Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2016

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 were captained by Virat Kohli and coached by Daniel Vettori.This season is the last time RCB qualified for the playoffs until 2020.

Royal Challengers Bangalore
2016 season
CoachDaniel Vettori
CaptainVirat Kohli
Ground(s)M.Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore
IPLRunners-up
Most runsVirat Kohli (973)
Most wicketsShane Watson and Yuzvendra Chahal (20)
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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
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: [3]
  • The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs
  •   advanced to Qualifier 1
  •   advanced to the Eliminator

Squad

Squad

           Price

V. Kohli(c) 17 crs Ab. Dellvires 12.5 crs K. L. Rahul(wk) 6 crs S. Watson 9.5 crs S. Khan 1.75 crs M. Starc 7 crs I. Abdulla 20 lkhs Y. Chahal 6.6 crs S.aravind 20 lkhs C. Jordan 5 crs C. Gayle 7.5 crs

Fixtures
No. Date Opponent Venue Result Man of the Match Scorecard link
1April 12, 2016Sunrisers HyderabadBangaloreWon by 45 runs AB de Villiers 82 (42)Scorecard
2April 17, 2016Delhi DaredevilsBangaloreLost by 7 wicketsScorecard
3April 20, 2016Mumbai IndiansMumbaiLost by 6 wicketsScorecard
4April 22, 2016Rising Pune SupergiantPuneWon by 13 runs AB de Villiers 83 (46)Scorecard
5April 24, 2016Gujarat LionsRajkotLost by 6 wickets Virat Kohli 100* (63)Scorecard
6April 30, 2016Sunrisers HyderabadHyderabadLost by 15 runsScorecard
7May 2, 2016Kolkata Knight RidersBangaloreLost by 5 wicketsScorecard
8May 7, 2016Rising Pune SupergiantBangaloreWon by 7 wickets Virat Kohli 108* (58)Scorecard
9May 9, 2016Kings XI PunjabMohaliWon by 1 run Shane Watson 2/22 (4 overs)Scorecard
10May 11, 2016Mumbai IndiansBangaloreLost by 6 wicketsScorecard
11May 14, 2016Gujarat LionsBangaloreWon by 144 runs AB de Villiers 129* (52)Scorecard
12May 16, 2016Kolkata Knight RidersKolkataWon by 9 Wickets Virat Kohli 75* (51)Scorecard
13May 18, 2016Kings XI PunjabBangaloreWon by 82 runs (D/L) Virat Kohli 113 (50)Scorecard
14May 22, 2016Delhi DaredevilsRaipurWon by 6 Wickets Virat Kohli 54* (45)Scorecard
Play-offs
15May 24, 2016Gujarat Lions (Qualifier 1)BangaloreWon by 4 Wickets AB de Villiers 79* (47)Scorecard
16May 29, 2016Sunrisers Hyderabad (Final)BangaloreLost by 8 RunsScorecard
Overall record of 9 – 7

Runners-up of 2016 Indian Premier League

References
  1. "Vijay Mallya quits as Royal Challengers Bangalore director, to remain chief mentor". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  2. "IPL 2016: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to don two separate jerseys". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
  3. "2016 IPL Points table". ESPN Sports Media. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2016.

squad Top players

C. Gayle V. Kohli Ab. Dellivires K. L. Rahul (wk) S. Watson Y. Chahal M. Starc

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