Pune Warriors
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| City: | Pune, Maharashtra, India |
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| Owner: | Sahara Adventure Sports India (a group company of Sahara India Pariwar) |
| Founded: | 2010 |
| Dissolved: | 2013 |
| Home ground: |
DY Patil Stadium (2011) (Capacity: 60,000) Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium (2012–2013) |
| IPL wins: | 0 |
| CLT20 wins: |
0 IPL visits:1(2009) |
| Official website: | Official Website |
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Pune Warriors India was a franchise cricket team that represented the city of Pune in the Indian Premier League. The team was one of two IPL franchises from the Indian state of Maharashtra, the other being Mumbai Indians. It was also one of the two new franchises added to the IPL for the 2011 season, alongside the also-defunct Kochi Tuskers Kerala. The team was owned by Sahara Adventure Sports Limited, a group company of the Indian business conglomerate Sahara India Pariwar. The team's home ground was the Maharashtra Cricket Association Stadium located in Gahunje, Pune.
On 21 May 2013, Pune Warriors India withdrew from the IPL over financial differences with the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) stemming from the valuation of the annual franchise fee it had to pay. Their last match, before pulling out, was on 19 May 2013 against Delhi Daredevils. The franchise was officially terminated by the BCCI five months later, on 26 October 2013.
The team was not successful in their three years in the tournament, finishing second from last in their inaugural season and in their final season and last in 2012. Overall, the team played 46 matches, out of which they won 12 and lost 33 (1 match no-result). The all-time leading run scorer of the side was Robin Uthappa while the all-time leading wicket-taker was Rahul Sharma.
On 21 March 2010, Sahara Adventure Sports Limited successfully bid ₹19 billion (US$280 million) for the Pune franchise, the highest bid by any company in the history of IPL. The Videocon Group, an Indian consumer appliance manufacturer, also bid for the Pune IPL Team, but were unsuccessful. Along with Kochi Tuskers Kerala, the team joined the existing eight teams in the IPL for the 2011 season.
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