The 2016 season of the

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, also known as IPL 9, and branded as Vivo IPL 2016 for sponsorship reasons, was the ninth season of the IPL, a professional

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league established by the

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(BCCI) in 2007. The season began on 9 April 2016, and concluded on 29 May 2016 with the playing of the finals match between

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and

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. The tagline was ''Fun, fans, fantastic.'' The 2016 season was the first IPL season to use LED

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. Following the suspension of

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and Rajasthan Royals for two years over a spot-fixing and betting scandal, the IPL allocated spots for two new franchises to take their place. The process would result in the establishment of the

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and

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in 2016. The championship was won by

, marking the

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franchise's second IPL title, with

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declared the man of the match in the final. Virat Kohli of

was named the most valuable player of the tournament, and

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of Sunrisers Hyderabad was named the emerging player of the season. Virat Kohli of

was the tournament's leading run-scorer with 973 runs and

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was the leading wicket-taker of the tournament with 23 wickets. Ever since the introduction of

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, this is the only edition where a team ending outside of the top 2 at the end of league stage won an IPL title and only the third edition along with

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where one of the top 2 teams missed out on a spot in the final.

Format

Eight teams contested the season. Two teams,

and

, based in

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and

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were new to the tournament, replacing the

and Rajasthan Royals franchises which had been suspended until 2018. The schedule for the tournament was published on 10 March 2016. The league stage, consisting of 56 matches, took place between 9 April and 22 May 2016. The top four teams qualified for the play-off stage, with the final being held in

on 29 May.

Background

On 14 July 2015, the RM Lodha committee suspended the owners of the

and Rajasthan Royals franchises for a period of two years on charges of spot-fixing and betting during the 2013 IPL season. This meant that the two teams could not play in the 2016 and 2017 IPL seasons. The

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(BCCI) confirmed that two new teams will replace them for the next two seasons of the IPL. In October 2015,

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withdrew as the title sponsor of the IPL, terminating a five-year deal which was to end in 2017. Chinese smartphone manufacturer Vivo was awarded the title sponsorship for the 2016 and 2017 seasons. In November 2015, the BCCI shortlisted nine cities for the new franchises to be based in, leaving out

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(home of Rajasthan Royals) and

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(home of the now defunct

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) for unknown reasons. The nine cities shortlisted were:

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and

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. The new franchises were allocated using a reverse auction process, with companies which bid the lowest share of the central revenue pool becoming the owners of the new teams. On 3 December, it was reported that twelve companies collected tender documents for the bidding process. On 8 December 2015, it was announced that New Rising, a company led by

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, and

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had won the bidding rights to the two new teams. New Rising decided to have their team based in

while Intex chose

as the home of its team. The two franchises picked five players each from the squads of Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals at a player draft on 15 December 2015. Each franchise was allocated a purse of 660 million to buy the players for their squad at the draft and players auction.

Maharashtra water crisis

On 6 April 2016, amid a severe drought situation in the state of

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, in which three venues (Mumbai, Pune and Nagpur) were supposed to host a total of 20 IPL matches in the 2016 season, the

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questioned the "criminal wastage" of water being supplied to the three stadiums in a response to a petition from the Lok Satta Movement NGO.NGO challenges use of 60 lakh litres of water
''

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'', 7 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-13. The drought was described as one of the "worst-ever droughts" to affect the state and was believed to be one of the worst droughts in 100 years.IPL ordered to relocate drought-hit Maharashtra matches
BBC News, 13 April 2016. Retrieved 2016-04-13. An estimated 6 million litres (6 million litres) of water were to be used at the three venues to maintain the pitches, with 4 million litres being used at the Wankhede Stadium, the site of eight matches. The High Court filed a

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and suggested shifting matches to "some other state where water is in abundance." The High Court questioned the BCCI about whether "people are more important or your IPL matches". The BCCI argued that the water being used at the venues was tanker water and not drinkable. On 8 April, the Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Fadnavis declared that potable water will not be supplied to the venues and added "even if IPL matches are shifted, we have no problem." On 9 April, hours before the season's opening match, the Mumbai Cricket Association claimed that the water being used at the Wankhede Stadium was bought from private operators and not

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. On 13 April, the Bombay High Court ruled that all the matches to be held in the state in May must be moved to venues outside of Maharashtra. A total of 13 matches were scheduled to be hosted by the three venues in Maharashtra in the month of May, including two playoff matches in Pune and the

