Bengaluru, May 29: 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 (IPL 9) here tonight (May 29) at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium. (Gambhir targets Kohli after final?)
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Kohli was yet again in top form in the final against Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) on Sunday night as he smashed a 35-ball 54. However, Kohli, despite his outstanding run in the tournament, ended on the losing side in the title clash.
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. (IPL 2015 award winners)
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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.
Here is the full list of award winners and important statistics from IPL 2016
Champions - Sunrisers Hyderabad. Prize money - Rs 15 crore
Runner-up - Royal Challengers Bangalore. Prize money - Rs 10 crore
Orange Cap (Most runs) - 973 runs (16 innings) - Virat Kohli (Royal Challengers Bangalore)
Purple Cap (Most wickets) - 23 wickets (17 innings) - Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Sunrisers Hyderabad)
Emerging Player - 17 wickets - Mustafizur Rahman (SRH)
Man of the match in final - Ben Cutting (SRH)
Most Sixes in the final - 8 - Chris Gayle (RCB)
Most Valuable Player - Kohli (356.5 points)
Fairplay Award - SRH
Most Sixes - 38 - Kohli
Most Sixes in an innings - 12 - AB de Villiers (RCB Vs Gujarat Lions)
Most Fours - 88 - David Warner (SRH)
Most Fours in an innings - 15 - Quinton de Kock (Delhi Daredevils Vs RCB)
Most Centuries - 4 - Kohli
Most Fifties - 9 - Warner
Fastest Fifty - 17 balls - Chris Morris (Delhi Vs Gujarat Lions) and Kieron Pollard (Mumbai Indians Vs Kolkata Knight Riders)
Fastest Hundred - 43 balls - De Villiers (RCB Vs Gujarat)
Best Catch - Suresh Raina (Gujarat Lions)
Freecharge Bolt Season Award - De Villiers (19 catches)
Vitara Brezza Glam Shot Award - Warner
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