Question: Which of the following team won the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL)?
(a) Sunrisers Hyderabad
(b) Royal Challengers Bangalore
(c) Kolkata Knight Riders
(d) Chennai Super Kings
Ans:(a)
Related facts:
- On 29 May 2016 Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) won the ninth edition of the Indian Premier League (IPL).
- This season of the Indian Premier League, abbreviated as IPL 9 or VIVO IPL 2016, is the ninth season of the IPL.
- IPL is a professional Twenty20 cricket league, which was established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI).
- The tournament was played between 9 April 2016 and 29 May 2016.
- The final was played at the Chinnaswamy stadium in Bangalore; Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) by eight runs.
- Ben Cutting of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) won the title of Man of the Match for scoring 39 off 15 balls and two wickets by giving 35 runs in the final match.
- Virat Kohli of Royal Challengers Bangalore won the title of Most Valuable Player.
- IPL-9: Key Facts:
- Orange Cap (For scoringmost runs) -Virat Kohli (973 runs), Royal Challengers Bangalore.
- Purple Cap (For highest wicket taker) -Bhuvneshwar Kumar (23 wickets), Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- Fair Play Award-Sunrisers Hyderabad.
- Highest individual score-(In one inning) –Ab de Villiers (129 Not Out), Royal Challengers Bangalore, against Gujarat Lions).
- The fastest half century-Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians), 51 runs off 17 balls and Chris Morris (Delhi Daredevils), 50 runs off 17 balls.
The fastest century-AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore) 129 runs off 43 balls, against Gujarat Lions. - Most sixes -38, Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
- Most boundaries-88, David Warner (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
- Best emerging player- Mustafizur Rahman (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
- Four players to score century in IPL-9 are -AB de Villiers (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore), Quinton de Kock (Delhi Daredevils), and Steve Smith (Pune Suprgiants Rising).
- In this season, the highest score in an innings was 248/3 by Royal Challengers Bangalore against Gujarat Lions.
- The best bowling performance in an innings was of Adam Zampa (Took 6 wickets by giving 19 runs in 4 overs) of Rising Pune Supergiants .
- Winner-Sunrisers Hyderabad(Rs 15 crore)
- Runner Up-Royal Challengers Bangalore (Rs 10 crore)
Reference:
http://www.iplt20.com/news/2016/match-reports/7955/match-report-final-rcb-vs-srh
http://www.iplt20.com/stats
http://www.iplt20.com/results
http://www.iplt20.com/news/2016/more-news/7950/preview-final-rcb-v-srh