franchise cricket team based delhi india plays indian premier league team competed finished place qualified champions league topped league group stage respectively failed win match playoffs finishing previous season added players squad succeeded head coach took team won matches played league stage topped point table lost matches playoffs finished place won group stage matches abandoned rain topped group reached semi final lost highest wicket batsman score consecutive fifties league team released fourteen players including signing background franchise cricket team based delhi india plays owned bought million reached playoffs seasons topping league stage shocking performance season finishing position auction team purchased million got respectively transfer window gave released signed dropping signed replacements withdrawn players travis season head coach replaced previous assistant coach team bowling coach india team mentor second time working previous seasons theme song changed foot preview termed buying repair work new season termed team middle order perfect mixture batsmen calibre combining game leading identified key players squad following players appearance age given start team match year april indian premier league finished place season dominance league stage ended win playoffs disappointing season saw return consistent teams said despite having bowler key player tournament nice assistant acted option team lacked brought termed flop buy runs matches strike rate lower team captained acting stand captain matches topped points table league stage won matches played match won wickets followed run loss won match wickets battle aggressive bowling earned win match got wickets victory played run innings followed matches lost runs won second wickets match mumbai saw run victory squad match sensational penultimate gave run victory saw player consecutive half centuries team fixture wicket win scored runs balls extending record consecutive fifties clash impressive teams tournament knight riders beat wickets caused lose spot points table position held virtually start tournament game ton half century led team wickets win regained spot came lively pitch lost super kings wickets team playoffs registered wickets win kings faced runs partnership second best lost match runs finished league stage campaign wickets win played knight riders winner match qualified final loser got chance knight riders scored runs wickets came overs got wicket aaron conceded runs overs chasing total lost warner seven runs respectively runs scored runs balls economical overs struggle forced attack eventually resulted getting team required runs balls sent taylor taylor later hit ball faced late managed score runs wickets losing match runs second decision significant difference virtually unknown debut match biggest tactical ups history scored century reached total conceded runs overs aaron gave overs economical bowling figure match saw time season opening warner went runs scored run balls half century taylor runs wickets felt regular intervals eventually got runs registering biggest loss season match coach clarified dropped form russell later awarded purple cap claiming number wickets tournament claiming wickets tournament season standings key played wins losses result points net run rate notes teams marked progressed stage competition teams marked eliminated competition match logs statistics champions league finishing qualified tournament decided play home team franchise changed team captain suggestion wanted relieved responsibility order bat freely came replacement aaron going strained world initially doubtful recovered injury played tournament preview said team best names cricket throw termed key player surprise package said team failure big matches lack weaknesses team practice match lost wickets directly qualifying group stage group matches abandoned rain played match knight riders won runs innings ended runs wickets emerged scorer runs response knight riders got runs took wickets match abandoned rain playing restricted opponent runs score rarely defended cricket took wickets runs team pace attack best chasing total runs reach double figures order runs seven balls helped team eventually win match league match replaced warner taylor appointed captain match abandoned rain semi final played rested space warner restricted lions runs took wickets conceding runs batting second lost early specialist batsman able reach double figure scored half century remained runs team managed score run wickets lost match runs match taylor cited team fielding reasons loss season standings key played wins losses result points net run rate notes teams marked progressed stage competition teams marked eliminated competition match logs statistics reaction released fourteen players release included signed million later year franchise started school cup tournament franchise dare care campaign launched website cheer meter campaign supported meant protect right adolescent girls facing forms discrimination exploitation abuse auction signed appointed bowling consultant performance coach respectively team signed exchanged taylor warriors
Delhi Daredevils in 2012