Rising Pune Supergiant
| Personnel | ||
|---|---|---|
| Captain | M.S. Dhoni (2016) Steve Smith(2017) | |
| Owner | RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group | |
| Team information | ||
| City | Pune, Maharashtra, India | |
| Founded | 2016 | |
| Dissolved | 2017 | |
| Home ground | Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Pune | |
| Secondary home ground(s) | ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam | |
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Rising Pune Supergiant (often abbreviated as RPS) was a franchise cricket team based in Pune, Maharashtra, that played in the Indian Premier League in 2016 and as a finalist in 2017. It was the second team representing Pune after Pune Warriors India. The team, along with Gujarat Lions, featured as two-season replacements for Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, who were suspended due to their involvement in illegal betting by their respective owners. This team was disbanded after Chennai Super Kings returned to the IPL in 2018.
The Rising Pune Supergiant franchise was owned by RP-Sanjiv Goenka Group controlled by Sanjiv Goenka. The team name was announced (as Pune Supergiants) on 18 January 2016 by Goenka in Kolkata and Raghu Iyer was appointed CEO. The owners changed the team name to Rising Pune Supergiant on 26 March 2017. The team lost the 2017 IPL Final to Mumbai Indians by 1 run, which was the team's last game in the IPL.
However, the same owner bought another franchise Lucknow Super Giants in February 2022. It is now among the 10 teams of the league and take part in it.