IPL Season 9
IPL 2016
🏆 Sunrisers Hyderabad
defeatedRoyal Challengers Bengaluru
Virat Kohli's record season — 973 runs (still the IPL all-time record). SRH's only title to date. RCB lost yet another final.
Champion
Sunrisers HyderabadRunner-up
Royal Challengers BengaluruFinal Date
29 May 2016
Player of the Tournament
Virat Kohli
Final venue
📍 M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
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Orange Cap (Most Runs)
Virat Kohli
royal-challengers-bengaluru · 973 runs
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Purple Cap (Most Wickets)
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
sunrisers-hyderabad · 23 wickets
Season 9 Quick Facts
Teams: 8
Matches: 60
Champion: Sunrisers Hyderabad
Runner-up: Royal Challengers Bengaluru
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About IPL 2016
The 2016 Indian Premier League was the 9th season of the IPL. Sunrisers Hyderabad won the title by defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final at M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru on 29 May 2016.
Virat Kohli's record season — 973 runs (still the IPL all-time record). SRH's only title to date. RCB lost yet another final.
Top Performers
- Player of the Tournament: Virat Kohli
- Orange Cap (most runs): Virat Kohli from royal-challengers-bengaluru — 973 runs
- Purple Cap (most wickets): Bhuvneshwar Kumar from sunrisers-hyderabad — 23 wickets
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