Woakes claimed his 200th first-class wicket in Warwickshire's victory over Sussex in the County Championship in July 2011. In the 2020 IPL auction, he was bought by the Delhi Capitals ahead of the 2020 Indian Premier League. However he pulled out of the 2020 IPL to keep himself up and running for the English summer. He was replaced by South African seamer Anrich Nortje. Despit pulling out from IPL 2020 edition Delhi Capitals shows faith in Chris Woakes abilities and retained him for IPL 2021 edition.