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in Mumbai. The court later allowed a match scheduled for 1 May to take place in Pune due to logistical difficulties with moving the fixture."Bombay High Court allows May 1 match to be held in Pune"

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petitioned the

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against the High Court's ruling, filing a plea which stated that treated sewage water will be used instead of potable water. After the

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selected

as their alternative venue, a petition was filed in the city which stated hosting IPL matches "will add unnecessary burden on the scarce natural resource." The

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then questioned the state government and BCCI about shifting the matches to

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, a region also hit by drought, scheduling the hearing for 27 April. There were reports of protests being held in Jaipur against the shifting of matches to the city. On 26 April the Supreme Court dismissed the petition against the Bombay High Court's ruling and confirmed that matches should be moved out of Maharashtra. The court had initially suggested that a series of regulations could be used to allow matches to go ahead under the condition that no drinkable water was used on the grounds, but opted to instead move the matches on the grounds that the suggested regulations would be complex and difficult to enforce. On 29 April, it was announced that all league stage matches scheduled to be held after 1 May in Mumbai and Pune were shifted to the

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. Two playoff matches scheduled to be held in Pune were shifted to Delhi and three

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home matches supposed to be held in Nagpur were shifted to their primary home venue, Mohali. The

in Bangalore, which was scheduled to host the Qualifier 1, was also announced as the host of the Final.

Opening ceremony

The opening ceremony was held on 8 April 2016 from 19:30 IST at the Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Stadium in Mumbai. It featured performances from

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among others.

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, a member of the West Indies'

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winning team, performed the "Champion Dance", which, according to the IPL chairman

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, was supposed to be the "special attraction" of the ceremony.

Venues

Ten venues were selected to host the league stage matches.

hosted Qualifier 1,

was scheduled to host the Eliminator match and Qualifier 2 and

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was scheduled to host the final. The drought situation in

led to a ruling in the

that games to be played in the state, including in Pune and Mumbai, in May would have to be moved to other regions to allow water supplies to be prioritised. On 29 April 2016, the IPL Governing Council announced that all homes games of the Mumbai Indians and Rising Pune Supergiants after 2 May 2016, would be held at

. The Eliminator and Qualifier 2 would to be held at

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, and the final at

. On 2 May 2016, it was announced that Gujarat Lions would play two of their matches on 19 and 21 May at

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Personnel changes

Each franchise was able to retain players from the previous season of the tournament, with their salaries automatically deducted from the franchise's available salary purse. The new teams were able to draft five players each from the two suspended franchises. Players were able to be traded during the trading windows and new players could be added to the teams at the 2016 IPL players auction held on 6 February 2016.

Teams and standings

Points table

Match summary

League stage

Match results

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Playoff stage

Preliminary

Qualifier 1

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Eliminator

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Qualifier 2

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Final

Statistics

Most runs

* The player with the most runs at the end of the tournament receives the

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Most wickets

* The player with the most wickets at the end of the tournament receives the Purple Cap. * Source: Cricinfo

Special awards

* Source:

Reception

Television viewing

The first six matches of the season recorded an average Television Viewership Rating (TVR) of 3.50, significantly less than the average TVR of 4.50 for the first week of the 2015 IPL season. It was the second lowest TVR recorded in the opening week of any IPL season, with only the 2014 season with a rating below this.

Attendance

According to a report in the '' Economic Times'', the season's opening matches at Delhi, Mohali and Kolkata had an average attendance of 60% each, while the first game at Hyderabad had a 50% crowd turnout. The low attendance figures were attributed to "an overdose of Twenty20 cricket and scorching heat". After Bangalore had low attendances in the first two matches at the venue, ticket prices were reduced. Average home attendances: *Kolkata Knight Riders 52,800 *Delhi Daredevils 32,800 *Chennai Super Kings 30,400 *Royal Challengers Bangalore 28,000 *Mumbai Indians 26,486 *Sunrisers Hyderabad 26,400 *Kings XI Punjab 20,800 *Rajasthan Royals 18,548

References

External links

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Format

Background

Maharashtra water crisis

Opening ceremony

Venues

Personnel changes

Teams and standings

Points table

Match summary

League stage

Match results

Playoff stage

Preliminary

Qualifier 1

Eliminator

Qualifier 2

Final

Statistics

Most runs

Most wickets

Special awards

Reception

Television viewing

Attendance

See also

References

External links