Rising Pune Supergiants in 2016

The Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) was a franchise cricket team based in Pune, Maharashtra, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2016 Indian Premier League and were captained by Mahendra Singh Dhoni. This was their first season playing in the IPL.

Rising Pune Supergiants
2016 Indian Premier League season
CoachStephen Fleming
CaptainMS Dhoni
Ground(s)Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
(Capacity: 42,000)[1]
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
IPL7th

Draft

Following the two-year suspension of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, two new franchises Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions were established. These two franchises were allowed to draft a maximum of five players each from the Chennai and Rajasthan teams. The draft took place on 15 December 2015 and the following players were bought:[2]

S.No Nat Player Salary[3]
Rising Pune Supergiants
1 Mahendra Singh Dhoni 125 million (US$1.8 million)
2 Ajinkya Rahane 80 million (US$1.1 million)
3 Ravichandran Ashwin 75 million (US$1.1 million)
4 Steve Smith 40 million (US$560,000)
5 Faf du Plessis 47.5 million (US$670,000)

Players auction

The player auction for the 2016 Indian Premier League was held in Bangalore on 6 February 2016.[4] Supergiants had chosen 5 players from a draft of players from the departing teams and bought 20 players in the auction.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Gujarat Lions (3) 14 9 5 0 18 −0.374
2 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RU) 14 8 6 0 16 0.932
3 Sunrisers Hyderabad (C) 14 8 6 0 16 0.245
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: [5]
  • The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs
  •   advanced to Qualifier 1
  •   advanced to the Eliminator

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nat Birth date Batting style Bowling style Signed year Salary Notes
Batsmen
3Ajinkya Rahane(1988-06-05)5 June 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium201680 million (US$1.1 million)
10George Bailey(1982-09-07)7 September 1982Right-handedRight-arm medium201610 million (US$140,000)Overseas
13Faf du Plessis(1984-07-13)13 July 1984Right-handedRight-arm leg break201647.5 million (US$670,000)Overseas
Withdrawn Player
23Saurabh Tiwary(1989-12-30)30 December 1989Left-handedRight-arm off break2016Traded player
24Kevin Pietersen(1980-06-27)27 June 1980Right-handedRight-arm off break201635 million (US$490,000)Overseas
Withdrawn Player
49Steve Smith(1989-06-02)2 June 1989Right-handedRight-arm leg break201640 million (US$560,000)Overseas
Withdrawn Player
100Usman Khawaja(1986-12-18)18 December 1986Left-handedRight-arm medium201610 million (US$140,000)Overseas
All-rounders
5Baba Aparajith(1994-07-08)8 July 1994Right-handedRight-arm off break20161 million (US$14,000)
16Thisara Perera(1989-04-03)3 April 1989Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast201610 million (US$140,000)Overseas
18Ankit Sharma(1991-04-20)20 April 1991Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox20161 million (US$14,000)
25Mitchell Marsh(1991-10-20)20 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast201648 million (US$670,000)Overseas
Withdrawn Player
28Irfan Pathan(1984-10-27)27 October 1984Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast201610 million (US$140,000)
29Rajat Bhatia(1979-10-22)22 October 1979Right-handedRight-arm medium20166 million (US$84,000)
81Albie Morkel(1981-06-10)10 June 1981Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast2016Traded playerOverseas
Wicket-keepers
7Mahendra Singh Dhoni(1981-07-07)7 July 1981Right-handedRight-arm medium2016125 million (US$1.8 million)Captain
54Peter Handscomb(1991-04-26)26 April 1991Right-handed20163 million (US$42,000)Overseas
55Ankush Bains(1995-12-16)16 December 1995Right-handed20161 million (US$14,000)
Bowlers
1Ishant Sharma(1988-09-02)2 September 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium201638 million (US$530,000)
9R. P. Singh(1985-12-06)6 December 1985Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium20163 million (US$42,000)
11Ashok Dinda(1984-03-25)25 March 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast20165 million (US$70,000)
26Scott Boland(1989-04-11)11 April 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium20165 million (US$70,000)Overseas
45Deepak Chahar(1992-08-07)7 August 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast20161 million (US$14,000)
63Adam Zampa(1992-03-31)31 March 1992Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly20163 million (US$42,000)Overseas
89Murugan Ashwin(1990-09-08)8 September 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly201645 million (US$630,000)
99Ravichandran Ashwin(1986-09-17)17 September 1986Right-handedRight-arm off break201675 million (US$1.1 million)
56Ishwar Pandey(1989-08-15)15 August 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast20162 million (US$28,000)
57Jaskaran Singh(1989-09-04)4 September 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast20161 million (US$14,000)

    Results

    No. Date Opponent Venue Result Man of the Match Scorecard
    19 April 2016Mumbai IndiansMumbaiWon by 9 wickets Ajinkya Rahane 66*(42)Scorecard
    214 April 2016Gujarat LionsRajkotLost by 7 wicketsScorecard
    317 April 2016Kings XI PunjabMohaliLost by 6 wicketsScorecard
    422 April 2016Royal Challengers BangalorePuneLost by 13 runsScorecard
    524 April 2016Kolkata Knight RidersPuneLost by 2 wickets
    626 April 2016Sunrisers HyderabadHyderabadWon by 34 runs (D/L) Ashok Dinda 3/23 (4 overs)Scorecard
    729 April 2016Gujarat LionsPuneLost by 3 wicketsScorecard
    81 May 2016Mumbai IndiansPuneLost by 8 wicketsScorecard
    95 May 2016Delhi DaredevilsDelhiWon by 7 wickets Ajinkya Rahane 63* (48)Scorecard
    107 May 2016Royal Challengers BangaloreBangaloreLost by 7 wicketsScorecard
    1110 May 2016Sunrisers HyderabadVisakhapatnamLost by 4 runs Adam Zampa 6/19 (4 overs)
    1214 May 2016Kolkata Knight RidersKolkataLost by 8 wickets (D/L)
    1317 May 2016Delhi DaredevilsVisakhapatnamWon by 19 Runs (D/L) Ashok Dinda 3/20 (4 overs)
    1421 May 2016Kings XI PunjabVisakhapatnamWon by 4 Wickets MS Dhoni 64*(32)Scorecard
    Overall record of 5-9

    Failed to make Playoffs, ended 7/8

    References

    1. "MCA Stadium". IPLT20. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
    2. Amol. "Pune picks Dhoni, Rajkot recruits Raina". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
    3. Actual Salary details of retained players
    4. "IPL 2016 from April 9 to May 29, players' auction on Feb 6". IBNLive. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
    5. "2016 IPL Points table". ESPN Sports Media. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
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