Every single year new records are set in the IPL and also some of them are broken. One of the crucial records was also documented in the IPL 2024 match that took place between Lucknow Super Giants and Delhi Capitals.
Young Jake McGurk who made his first debut for Delhi at this match made an impressive 55-run, the second highest for Delhi Capitals in Delhi IPL debut. This is the second greatest score put up by Delhi Capitals by a Delhi Capitals’ debutant cricketer in the history of IPL.
The record of highest runs in an IPL debut from Delhi is registered in the name of Gautam Gambhir, who was once the captain of Kolkata Knight Riders. Gambhir hit unbeaten 58 runs for DC while playing against Rajasthan Royals for his very first season of IPL. Thus, it is his name that holds the record of scoring the most runs in this IPL debut match for Delhi. If Jake Fraser McGurk scored an additional four runs then he would have established a new record of five hundred and one runs surpassing Gambhir.
Sam Billings is ranked number three on this list. It was in IPL 2016 when he first turned up for Delhi Capitals and he scored 54 of his runs against KKR. Paul Collingwood follows in the fourth position on the list. He made the entry for Delhi in IPL 2010 and contributed by scoring 53 runs against KKR. Shikhar Dhawan is next on the list. He scored 52 runs against Rajasthan Royals.
Top 5 scores by Delhi Capitals players on their IPL debut match
| Player | Runs | Against |
| Gautam Gambhir | 58 | Rajasthan Royals |
| Jake Fraser McGurk | 55 | Lucknow Super Giants |
| Sam Billings | 54 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Paul Collingwood | 53 | Kolkata Knight Riders |
| Shikhar Dhawan | 52 | Rajasthan Royals |
Jake Fraser-McGurk did not get the opportunity to be on the pitch in the first five games this IPL. Nonetheless, he got his first game of the IPL against the Lucknow Super Giants. Capitals had lost matches in a row, but then they believed in Jake Fraser and he proved it true that the decision of the team management was right. He managed 55 runs in 35 deliveries, with 2 fours and 5 sixers. The brilliant work of this batsman was the main reason why the Delhi team won easily.
