IPL 2016 Points Table — Final League Standings, Wins and NRR
Gujarat Lions finished top of the IPL 2016 points table with 18 points; Sunrisers Hyderabad won the title, beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 runs in the final at M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru.
18 points · 9 wins
Season championSunrisers HyderabadWon the final by 8 runs
Final league record
IPL 2016 points table
| Team | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GLGujarat LionsTop four | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | -0.374 |
| 2 | RCBRoyal Challengers BangaloreTop four | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | +0.932 |
| 3 | SRHSunrisers HyderabadTop four | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | +0.245 |
| 4 | KKRKolkata Knight RidersTop four | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | +0.106 |
| 5 | MIMumbai Indians | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | -0.146 |
| 6 | DDDelhi Daredevils | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | -0.155 |
| 7 | RPSRising Pune Supergiants | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | +0.015 |
| 8 | KXIPKings XI Punjab | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | -0.646 |
M = matches, W = wins, L = losses, NR = no result, Pts = points, NRR = net run rate. These are completed league standings, not the order of finish in the knockout stage. Sort a numeric column to compare teams; sort Pos to restore the original order.
A win contributes two points and a no result one. The saved records are checked against those totals. Net run rate compares aggregate scoring and conceding rates; it is not an average of individual match NRR values. The NRR calculator explains the arithmetic and all-out rule. Historical playing-condition documents have not been independently checked for every year, so this archive preserves the source's ranking.
A leader below zero
IPL 2016 final standings explained
Gujarat Lions led with 18 points even though their net run rate was −0.374. Bangalore, Hyderabad and Kolkata followed on 16, ordered by NRR: +0.932, +0.245 and +0.106. Hyderabad then beat Bangalore by eight runs in the final at the M. Chinnaswamy ground. Virat Kohli received the season award, but the title went to Sunrisers. Mumbai and Delhi missed the top four with 14 points each. Rising Pune Supergiants and Gujarat Lions are the correct historical names for this season's additional identities. The league leader's negative NRR is a particularly clear demonstration that accumulated points take precedence over scoring-rate balance.
The qualification boundary was between Kolkata Knight Riders, fourth on 16 points, and Mumbai Indians, fifth on 14. The gap was 2 points, equivalent to 1 wins in the points system. Kings XI Punjab finished at the foot of the table with 8 points from 14 matches.
Bars compare points only. The table retains wins and NRR so equal-height bars do not conceal the ranking criteria.
The deciding match
IPL 2016 final and champion
Sunrisers Hyderabad
Won by 8 runsAgainst Royal Challengers Bangalore · M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru
Sunrisers Hyderabad entered the knockout stage from league position 3, with 16 points. Royal Challengers Bangalore had finished 2 in the league, with 16 points. The final result is recorded separately because knockout wins are not added to the league standings shown above. The top-four league positions identify the qualifying teams; they should not be read as an interpretation of the final result.
Player of the Season
Virat Kohli
This is the season award, not the final's Player of the Match. It also differs from the Orange Cap for most runs and Purple Cap for most wickets. Browse the winners archive to compare team titles and individual season honours.
Historical identities
Teams of 2016
The 2016 field contained 8 teams. This archive uses the names from that season, including earlier franchise identities where applicable. Renaming a team in a modern feed does not rewrite an old season: Delhi Daredevils, Kings XI Punjab and Royal Challengers Bangalore are retained in the appropriate years. Gujarat Lions and Gujarat Titans are not the same historical entry. The current IPL teams guide covers today's names, grounds and leadership.
Royal Challengers Bangalore had the highest league NRR at +0.932, finishing in position 2. That statistic is shown alongside the full field rather than treated as an alternative title. Team counts also matter: compare the number of matches played before treating a points total as equivalent across two different seasons.
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Previous and next season
Move back one year to compare the previous league order, or forward one year to see the next completed season. The archive keeps league results separate from title winners. For a broader comparison, the main table offers a season selector covering 2008–2026, while the winners page follows the finals and champions.
The 2016 table in perspective
Gujarat Lions led the league with 18 points; Sunrisers Hyderabad won the championship. The top-four boundary was 16 points, but that figure is an observed result for this season, not a guaranteed qualification rule for another year. Use the recorded wins, no results and NRR together when comparing equal-points teams.
FAQ
QUICK ANSWERSWho topped the IPL 2016 points table?
Gujarat Lions finished first with 18 points from 14 matches and a net run rate of -0.374.
Who won IPL 2016?
Sunrisers Hyderabad, who beat Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8 runs in the final at M. Chinnaswamy, Bengaluru. Virat Kohli was named Player of the Season.
How many teams played in IPL 2016?
8 teams: Gujarat Lions, Royal Challengers Bangalore, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Kolkata Knight Riders, Mumbai Indians, Delhi Daredevils, Rising Pune Supergiants, Kings XI Punjab.
How does IPL 2016 compare with other seasons?
Use the season switch on our IPL points table page to compare any season from 2008 to 2026, or see the full list of champions on the winners page.
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