| 2016 season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Tom Moody | ||
| Captain | David Warner | ||
| Ground(s) | Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad (Capacity: 55,000) | ||
| IPL | Champions (1st title) | ||
| Most runs | David Warner (848) | ||
| Most wickets | Bhuvneshwar Kumar (23) | ||
| Most catches | Moisés Henriques (11) | ||
| Most wicket-keeping dismissals | Naman Ojha (18) | ||
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Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) are a franchise cricket team based in Hyderabad, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They were one of the eight teams that competed in the 2016 Indian Premier League, their fourth outing in the competition. The team was captained by David Warner and coached by Tom Moody with Muttiah Muralitharan as bowling coach and VVS Laxman as mentor.[1] They started their campaign against Royal Challengers Bangalore on 12 April 2016 on a losing note but went on to win their first IPL title, beating the same opposition in the final on 29 May 2016 by 8 runs. In the process, they became the first team to win both, the Eliminator match and Qualifier 2 before winning the final. Ben Cutting was declared the man of the match in the final and Mustafizur Rahman was declared as the emerging player of the season.[2] Bhuvneshwar Kumar won the Purple Cap for taking 23 wickets in this IPL.[3]
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