| 2016 season | |||
| Coach | Daniel Vettori | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Captain | Virat Kohli | ||
| Ground(s) | M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bangalore | ||
| Indian Premier League | Runners-up | ||
| Most runs | Virat Kohli (973) | ||
| Most wickets | Shane Watson and Yuzvendra Chahal (20) | ||
| |||
Royal Challengers Bangalore is a franchise cricket team based in Bangalore, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League. 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.
Background[edit | edit source]
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]
Squad[edit | edit source]
- Players with international caps before the start of 2016 IPL are listed in bold.[3]
| No. | Name | Nationality | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Salary | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 9 | Mandeep Singh |  India |
18 December 1991 (aged 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2015 | Traded player | |
| 11 | KL Rahul | India |
18 April 1992 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | Traded player | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| 18 | Virat Kohli | India |
5 November 1988 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 | ₹12.5 crore (US$1.86 million) | Captain |
| 34 | Travis Head |  Australia |
29 December 1993 (aged 22) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ₹50 lakh (US$74,000) | Overseas |
| 36 | Sachin Baby | India |
18 December 1988 (aged 27) | Left-handed | Right arm off break | 2016 | ₹10 lakh (US$15,000) | |
| 97 | Sarfaraz Khan | India |
27 October 1997 (aged 18) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2015 | ₹50 lakh (US$74,000) | |
| 99 | Kedar Jadhav | India |
26 March 1985 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | Traded player | Occasional wicket-keeper |
| 333 | Chris Gayle |  Jamaica |
21 September 1979 (aged 36) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2014 | ₹8.4 crore (US$1.25 million) | Overseas |
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 1 | Parvez Rasool | India |
13 February 1989 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | Traded player | |
| 33 | Shane Watson | Australia |
17 June 1981 (aged 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹9.5 crore (US$1.41 million) | Overseas |
| 96 | David Wiese |  South Africa |
18 May 1985 (aged 30) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2015 | ₹2.8 crore (US$420,000) | Overseas |
| 84 | Stuart Binny | India |
3 June 1984 (aged 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | ₹2 crore (US$300,000) | |
| Akshay Karnewar | India |
12 October 1992 (aged 23) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox Right-arm off break |
2016 | ₹10 lakh (US$15,000) | ||
| Praveen Dubey | India |
1 July 1993 (aged 22) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2016 | ₹35 lakh (US$52,000) | ||
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 17 | AB de Villiers | South Africa |
17 February 1984 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2014 | ₹9.5 crore (US$1.41 million) | Overseas |
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 3 | Yuzvendra Chahal | India |
23 July 1990 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2014 | ₹10 lakh (US$15,000) | |
| 6 | Sreenath Aravind | India |
8 April 1984 (aged 32) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2015 | ₹10 lakh (US$15,000) | |
| 7 | Varun Aaron | India |
29 October 1989 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2014 | ₹2 crore (US$300,000) | |
| 8 | Chris Jordan |  England |
4 October 1988 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹1 crore (US$150,000) | Overseas |
| 13 | Harshal Patel | India |
23 November 1990 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 | ₹40 lakh (US$60,000) | |
| 20 | Adam Milne[lower-alpha 1] |  New Zealand |
13 April 1992 (aged 23) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2015 | ₹70 lakh (US$104,000) | Overseas |
| 21 | Iqbal Abdulla | India |
2 December 1989 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2016 | ₹10 lakh (US$15,000) | |
| 23 | Abu Nechim | India |
5 November 1988 (aged 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2014 | ₹30 lakh (US$45,000) | |
| 47 | Kane Richardson | Australia |
12 February 1991 (aged 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹2 crore (US$300,000) | Overseas |
| 56 | Mitchell Starc[lower-alpha 2] | Australia |
30 January 1990 (aged 26) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2014 | ₹5 crore (US$740,000) | Overseas |
| 90 | Tabraiz Shamsi | South Africa |
18 February 1990 (aged 26) | Right-handed | Left-arm unorthodox spin | 2016 | ₹10 lakh (US$15,000) | Overseas |
| Samuel Badree[lower-alpha 3] |  Trinidad and Tobago |
9 March 1981 (aged 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2016 | ₹50 lakh (US$74,000) | Overseas | |
| Vikramjeet Malik | India |
9 May 1983 (aged 32) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹20 lakh (US$30,000) | ||
| Vikas Tokas | India |
16 October 1986 (aged 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹10 lakh (US$15,000) | ||
Season standings[edit | edit source]
| 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: [4]
- The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs
- advanced to Qualifier 1
- advanced to the Eliminator
Fixtures[edit | edit source]
| No. | Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Man of the match | Scorecard |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | April 12, 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Bangalore | Won by 45 runs | AB de Villiers 82 (42) | Scorecard |
| 2 | April 17, 2016 | Delhi Daredevils | Bangalore | Lost by 7 wickets | Scorecard | |
| 3 | April 20, 2016 | Mumbai Indians | Mumbai | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard | |
| 4 | April 22, 2016 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Pune | Won by 13 runs | AB de Villiers 83 (46) | Scorecard |
| 5 | April 24, 2016 | Gujarat Lions | Rajkot | Lost by 6 wickets | Virat Kohli 100* (63) | Scorecard |
| 6 | April 30, 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Hyderabad | Lost by 15 runs | Scorecard | |
| 7 | May 2, 2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Bangalore | Lost by 5 wickets | Scorecard | |
| 8 | May 7, 2016 | Rising Pune Supergiant | Bangalore | Won by 7 wickets | Virat Kohli 108* (58) | Scorecard |
| 9 | May 9, 2016 | Kings XI Punjab | Mohali | Won by 1 run | Shane Watson 2/22 (4 overs) | Scorecard |
| 10 | May 11, 2016 | Mumbai Indians | Bangalore | Lost by 6 wickets | Scorecard | |
| 11 | May 14, 2016 | Gujarat Lions | Bangalore | Won by 144 runs | AB de Villiers 129* (52) | Scorecard |
| 12 | May 16, 2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Kolkata | Won by 9 Wickets | Virat Kohli 75* (51) | Scorecard |
| 13 | May 18, 2016 | Kings XI Punjab | Bangalore | Won by 82 runs (D/L) | Virat Kohli 113 (50) | Scorecard |
| 14 | May 22, 2016 | Delhi Daredevils | Raipur | Won by 6 Wickets | Virat Kohli 54* (45) | Scorecard |
| Play-offs | ||||||
| 15 | May 24, 2016 | Gujarat Lions (Qualifier 1) | Bangalore | Won by 4 Wickets | AB de Villiers 79* (47) | Scorecard |
| 16 | May 29, 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (Final) | Bangalore | Lost by 8 Runs | Scorecard | |
| Overall record: 9–7. Runners-up. | ||||||
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ "Vijay Mallya quits as Royal Challengers Bangalore director, to remain chief mentor". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ "IPL 2016: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) to don two separate jerseys". The Indian Express. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ "RCB Indian Premier League 2016 Squad". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 April 2026.
- ↑ "2016 IPL Points table". ESPN Sports Media. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2016.