Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2016

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Royal Challengers Bangalore
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)

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.

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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

PosTeamPldWLNRPts 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: [3]
The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs

Fixtures

No.DateOpponentVenueResultMan of the matchScorecard
1April 12, 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad Bangalore Won by 45 runs AB de Villiers 82 (42) Scorecard
2April 17, 2016 Delhi Daredevils Bangalore Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard
3April 20, 2016 Mumbai Indians Mumbai Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
4April 22, 2016 Rising Pune Supergiant Pune Won by 13 runs AB de Villiers 83 (46) Scorecard
5April 24, 2016 Gujarat Lions Rajkot Lost by 6 wickets Virat Kohli 100* (63) Scorecard
6April 30, 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad Hyderabad Lost by 15 runs Scorecard
7May 2, 2016 Kolkata Knight Riders Bangalore Lost by 5 wickets Scorecard
8May 7, 2016 Rising Pune Supergiant Bangalore Won by 7 wickets Virat Kohli 108* (58) Scorecard
9May 9, 2016 Kings XI Punjab Mohali Won by 1 run Shane Watson 2/22 (4 overs) Scorecard
10May 11, 2016 Mumbai Indians Bangalore Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
11May 14, 2016 Gujarat Lions Bangalore Won by 144 runs AB de Villiers 129* (52) Scorecard
12May 16, 2016 Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Won by 9 Wickets Virat Kohli 75* (51) Scorecard
13May 18, 2016 Kings XI Punjab Bangalore Won by 82 runs (D/L) Virat Kohli 113 (50) Scorecard
14May 22, 2016 Delhi Daredevils Raipur Won by 6 Wickets Virat Kohli 54* (45) Scorecard
Play-offs
15May 24, 2016 Gujarat Lions (Qualifier 1) Bangalore Won by 4 Wickets AB de Villiers 79* (47) Scorecard
16May 29, 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad (Final) Bangalore Lost by 8 Runs Scorecard
Overall record: 9–7. Runners-up.

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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.