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{{Use dmy dates|date=May 2018}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2018}}
{{Infobox cricket club season
| club = Royal Challengers Bangalore
| season = 2016
| coach = [[Daniel Vettori]]
| captain = [[Virat Kohli]]
| ground = [[M.Chinnaswamy Stadium]], [[Bangalore]]
| comp1 = [[Indian Premier League|IPL]]
| comp1 result = Runners-up
| most runs = [[Virat Kohli]] (973)
| most wickets = [[Shane Watson]] and [[Yuzvendra Chahal]] (20)
| most catches =
| most dismissals =
| prevseason = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2015|2015]]
| nextseason = [[Royal Challengers Bangalore in 2017|2017]]
}}

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.

==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.<ref>{{cite news|title=Vijay Mallya quits as Royal Challengers Bangalore director, to remain chief mentor|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/vijay-mallya-quits-as-rcb-director-to-remain-chief-mentor/|work=The Indian Express|accessdate=8 April 2016}}</ref>

The Royal Challengers wore separate kits for home and away matches for the first time during the 2016 season.<ref>{{cite news|title=IPL 2016: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to don two separate jerseys|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/sports/cricket/royal-challengers-bangalore-rcb-to-don-two-separate-ipl-jerseys/|accessdate=8 April 2016|work=The Indian Express}}</ref>

==Season standings==
{{2016 Indian Premier League Points table|team=RCB}}

== 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==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
! style="width:5%;"| No.
! style="width:10%;"| Date
! style="width:23%;"| Opponent
! style="width:10%;"| Venue
! style="width:17%;"| Result
! style="width:40%;"| Man of the Match
! style="width:10%;"| Scorecard link
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 1 || {{dts|1=2016|2=4|3=12}} || [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]] || Won by 45 runs || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[AB de Villiers]] 82 (42) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/980907.html Scorecard]
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 2 || {{dts|1=2016|2=4|3=17}} || [[Delhi Daredevils]] || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]] || Lost by 7 wickets || || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/980921.html Scorecard]
|-style="background:#fcc;"
| 3 || {{dts|1=2016|2=4|3=20}} || [[Mumbai Indians]] || [[Wankhede Stadium|Mumbai]] || Lost by 6 wickets || || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/980927.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 4 || {{dts|1=2016|2=4|3=22}} || [[Rising Pune Supergiant]] || [[Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium|Pune]] || Won by 13 runs ||{{flagicon|RSA}} [[AB de Villiers]] 83 (46) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2016/engine/match/980931.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 5 || {{dts|1=2016|2=4|3=24}} || [[Gujarat Lions]] || [[Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium|Rajkot]] || Lost by 6 wickets || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Virat Kohli]] 100[[not out|*]] (63) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2016/engine/match/980937.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 6 || {{dts|1=2016|2=4|3=30}} || [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] || [[Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium|Hyderabad]] || Lost by 15 runs || || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/980953.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 7 || {{dts|1=2016|2=5|3=2}} || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]] || Lost by 5 wickets || || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/980959.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 8 || {{dts|1=2016|2=5|3=7}} || [[Rising Pune Supergiant]] || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]] || Won by 7 wickets || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Virat Kohli]] 108[[not out|*]] (58) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/980969.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 9 || {{dts|1=2016|2=5|3=9}} || [[Kings XI Punjab]] || [[Punjab Cricket Association IS Bindra Stadium|Mohali]] || Won by 1 run || {{flagicon|AUS}} [[Shane Watson]] 2/22 (4 overs) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/indian-premier-league-2016/engine/match/980977.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 10 || {{dts|1=2016|2=5|3=11}} || [[Mumbai Indians]] || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]] || Lost by 6 wickets || || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/980981.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 11 || {{dts|1=2016|2=5|3=14}} || [[Gujarat Lions]] || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]] || Won by 144 runs || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[AB de Villiers]] 129[[not out|*]] (52) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/980987.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 12 || {{dts|1=2016|2=5|3=16}} || [[Kolkata Knight Riders]] || [[Eden Gardens|Kolkata]] || Won by 9 Wickets || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Virat Kohli]] 75[[not out|*]] (51) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/980995.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 13 || {{dts|1=2016|2=5|3=18}} || [[Kings XI Punjab]] || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]] || Won by 82 runs (D/L) || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Virat Kohli]] 113 (50) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/980999.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 14 || {{dts|1=2016|2=5|3=22}} || [[Delhi Daredevils]] || [[Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Cricket Stadium|Raipur]] || Won by 6 Wickets || {{flagicon|IND}} [[Virat Kohli]] 54[[not out|*]] (45) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/981011.html Scorecard]
|-
! colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| Play-offs
|- style="background:#c3fdb8;"
| 15 || {{dts|1=2016|2=5|3=24}} || [[Gujarat Lions]] (Qualifier 1) || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]] || Won by 4 Wickets || {{flagicon|RSA}} [[AB de Villiers]] 79[[not out|*]] (47) || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/981013.html Scorecard]
|- style="background:#fcc;"
| 16 || {{dts|1=2016|2=5|3=29}} || [[Sunrisers Hyderabad]] (Final) || [[M. Chinnaswamy Stadium|Bangalore]] || Lost by 8 Runs || || [http://www.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/match/981019.html Scorecard]
|- align= style="background:#FFE87C;"
| colspan="7" style="text-align:center;"| '''Overall record of 9 – 7'''
'''Runners-up of 2016 Indian Premier League'''
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{Royal Challengers Bangalore}}

[[Category:Royal Challengers Bangalore seasons]]
[[Category:2010s in Bangalore]]
[[Category:2016 Indian Premier League]]

squad
Top players

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

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