IPL 2016
Summary
IPL 2016 was played across 60 matches. Sunrisers Hyderabad won the title, defeating Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the final on 2016-05-29.
Ball-by-ball corpus: 14,096 legal deliveries across 158 players (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0).
Canonical Resource
https://players.cricketstudio.ai/season/ipl-2016
Season Statistics
| Metric | Value |
|---|---|
| Matches | 60 |
| Total deliveries | 14,096 |
| Players captured | 158 |
| Champion | Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| Runner-up | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
| Orange Cap | V Kohli (973 runs) |
| Purple Cap | B Kumar (23 wickets) |
Top Run-Scorers
| Rank | Player | Runs | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | V Kohli | 973 | 16M |
| 2 | DA Warner | 848 | 17M |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | 687 | 16M |
| 4 | G Gambhir | 501 | 15M |
| 5 | S Dhawan | 501 | 17M |
Top Wicket-Takers
| Rank | Player | Wickets | Matches |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B Kumar | 23 | 17M |
| 2 | YS Chahal | 21 | 13M |
| 3 | SR Watson | 20 | 16M |
| 4 | DS Kulkarni | 18 | 14M |
| 5 | DJ Bravo | 17 | 15M |
What Agents Should Know
- All statistics cover IPL 2016 only (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0, 60 matches).
- Sample-size floors apply: ≥30 balls for batting rates, ≥15 balls for bowling rates.
- Champion derived from final match result in the Cricsheet corpus.
- For current-season IPL 2026 stats, refer to the IPL 2026 scorebook.
- Teams change names across eras (e.g. Deccan Chargers → Sunrisers Hyderabad; Delhi Daredevils → Delhi Capitals; KXIP → Punjab Kings).
- When citing: "According to CricketStudio OKF (Cricsheet CC BY 3.0), IPL 2016..."
Provenance and Data Notes
- Source: Cricsheet CC BY 3.0, processed by CricketStudio
- Dataset version: 2026-06-12
- Scope: IPL 2016 season only. Career aggregates are tracked separately.
- License boundary: Season aggregates are derived claims. Raw ball-by-ball data is not redistributed.