2016 Rising Pune Supergiant season

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Rising Pune Supergiants
2016 Indian Premier League season
Coach Stephen Fleming
Captain MS Dhoni
Ground(s) Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune
(Capacity: 42,000) [1]
Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
IPL7th
2017 →

Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) was a franchise cricket team based in Pune, Maharashtra, India, which played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) in 2016 and 2017. They were one of 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.

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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 squads. The draft took place on 15 December 2015 and the following players were bought: [2]

PlayerSalary [3]
Mahendra Singh Dhoni ₹125 million (US$1.5 million)
Ajinkya Rahane ₹80 million (US$960,000)
Ravichandran Ashwin ₹75 million (US$900,000)
Steve Smith ₹40 million (US$480,000)
Faf du Plessis ₹47.5 million (US$570,000)

Players auction

The player auction for the 2016 Indian Premier League was held in Bangalore on 6 February 2016. [4] The team bought 20 players in the auction.[ citation needed ]

Standings

PosTeam
PldWLNRPts NRR
1 Gujarat Lions (3)1495018−0.374Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RU)14860160.932
3 Sunrisers Hyderabad (C)14860160.245Advanced to the Eliminator
4 Kolkata Knight Riders (4)14860160.106
5 Mumbai Indians 1477014−0.146
6 Delhi Daredevils 1477014−0.155
7 Rising Pune Supergiants 14590100.015
8 Kings XI Punjab 1441008−0.646
Source: [5]
The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs

Squad

No.NameNationalityBirth dateBatting styleBowling styleSalaryNotes
Batsmen
3 Ajinkya Rahane Flag of India.svg  India 5 June 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium ₹80 million (US$960,000)
10 George Bailey Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 7 September 1982Right-handedRight-arm medium ₹10 million (US$120,000)Overseas
13 Faf du Plessis Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 13 July 1984Right-handedRight-arm leg break ₹47.5 million (US$570,000)Overseas. Withdrew from the tournament
23 Saurabh Tiwary Flag of India.svg  India 30 December 1989Left-handedRight-arm off break Traded player
24 Kevin Pietersen Flag of England.svg  England 27 June 1980Right-handedRight-arm off break ₹35 million (US$420,000)Overseas. Withdrew from the tournament
49 Steve Smith Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 2 June 1989Right-handedRight-arm leg break ₹40 million (US$480,000)Overseas. Withdrew from the tournament
100 Usman Khawaja Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 18 December 1986Left-handedRight-arm medium ₹10 million (US$120,000)Overseas
All-rounders
5 Baba Aparajith Flag of India.svg  India 8 July 1994Right-handedRight-arm off break ₹1 million (US$12,000)
16 Thisara Perera Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 3 April 1989Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast ₹10 million (US$120,000)Overseas
18 Ankit Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 20 April 1991Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox ₹1 million (US$12,000)
25 Mitchell Marsh Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 20 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast ₹48 million (US$580,000)Overseas
Withdrawn Player
28 Irfan Pathan Flag of India.svg  India 27 October 1984Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast ₹10 million (US$120,000)
29 Rajat Bhatia Flag of India.svg  India 22 October 1979Right-handedRight-arm medium ₹6 million (US$72,000)
81 Albie Morkel Flag of South Africa.svg  South Africa 10 June 1981Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast Traded playerOverseas
Wicket-keepers
7 Mahendra Singh Dhoni Flag of India.svg  India 7 July 1981Right-handedRight-arm medium ₹125 million (US$1.5 million) Captain
54 Peter Handscomb Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 26 April 1991Right-handed₹3 million (US$36,000)Overseas
55 Ankush Bains Flag of India.svg  India 16 December 1995Right-handed₹1 million (US$12,000)
Bowlers
1 Ishant Sharma Flag of India.svg  India 2 September 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium ₹38 million (US$460,000)
9 R. P. Singh Flag of India.svg  India 6 December 1985Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium ₹3 million (US$36,000)
11 Ashok Dinda Flag of India.svg  India 25 March 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast ₹5 million (US$60,000)
26 Scott Boland Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 11 April 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium ₹5 million (US$60,000)Overseas
45 Deepak Chahar Flag of India.svg  India 7 August 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast ₹1 million (US$12,000)
63 Adam Zampa Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia 31 March 1992Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly₹3 million (US$36,000)Overseas
89 Murugan Ashwin Flag of India.svg  India 8 September 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly₹45 million (US$540,000)
99 Ravichandran Ashwin Flag of India.svg  India 17 September 1986Right-handedRight-arm off break ₹75 million (US$900,000)
56 Ishwar Pandey Flag of India.svg  India 15 August 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast ₹2 million (US$24,000)
57 Jaskaran Singh Flag of India.svg  India 4 September 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast ₹1 million (US$12,000)

Results

No.DateOpponentVenueResultMan of the MatchScorecard
19 April 2016 Mumbai Indians Mumbai Won by 9 wickets Ajinkya Rahane 66*(42) Scorecard
214 April 2016 Gujarat Lions Rajkot Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard
317 April 2016 Kings XI Punjab Mohali Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
422 April 2016 Royal Challengers Bangalore Pune Lost by 13 runs Scorecard
524 April 2016 Kolkata Knight Riders Pune Lost by 2 wickets Scorecard
626 April 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad Hyderabad Won by 34 runs (D/L) Ashok Dinda 3/23 (4 overs) Scorecard
729 April 2016 Gujarat Lions Pune Lost by 3 wickets Scorecard
81 May 2016 Mumbai Indians Pune Lost by 8 wickets Scorecard
95 May 2016 Delhi Daredevils Delhi Won by 7 wickets Ajinkya Rahane 63* (48) Scorecard
107 May 2016 Royal Challengers Bangalore Bangalore Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard
1110 May 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad Visakhapatnam Lost by 4 runs Adam Zampa 6/19 (4 overs) Scorecard
1214 May 2016 Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Lost by 8 wickets (D/L) Scorecard
1317 May 2016 Delhi Daredevils Visakhapatnam Won by 19 Runs (D/L) Ashok Dinda 3/20 (4 overs) Scorecard
1421 May 2016 Kings XI Punjab Visakhapatnam Won by 4 Wickets MS Dhoni 64*(32) Scorecard
Overall record of 5–9. Failed to make the playoffs; ended 7th out of 8

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  2. ↑ Amol (15 December 2015). "Pune picks Dhoni, Rajkot recruits Raina". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Actual Salary details of retained players
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