IPL Franchise Profile
Gujarat Lions GL
Defunct Franchise
Home Ground
Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium
Est.
2016
City
Rajkot
Franchise dissolved after 2017 season
Gujarat Lions faced Royal Challengers Bengaluru and Sunrisers Hyderabad more often than anyone else — 5 meetings each. David Warner was the leading run-scorer against GL, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar was the leading wicket-taker. The full head-to-head record against every IPL franchise they met follows below.
Most-Played Rivals
5
RCB and SRH · 5 meetings each
Bogey Team
SRH
5-0 to them
GL (Gujarat Lions) Head-to-Head Record vs Every IPL Team
Franchise vs Franchise
GL — RCB and SRH Their Most-Played Rivals, 5 Meetings Each
Best and worst records are drawn from opponents met 5+ times.
GL's schedule had no clear centre — RCB and SRH were level on five meetings each, ahead of everyone else. RCB had come out on top against GL, winning three of five (60.0%). All five meetings had gone SRH's way.
Most Runs Against
336
David Warner · 5 inn
Most Wickets Against
12
Bhuvneshwar Kumar · 5 inn · econ 6.72
Top Run-Scorers Against Gujarat Lions
Batter ↕ | Innings ↕ | Runs ↕ | Avg | SR | Best ↕ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| David Warner | 5 | 336 | 336.0 | 152.7 | 93 |
| Virat Kohli | 5 | 283 | 70.8 | 154.6 | 109 |
| AB de Villiers | 4 | 233 | 116.5 | 184.9 | 129 |
| Rishabh Pant | 4 | 190 | 47.5 | 186.3 | 97 |
| Steven Smith | 4 | 153 | 38.3 | 170.0 | 101 |
Opposition Players
Most Runs against GL — David Warner (336 from 5 innings)
David Warner went at 152.7 SR against GL.
Top Wicket-Takers Against Gujarat Lions
Bowler ↕ | Innings ↕ | Wickets ↕ | Economy ↕ | Avg | Best |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 5 | 12 | 6.72 | 10.8 | 4/29 |
| Yuzvendra Chahal | 5 | 8 | 8.11 | 19.3 | 3/19 |
| Imran Tahir | 3 | 7 | 8.67 | 14.9 | 3/24 |
| Mitchell McClenaghan | 4 | 6 | 8.40 | 22.2 | 4/21 |
| Sandeep Sharma | 4 | 6 | 8.07 | 20.2 | 2/29 |
Opposition Players
Most Wickets against GL — Bhuvneshwar Kumar (12 from 5 innings)
Of GL's 20 leading wicket-takers, 7 are spinners.