2016 Gujarat Lions season
Indian Premier League cricket team season
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Gujarat Lions were a franchise cricket team based in Rajkot, Gujarat, India, which played in the Indian Premier League (IPL) for two seasons between 2016 and 2017. They were one of the eight teams which competed in the 2016 Indian Premier League. The team was captained by Suresh Raina and coached by Brad Hodge.[citation needed]
| 2016 Indian Premier League season | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Coach | Brad Hodge | ||
| Captain | Suresh Raina | ||
| IPL | Playoffs (3rd) | ||
| |||
Standings
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gujarat Lions (3) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 18 | −0.374 | Advanced to Qualifier 1 |
| 2 | Royal Challengers Bangalore (RU) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.932 | |
| 3 | Sunrisers Hyderabad (C) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.245 | Advanced to the Eliminator |
| 4 | Kolkata Knight Riders (4) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 0.106 | |
| 5 | Mumbai Indians | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.146 | |
| 6 | Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 14 | −0.155 | |
| 7 | Rising Pune Supergiants | 14 | 5 | 9 | 0 | 10 | 0.015 | |
| 8 | Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 8 | −0.646 |
Source: [1]
The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs
Squad
- Suresh Raina (Captain)
- Brendon McCullum (Vice Captain, Overseas - New Zealand)
- Eklavya Dwivedi (Wicket Keeper)
- Dinesh Karthik (Wicket Keeper)
- Sarabjit Ladda
- Akshdeep Nath
- Amit Mishra
- Dwayne Bravo (Overseas - West Indies)
- Paras Dogra
- James Faulkner (Overseas - Australia)
- Aaron Finch (Overseas - Australia)
- Ishan Kishan
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Shadab Jakati
- Shivil Kaushik
- Dhawal Kulkarni
- Praveen Kumar
- Pradeep Sangwan
- Jaydev Shah
- Umang Sharma
- Dwayne Smith (Overseas - West Indies)
- Dale Steyn (Overseas - South Africa)
- Pravin Tambe
- Andrew Tye (Overseas - Australia)
Source:[2]
Match log
Qualifier 1
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Man of the Match | Scorecard link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 May 2016 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Bangalore | Lost by 4 wickets | Scorecard |
Qualifier 2
| Date | Opponent | Venue | Result | Man of the Match | Scorecard link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 May 2016 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | Delhi | Lost by 4 wickets | Scorecard |