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

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]

Player Salary[3]
Mahendra Singh Dhoni 125 million (US$1.6 million)
Ajinkya Rahane 80 million (US$1.0 million)
Ravichandran Ashwin 75 million (US$940,000)
Steve Smith 40 million (US$500,000)
Faf du Plessis 47.5 million (US$590,000)

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.

Standings

Pos Team Pld W L NR Pts NRR
1 Gujarat Lions (3) 14 9 5 0 18 −0.374 Advanced to Qualifier 1
2 Royal Challengers Bangalore (RU) 14 8 6 0 16 0.932
3 Sunrisers Hyderabad (C) 14 8 6 0 16 0.245 Advanced to the Eliminator
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: [5]
The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs

Squad

  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Salary Notes
Batsmen
3Ajinkya Rahane India5 June 1988Right-handedRight-arm medium80 million (US$1.0 million)
10George Bailey Australia7 September 1982Right-handedRight-arm medium10 million (US$130,000)Overseas
13Faf du Plessis South Africa13 July 1984Right-handedRight-arm leg break47.5 million (US$590,000)Overseas. Withdrew from the tournament
23Saurabh Tiwary India30 December 1989Left-handedRight-arm off breakTraded player
24Kevin Pietersen England27 June 1980Right-handedRight-arm off break35 million (US$440,000)Overseas. Withdrew from the tournament
49Steve Smith Australia2 June 1989Right-handedRight-arm leg break40 million (US$500,000)Overseas. Withdrew from the tournament
100Usman Khawaja Australia18 December 1986Left-handedRight-arm medium10 million (US$130,000)Overseas
All-rounders
5Baba Aparajith India8 July 1994Right-handedRight-arm off break1 million (US$13,000)
16Thisara Perera Sri Lanka3 April 1989Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast10 million (US$130,000)Overseas
18Ankit Sharma India20 April 1991Left-handedSlow left-arm orthodox1 million (US$13,000)
25Mitchell Marsh Australia20 October 1991Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast48 million (US$600,000)Overseas
Withdrawn Player
28Irfan Pathan India27 October 1984Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast10 million (US$130,000)
29Rajat Bhatia India22 October 1979Right-handedRight-arm medium6 million (US$75,000)
81Albie Morkel South Africa10 June 1981Left-handedRight-arm medium-fastTraded playerOverseas
Wicket-keepers
7Mahendra Singh Dhoni India7 July 1981Right-handedRight-arm medium125 million (US$1.6 million)Captain
54Peter Handscomb Australia26 April 1991Right-handed3 million (US$38,000)Overseas
55Ankush Bains India16 December 1995Right-handed1 million (US$13,000)
Bowlers
1Ishant Sharma India2 September 1988Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium38 million (US$480,000)
9R. P. Singh India6 December 1985Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium3 million (US$38,000)
11Ashok Dinda India25 March 1984Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast5 million (US$63,000)
26Scott Boland Australia11 April 1989Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium5 million (US$63,000)Overseas
45Deepak Chahar India7 August 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast1 million (US$13,000)
63Adam Zampa Australia31 March 1992Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly3 million (US$38,000)Overseas
89Murugan Ashwin India8 September 1990Right-handedRight-arm leg break googly45 million (US$560,000)
99Ravichandran Ashwin India17 September 1986Right-handedRight-arm off break75 million (US$940,000)
56Ishwar Pandey India15 August 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2 million (US$25,000)
57Jaskaran Singh India4 September 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast1 million (US$13,000)

Results

No. Date Opponent Venue Result Man of the Match Scorecard
19 April 2016Mumbai IndiansMumbaiWon by 9 wicketsAjinkya Rahane 66*(42)Scorecard
214 April 2016Gujarat LionsRajkotLost by 7 wicketsScorecard
317 April 2016Kings XI PunjabMohaliLost by 6 wicketsScorecard
422 April 2016Royal Challengers BangalorePuneLost by 13 runsScorecard
524 April 2016Kolkata Knight RidersPuneLost by 2 wicketsScorecard
626 April 2016Sunrisers HyderabadHyderabadWon by 34 runs (D/L)Ashok Dinda 3/23 (4 overs)Scorecard
729 April 2016Gujarat LionsPuneLost by 3 wicketsScorecard
81 May 2016Mumbai IndiansPuneLost by 8 wicketsScorecard
95 May 2016Delhi DaredevilsDelhiWon by 7 wicketsAjinkya Rahane 63* (48)Scorecard
107 May 2016Royal Challengers BangaloreBangaloreLost by 7 wicketsScorecard
1110 May 2016Sunrisers HyderabadVisakhapatnamLost by 4 runsAdam Zampa 6/19 (4 overs)Scorecard
1214 May 2016Kolkata Knight RidersKolkataLost by 8 wickets (D/L)Scorecard
1317 May 2016Delhi DaredevilsVisakhapatnamWon by 19 Runs (D/L)Ashok Dinda 3/20 (4 overs)Scorecard
1421 May 2016Kings XI PunjabVisakhapatnamWon by 4 WicketsMS Dhoni 64*(32)Scorecard
Overall record of 5–9. Failed to make the playoffs; ended 7th out of 8

References

  1. "MCA Stadium". IPLT20. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. Amol. "Pune picks Dhoni, Rajkot recruits Raina". The Hindu. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  3. Actual Salary details of retained players
  4. "IPL 2016 from April 9 to May 29, players' auction on Feb 6". IBNLive. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
  5. "2016 IPL Points table". ESPN Sports Media. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 21 May 2016.
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