The IPL 2016 final match saw Sunrisers Hyderabad facing off against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. SRH held their nerve in a last-over thriller to edge RCB by 8 runs for their maiden crown. SRH scored 208/7 and kept RCB to 200/7 in the final. To note, both the Chennai Super Kings and the Rajasthan Royals were barred from playing this season.
Orange Cap winner in IPL 2016
Former Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) captain Virat Kohli won the Orange Cap honours with a record tally of 973 runs as the curtains came down on the Indian Premier League 2016. With expectations of a landmark 1,000 runs in the IPL season, Kohli started off well but fell short by 27 runs. He hit a record 4 centuries and 7 fifties in this year’s tournament.
IPL 2016 Purple Cap winner
Bhuvneshwar Kumar of the Sunrisers Hyderabad won the Purple Cap in the IPL 2016 edition. The right-arm seamer scalped a total of 23 wickets in 17 matches and was a key instrument in SRH winning the IPL trophy.
Most sixes in IPL 2016 edition
Apart from grabbing the Orange Cap, Virat Kohli also topped the list of smashing most sixes in the tournament. The right-handed batter smashed 38 maximums in the IPL 2016 edition.
Who won the IPL 2016 fair play award?
Apart from winning the IPL trophy, SRH also won the IPL 2016 fair play award.
IPL 2016 emerging player award
Mustafizur Rahman of Bangladesh won the Emerging Player award. Playing for SRH, Mustafizur Rahman scalped 16 wickets to bag the award.
