyas Iyer, the Delhi Capitals (DC) franchise arrived to the desert country in August itself. The Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) and the IPL Governing Council recently released the entire itinerary for the IPL 2020 season, thus confirming the DC schedule in the process.
DC schedule: BCCI releases DC time table for IPL 2020
As evidenced from the recently-announced DC schedule, the DC team will be taking on Kings XI Punjab in their opening match of the tournament on September 20. The franchise purchased English cricketers Jason Roy and Chris Woakes during the IPL 2020 auction back in December 2019. However, both players opted out of the tournament and were replaced by Daniel Sams and Anrich Nortje respectively.
Additionally, the DC squad consists of as many as three Australian players in their IPL 2020 set-up. The players, namely Marcus Stoinis, Alex Carey and Daniel Sams are all currently in England for a limited-overs series against the hosts. Hence, the three cricketers are likely to be excluded from the DC squad in the first week of the premier T20 event.
Here is a look at the entire DC schedule and DC time table as released by the IPL governing council:
| Match No. | Match |
Day and Date |
Time (IST) |
Stadium/City |
| 1 | DC vs KXIP | Sunday, Sep 20 | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| 2 | DC vs CSK | Friday, Sep 25 | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| 3 | DC vs SRH | Tuesday, Sep 29 | 7:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 4 | DC vs KKR | Saturday, Oct 3 | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 5 | DC vs RCB | Monday, Oct 5 | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| 6 | DC vs RR | Friday, Oct 9 | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 7 | DC vs MI | Sunday, Oct 11 | 7:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 8 | DC vs RR | Wednesday, Oct 14 | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| 9 | DC vs CSK | Saturday, Oct 17 | 7:30 PM | Sharjah |
| 10 | DC vs KXIP | Tuesday, Oct 20 | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| 11 | DC vs KKR | Saturday, Oct 24 | 3:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
| 12 | DC vs SRH | Tuesday, Oct 27 | 7:30 PM | Dubai |
| 13 | DC vs MI | Saturday, Oct 31 | 3:30 PM | Dubai |
| 14 | DC vs RCB | Monday, Nov 2 | 7:30 PM | Abu Dhabi |
DC squad: DC players for IPL 2020
After the announcement of DC schedule and DC time table, here is a look at the entire list of DC players for IPL 2020:
Shreyas Iyer (c), Rishabh Pant (wk), Prithvi Shaw, Amit Mishra, Avesh Khan, Harshal Patel, Shikhar Dhawan, Ishant Sharma, Axar Patel, Kagiso Rabada, Sandeep Lamichhane, Keemo Paul, Ravichandran Ashwin, Ajinkya Rahane, Daniel Sams, Alex Carey, Shimron Hetmyer, Anrich Nortje, Marcus Stoinis, Lalit Yadav, Tushar Deshpande and Mohit Sharma.
Image credits: DC team from IPLT20.COM
Updated 18:08 IST, September 6th 2020