
Rising Pune Supergiants RPS
Two-season replacement franchise (2016–2017)
Rising Pune Supergiants are at their best chasing — 66.7% wins running down a target against 33.3% setting one, across 30 decided IPL matches. Innings-by-innings win rates and target bands, season by season.
RPS's Chase vs Defend by Season
Two Seasons — Too Few to Call a Pattern
3+ matches per role per season
Across a two-season run, RPS won 5 of 15 batting first and 10 of 15 chasing — not enough seasons to read a direction into. 2016 showed the widest split of all — 71.4% (5 of 7) chasing against 0.0% (0 of 7) batting first, 71.4 percentage points apart. In 2017, the split read 62.5% (5 of 8) batting first and 62.5% (5 of 8) chasing.
RPS's Win Rate by Scoring Range — Defending
Marker = League Average (LG)
Furthest Above League Average While Defending — Below 160 (40.0%, 15.9% above average)
5+ matches per band
No defending range has brought RPS a higher win rate than a total of 160–179 — 3 of 7 matches (42.9%). They sit furthest above the league average with a total below 160 — 2 of 5 (40.0%), still short of a winning record but 15.9% ↑ above the 24.1% league average in this band.
RPS's Win Rate by Scoring Range — Chasing
Marker = League Average (LG)
Furthest Above League Average While Chasing — 160–179 (80.0%, 26.2% above average)
5+ matches per band
When RPS chase targets of 160–179, they win more often than not — 4 of 5 matches (80.0%). Teams average 53.8% while chasing at that range across the league — RPS sit 26.2% ↑ above.