2016 Royal Challengers Bangalore season
| 2016 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Daniel Vettori | ||
| Captain | Virat Kohli | ||
| Ground(s) | M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | ||
| IPL | Runners-up | ||
| Most runs | Virat Kohli (973) | ||
| Most wickets | Shane Watson and Yuzvendra Chahal (20) | ||
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Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams which competed in the 2016 Indian Premier League. They were captained by Virat Kohli and coached by Daniel Vettori. In this edition of the IPL the captain Virat Kohli made the most runs in a single season.
Background
In March 2016, the team director Vijay Mallya stepped down from his position, but chose to remain with the franchise in the role of chief mentor.[1]
The Royal Challengers wore separate kits for home and away matches for the first time during the 2016 season.[2]
Season standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarat Lions (3) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | −0.374 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RU) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.932 | |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (C) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.245 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (4) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.106 | |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.146 | |
| 6 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.155 | |
| 7 | Rising Pune Supergiants | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0.015 | |
| 8 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.646 |
Source: [3]
The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs
Fixtures
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Man of the match | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 12, 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bangalore | Won by 45 runs | AB de Villiers 82 (42) | Scorecard |
| 2 | April 17, 2016 | Delhi Daredevils | Bangalore | Lost by 7 wickets | Scorecard | |
| 3 | April 20, 2016 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard | |
| 4 | April 22, 2016 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Pune | Won by 13 runs | AB de Villiers 83 (46) | Scorecard |
| 5 | April 24, 2016 | Gujarat Lions | Rajkot | Lost by 6 wickets | Virat Kohli 100* (63) | Scorecard |
| 6 | April 30, 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Lost by 15 runs | Scorecard | |
| 7 | May 2, 2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Bangalore | Lost by 5 wickets | Scorecard | |
| 8 | May 7, 2016 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Bangalore | Won by 7 wickets | Virat Kohli 108* (58) | Scorecard |
| 9 | May 9, 2016 | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | Won by 1 run | Shane Watson 2/22 (4 overs) | Scorecard |
| 10 | May 11, 2016 | Mumbai Indians | Bangalore | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard | |
| 11 | May 14, 2016 | Gujarat Lions | Bangalore | Won by 144 runs | AB de Villiers 129* (52) | Scorecard |
| 12 | May 16, 2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | Won by 9 Wickets | Virat Kohli 75* (51) | Scorecard |
| 13 | May 18, 2016 | Kings XI Punjab | Bangalore | Won by 82 runs (D/L) | Virat Kohli 113 (50) | Scorecard |
| 14 | May 22, 2016 | Delhi Daredevils | Raipur | Won by 6 Wickets | Virat Kohli 54* (45) | Scorecard |
| Play-offs | ||||||
| 15 | May 24, 2016 | Gujarat Lions (Qualifier 1) | Bangalore | Won by 4 Wickets | AB de Villiers 79* (47) | Scorecard |
| 16 | May 29, 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (Final) | Bangalore | Lost by 8 Runs | Scorecard | |
| Overall record: 9–7. Runners-up. | ||||||
References
- ^ "Vijay Mallya quits as Royal Challengers Bangalore director, to remain chief mentor". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "IPL 2016: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to don two separate jerseys". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ^ "2016 IPL Points table". ESPN Sports Media. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2016.