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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The Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) is a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams which are taking part in the 2016 Indian Premier League. They are captained by Virat Kohli and coached by Daniel Vettori.
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 wear 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
Squad
Template:Royal Challengers Bangalore Roster
Fixtures
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Man of the Match | Scorecard link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 12 April 2016 | Template:Cr-IPL | Bangalore | Won by 45 runs |  AB de Villiers 82 (42) |
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| 2 | 17 April 2016 | Template:Cr-IPL | Bangalore | Lost by 7 wickets | Scorecard | |
| 3 | 20 April 2016 | Template:Cr-IPL | Mumbai | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard | |
| 4 | 22 April 2016 | Template:Cr-IPL | Pune | Won by 13 runs | AB de Villiers 83 (46) |
Scorecard |
| 5 | 24 April 2016 | Template:Cr-IPL | Rajkot | Lost by 6 wickets |  Virat Kohli 100* (63) |
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| 6 | 30 April 2016 | Template:Cr-IPL | Hyderabad | Lost by 15 runs | Scorecard | |
| 7 | 2 May 2016 | Template:Cr-IPL | Bangalore | Lost by 5 wickets | Scorecard | |
| 8 | 7 May 2016 | Template:Cr-IPL | Bangalore | Won by 7 wickets | Virat Kohli 108* (58) |
Scorecard |
| 9 | 9 May 2016 | Template:Cr-IPL | Mohali | Won by 1 run |  Shane Watson 2/22 (4 overs) |
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| 10 | 11 May 2016 | Template:Cr-IPL | Bangalore | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard | |
| 11 | 14 May 2016 | Template:Cr-IPL | Bangalore | Won by 144 runs | AB de Villiers 129* (52) |
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| 12 | 16 May 2016 | Template:Cr-IPL | Kolkata | Won by 9 Wickets | Virat Kohli 75* (51) |
Scorecard |
| 13 | 18 May 2016 | Template:Cr-IPL | Bangalore | Won by 82 runs (D/L) | Virat Kohli 113 (50) |
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| 14 | 22 May 2016 | Template:Cr-IPL | Raipur | Won by 6 Wickets | Virat Kohli 54* (45) |
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| Play-offs | ||||||
| 15 | 24 May 2016 | Template:Cr-IPL (Qualifier 1) | Bangalore | Won by 4 Wickets | AB de Villiers 79* (47) |
Scorecard |
| 16 | 29 May 2016 | Template:Cr-IPL (Final) | Bangalore | Lost by 8 Runs | Scorecard | |
| Overall record of 9 – 7
Runners-up of 2016 Indian Premier League | ||||||
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.