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:
PlayerSalaryActual Salary details of retained playersMahendra Singh DhoniAjinkya RahaneRavichandran AshwinSteve SmithFaf du Plessis
Players auction
The player auction for the 2016 Indian Premier League was held in Bangalore on 6 February 2016. The team bought 20 players in the auction.
Standings
Squad Players with international caps are listed in bold. No. Name Nationality Birth date Batting style Bowling style Salary Notes Batsmen 3 Ajinkya Rahane Right-handed Right-arm medium 10 George Bailey Right-handed Right-arm medium Overseas 13 Faf du Plessis Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas. Withdrew from the tournament 23 Saurabh Tiwary Left-handed Right-arm off break Traded player 24 Kevin Pietersen Right-handed Right-arm off break Overseas. Withdrew from the tournament 49 Steve Smith Right-handed Right-arm leg break Overseas. Withdrew from the tournament 100 Usman Khawaja Left-handed Right-arm medium Overseas All-rounders 5 Baba Aparajith Right-handed Right-arm off break 16 Thisara Perera Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas 18 Ankit Sharma Left-handed Slow left-arm orthodox 25 Mitchell Marsh Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast Overseas Withdrawn Player 28 Irfan Pathan Left-handed Left-arm medium-fast 29 Rajat Bhatia Right-handed Right-arm medium 81 Albie Morkel Left-handed Right-arm medium-fast Traded player Overseas Wicket-keepers 7 Mahendra Singh Dhoni Right-handed Right-arm medium Captain 54 Peter Handscomb Right-handed Overseas 55 Ankush Bains Right-handed Bowlers 1 Ishant Sharma Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium 9 R. P. Singh Right-handed Left-arm fast-medium 11 Ashok Dinda Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 26 Scott Boland Right-handed Right-arm fast-medium Overseas 45 Deepak Chahar Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 63 Adam Zampa Right-handed Right-arm leg break googly Overseas 89 Murugan Ashwin Right-handed Right-arm leg break googly 99 Ravichandran Ashwin Right-handed Right-arm off break 56 Ishwar Pandey Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast 57 Jaskaran Singh Right-handed Right-arm medium-fast
Results No.DateOpponentVenueResultMan of the MatchScorecard1 Mumbai Indians Mumbai Won by 9 wickets Ajinkya Rahane 66*(42) Scorecard2 Gujarat Lions Rajkot Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard3 Kings XI Punjab Mohali Lost by 6 wickets Scorecard4 Royal Challengers Bangalore Pune Lost by 13 runs Scorecard5 Kolkata Knight Riders Pune Lost by 2 wickets Scorecard6 Sunrisers Hyderabad Hyderabad Won by 34 runs (D/L) Ashok Dinda 3/23 (4 overs) Scorecard7 Gujarat Lions Pune Lost by 3 wickets Scorecard8 Mumbai Indians Pune Lost by 8 wickets Scorecard9 Delhi Daredevils Delhi Won by 7 wickets Ajinkya Rahane 63* (48) Scorecard10 Royal Challengers Bangalore Bangalore Lost by 7 wickets Scorecard11 Sunrisers Hyderabad Visakhapatnam Lost by 4 runs Adam Zampa 6/19 (4 overs) Scorecard12 Kolkata Knight Riders Kolkata Lost by 8 wickets (D/L) Scorecard13 Delhi Daredevils Visakhapatnam Won by 19 Runs (D/L) Ashok Dinda 3/20 (4 overs) Scorecard14 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
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