2016 Rising Pune Supergiant season

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.

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
IPL7th

Draft

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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$1.5 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

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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

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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

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  • Players with international caps are listed in bold.
No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Salary Notes
Batsmen
3 Ajinkya Rahane   India (1988-06-05)5 June 1988 Right-handed Right-arm medium 80 million (US$960,000)
10 George Bailey   Australia (1982-09-07)7 September 1982 Right-handed Right-arm medium 10 million (US$120,000) Overseas
13 Faf du Plessis   South Africa (1984-07-13)13 July 1984 Right-handed Right-arm leg break 47.5 million (US$570,000) Overseas. Withdrew from the tournament
23 Saurabh Tiwary   India (1989-12-30)30 December 1989 Left-handed Right-arm off break Traded player
24 Kevin Pietersen   England (1980-06-27)27 June 1980 Right-handed Right-arm off break 35 million (US$420,000) Overseas. Withdrew from the tournament
49 Steve Smith   Australia (1989-06-02)2 June 1989 Right-handed Right-arm leg break 40 million (US$480,000) Overseas. Withdrew from the tournament
100 Usman Khawaja   Australia (1986-12-18)18 December 1986 Left-handed Right-arm medium 10 million (US$120,000) Overseas
All-rounders
5 Baba Aparajith   India (1994-07-08)8 July 1994 Right-handed Right-arm off break 1 million (US$12,000)
16 Thisara Perera   Sri Lanka (1989-04-03)3 April 1989 Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast 10 million (US$120,000) Overseas
18 Ankit Sharma   India (1991-04-20)20 April 1991 Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 1 million (US$12,000)
25 Mitchell Marsh   Australia (1991-10-20)20 October 1991 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 48 million (US$580,000) Overseas
Withdrawn Player
28 Irfan Pathan   India (1984-10-27)27 October 1984 Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 10 million (US$120,000)
29 Rajat Bhatia   India (1979-10-22)22 October 1979 Right-handed Right-arm medium 6 million (US$72,000)
81 Albie Morkel   South Africa (1981-06-10)10 June 1981 Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast Traded player Overseas
Wicket-keepers
7 Mahendra Singh Dhoni   India (1981-07-07)7 July 1981 Right-handed Right-arm medium 125 million (US$1.5 million) Captain
54 Peter Handscomb   Australia (1991-04-26)26 April 1991 Right-handed 3 million (US$36,000) Overseas
55 Ankush Bains   India (1995-12-16)16 December 1995 Right-handed 1 million (US$12,000)
Bowlers
1 Ishant Sharma   India (1988-09-02)2 September 1988 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 38 million (US$460,000)
9 R. P. Singh   India (1985-12-06)6 December 1985 Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 3 million (US$36,000)
11 Ashok Dinda   India (1984-03-25)25 March 1984 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 5 million (US$60,000)
26 Scott Boland   Australia (1989-04-11)11 April 1989 Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 5 million (US$60,000) Overseas
45 Deepak Chahar   India (1992-08-07)7 August 1992 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 1 million (US$12,000)
63 Adam Zampa   Australia (1992-03-31)31 March 1992 Right-handed Right-arm leg break googly 3 million (US$36,000) Overseas
89 Murugan Ashwin   India (1990-09-08)8 September 1990 Right-handed Right-arm leg break googly 45 million (US$540,000)
99 Ravichandran Ashwin   India (1986-09-17)17 September 1986 Right-handed Right-arm off break 75 million (US$900,000)
56 Ishwar Pandey   India (1989-08-15)15 August 1989 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 2 million (US$24,000)
57 Jaskaran Singh   India (1989-09-04)4 September 1989 Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 1 million (US$12,000)

Results

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No. Date Opponent Venue Result Man of the Match Scorecard
1 9 April 2016 Mumbai Indians Mumbai Won by 9 wickets Ajinkya Rahane 66*(42) Scorecard
2 14 April 2016 Gujarat Lions Rajkot Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard
3 17 April 2016 Kings XI Punjab Mohali Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard
4 22 April 2016 Royal Challengers Bangalore Pune Lost by 13 runs Scorecard
5 24 April 2016 Kolkata Knight Riders Pune Lost by 2 wickets Scorecard
6 26 April 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad Hyderabad Won by 34 runs (D/L) Ashok Dinda 3/23 (4 overs) Scorecard
7 29 April 2016 Gujarat Lions Pune Lost by 3 wickets Scorecard
8 1 May 2016 Mumbai Indians Pune Lost by 8 wickets Scorecard
9 5 May 2016 Delhi Daredevils Delhi Won by 7 wickets Ajinkya Rahane 63* (48) Scorecard
10 7 May 2016 Royal Challengers Bangalore Bangalore Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard
11 10 May 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad Visakhapatnam Lost by 4 runs Adam Zampa 6/19 (4 overs) Scorecard
12 14 May 2016 Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Lost by 8 wickets (D/L) Scorecard
13 17 May 2016 Delhi Daredevils Visakhapatnam Won by 19 Runs (D/L) Ashok Dinda 3/20 (4 overs) Scorecard
14 21 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

References

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  1. ^ "MCA Stadium". IPLT20. 13 February 2016. Retrieved 13 February 2016.
  2. ^ Amol (15 December 2015). "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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