Watch the highlights of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2016 Videos - The 2016 Indian Premier League season, abbreviated as IPL 9 or the IPL 2016 or the Vivo IPL 2016, was the ninth season of the Indian Premier League, the top Twenty20 cricket league in India.
The first IPL season to use LED stumps. Following the suspension of Chennai Super Kings (CSK) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) 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 Gujarat Lions (GL) and Rising Pune Supergiants (RPS) in 2016.
The tournament featured eight teams and was held from 09th April to 29th May 2016 and Sunrisers Hyderabad won the tournament for the first time, beating Royal Challengers Bangalore by 8-runs in the final.