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Gujarat Lions GL

Defunct Franchise
Home Ground
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium
Est.
2016
City
Rajkot

Franchise dissolved after 2017 season

Gujarat Lions are at their best chasing — 75.0% wins running down a target against 7.1% setting one, across 30 decided IPL matches. Innings-by-innings win rates and target bands, season by season.

Defending Win%
7.1%
14 matches batting first
Chasing Win%
75%
16 matches chasing
Delta
-67.9%
Chasing Side

GL's Chase vs Defend by Season

Identity Over Time

Two Seasons — Too Few to Call a Pattern

3+ matches per role per season

Across a two-season run, GL won 1 of 14 batting first and 12 of 16 chasing — not enough seasons to read a direction into. 2017 showed the widest split of all — 66.7% (4 of 6) chasing against 0.0% (0 of 8) batting first, 66.7 percentage points apart.

GL's Win Rate by Scoring Range — Defending

Score Band Analysis

No Winning Range While Defending — Below 160 (0.0%)

5+ matches per band

Defending below 160 remains winless for GL — 0 of 7 matches. Across the league, teams average 24.1% defending below 160, and GL sit 24.1% ↓ below the league average for that band.