Indian Premier League 2016
2016 · 8 teams · T20 cricket
Tournament Overview
Series Overview
The 2016 Indian Premier League — Season 9 — will forever be defined by one man: Virat Kohli. Playing at the peak of his powers, Kohli amassed an extraordinary 973 runs in the tournament — an IPL record that remains unbroken. He scored four centuries, a feat previously unimaginable in a T20 tournament, and carried Royal Challengers Bangalore all the way to the final. In the final at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium — RCB's home ground — Kohli's RCB posted a competitive 200/7. Sunrisers Hyderabad, marshalled by David Warner and boosted by the wily spin of Rashid Khan, chased hard before SRH held their nerve to win by 8 runs. The cruelty of it: the tournament's greatest individual batting performance ended in a final-match defeat. This edition also saw Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals replaced by Rising Pune Supergiant and Gujarat Lions following the spot-fixing bans. AB de Villiers' assault on Gujarat Lions — 129* off 52 balls — remains one of the most violent T20 innings in cricket history. Kohli won the Orange Cap with 973 runs; Bhuvneshwar Kumar of SRH claimed the Purple Cap.
Key Highlights
- 1Virat Kohli broke the all-time IPL run record with 973 runs in a single season — a record that still stands
- 2Kohli scored four centuries in IPL 2016, a feat never achieved before or since
- 3SRH defended 208 to beat RCB by 8 runs in the final at Bengaluru — RCB's home ground
- 4Warner's SRH were the most consistent side, conceding fewest runs in powerplays across the tournament
- 5AB de Villiers' 129* off 52 balls against Gujarat Lions was one of the greatest T20 innings ever played