Rising Pune Supergiants RPS
Two-season replacement franchise (2016–2017)
Rising Pune Supergiants are at their best chasing — 67% wins running down a target against 33% setting one, across 30 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)
Best Scoring Range While Defending — Below 160 (40.0%, 15.8% above average)
5+ matches per band
At below 160, RPS have come closest to a winning range — 2 of 5 matches (40.0%), though even that falls short. Across the league, teams average just 24.2% in that range; RPS sit 15.8% ↑ above it.
RPS's Win Rate by Scoring Range — Chasing
Marker = League Average (LG)
Best Scoring Range While Chasing — 160–179 (80.0%, 27.0% above average)
5+ matches per band
When RPS score in the 160–179 range, they win more often than not — 4 of 5 matches (80.0%). Across the league, teams average just 53.0% in that range; RPS sit 27.0% ↑ above it.