Gujarat Lions in 2017
The Gujarat Lions are a franchise cricket team based in Rajkot, Gujarat, India, which plays in the Indian Premier League (IPL). They are one of the eight teams competing in the 2017 Indian Premier League. They are captained by Suresh Raina and coached by Brad Hodge. Gujarat Lions finished 7th in the IPL and did not qualify for the playoffs.
| 2017 Indian Premier League season | |||
| Coach | Brad Hodge | ||
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| Captain | Suresh Raina | ||
| IPL | Group Stage (7th) | ||
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Standings
Team |
Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mumbai Indians (C) | 14 | 10 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 20 | +0.784 |
| Rising Pune Supergiant (RU) | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | +0.176 |
| Sunrisers Hyderabad (4) | 14 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 17 | +0.599 |
| Kolkata Knight Riders (3) | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 16 | +0.641 |
| Kings XI Punjab | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 14 | –0.009 |
| Delhi Daredevils | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 12 | −0.512 |
| Gujarat Lions | 14 | 4 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 8 | −0.412 |
| Royal Challengers Bangalore | 14 | 3 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 7 | −1.299 |
- The four top ranked teams qualified for the playoffs
- advanced to Qualifier 1
- advanced to the Eliminator
Source: ESPNcricinfo[1]
Match summary
| Home team won | Visitor team won |
- Note: Results listed are according to the home (horizontal) and visitor (vertical) teams.
- Note: Click on a result to see a summary of the match.
Auction
The players auction for the 2017 Indian Premier League was originally scheduled to be held in Bangalore on 4 February 2017,[2] but was pushed forward by at least two weeks due to the BCCI–Lodha committee stand-off.[3] On 3 February, the BCCI announced that the auction will be held on 20 February in Bangalore and that a total of 799 players have signed up for it.[4] On 14 February, the IPL Desk released a list of 351 players.[5]
Squad
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
- * denotes a player who is currently unavailable for selection.
- * denotes a player who is unavailable for rest of the season.
| No. | Name | Nation | Birth date | Batting style | Bowling style | Signed year | Salary |
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| Batsmen | ||||||||
| 3 | Suresh Raina |  | 27 November 1986 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ₹125 million (US$1.8 million) | Captain |
| 10 | Akshdeep Nath | | 10 May 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | |
| 16 | Aaron Finch | .svg.png){kind=small} | 17 November 1986 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2016 | ₹10 million (US$140,000) | Overseas |
| 20 | Jason Roy |  | 21 July 1990 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2017 | ₹10 million (US$140,000) | Overseas |
| 42 | Brendon McCullum |  | 27 September 1981 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2016 | ₹75 million (US$1.1 million) | Overseas |
| Jaydev Shah | | 4 May 1983 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2016 | ₹2 million (US$28,000) | ||
| Chirag Suri |  | 18 February 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | Overseas | |
| Pratham Singh | | 21 August 1992 | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2017 | ₹2 million (US$28,000) | ||
| All-rounders | ||||||||
| 8 | Ravindra Jadeja | | 6 December 1988 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2016 | ₹95 million (US$1.3 million) | |
| 14 | Shubham Agarwal | | 21 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | |
| 44 | James Faulkner | | 29 April 1990 | Right-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹55 million (US$770,000) |
Overseas |
| 47 | Dwayne Bravo |  | 7 October 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹40 million (US$560,000) | Overseas |
| 50 | Dwayne Smith |  | 12 April 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹23 million (US$320,000) | Overseas |
| 56 | Irfan Pathan | | 27 October 1984 | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2016 | Replacement signing | |
| Wicket-keepers | ||||||||
| 19 | Dinesh Karthik | | 1 June 1985 | Right-handed | 2016 | ₹23 million (US$320,000) | ||
| 23 | Ishan Kishan | | 18 July 1998 | Left-handed | 2016 | ₹3.5 million (US$49,000) | ||
| Bowlers | ||||||||
| 1 | Tejas Baroka | | 1 February 1996 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break googly | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | |
| 5 | Ankit Soni | | 2 August 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2017 | Replacement signing | |
| 7 | Nathu Singh | | 8 September 1995 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ₹5 million (US$70,000) | |
| 9 | Manpreet Gony | | 4 January 1984 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ₹6 million (US$84,000) | |
| 13 | Munaf Patel | | 12 July 1983 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ₹3 million (US$42,000) | |
| 17 | Praveen Kumar | | 2 October 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹35 million (US$490,000) | |
| 18 | Pradeep Sangwan | | 5 November 1990 | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2016 | ₹2 million (US$28,000) | |
| 27 | Shadab Jakati | | 27 November 1980 | Left-handed | Slow left-arm orthodox | 2016 | ₹2 million (US$28,000) | |
| 30 | Basil Thampi | | 11 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2017 | ₹8.5 million (US$120,000) | |
| 36 | Shivil Kaushik | | 9 July 1995 | Right-handed | Slow left-arm wrist-spin | 2016 | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | |
| 68 | Andrew Tye | | 12 December 1986 | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2016 | ₹5 million (US$70,000) | Overseas |
| 91 | Dhawal Kulkarni | | 10 December 1988 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2016 | ₹20 million (US$280,000) | |
| Shelley Shaurya | | 17 September 1993 | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2017 | ₹1 million (US$14,000) | ||
Fixtures
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Kolkata Knight Riders 184/0 (14.5 overs) | |
- Kolkata Knight Riders won the toss and elected to field.
- This was the highest total successfully chased without losing a wicket in a T20 match.[6]
Gujarat Lions 135/7 (20 overs) |
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- Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss and elected to field.
- Tejas Baroka (Gujarat Lions) made his T20 debut.
Rising Pune Supergiant 171/8 (20 overs) |
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- Gujarat Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Andrew Tye (Gujarat Lions) took a hat-trick.[7]
Royal Challengers Bangalore 213/2 (20 overs) |
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- Gujarat Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Chris Gayle (Royal Challengers Bangalore) became the first player to score 10,000 runs in T20s.[8]
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Gujarat Lions 135/3 (13.5 overs) | |
- Gujarat Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Ankit Soni (Gujarat Lions) made his T20 debut.
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- Gujarat Lions won the toss and elected to bat
Gujarat Lions 161 (19.5 overs) |
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- Rising Pune Supergiant won the toss and elected to field.
- Ben Stokes (Rising Pune Supergiant) scored his first century in a T20.[9]
Gujarat Lions 208/7 (20 overs) |
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Delhi Daredevils (H) 214/3 (17.3 overs) |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
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Delhi Daredevils 197/8 (19.4 overs) | |
- Delhi Daredevils won the toss and elected to field.
Support staff changes
- In February 2017, Mohammad Kaif was named assistant coach of Gujarat Lions.[10]
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References
- "2017 IPL Points table". ESPN Sports Media. ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
- "IPL 2017 May Start From April 5, Auctions on February 4: Rajeev Shukla". NDTV. Retrieved 25 December 2016.
- "Rahane, Dhawan headline rejigged T20 event". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 28 January 2017.
- "IPL 2017 auction to be held on February 20". Cricbuzz. Retrieved 3 February 2017.
- "VIVO IPL Player Auction 2017". 14 February 2017. Archived from the original on 21 February 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2017.
- "Gambhir, Lynn blaze away in record chase". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
- Muthu, Alagappan (15 April 2017). "Debutant Tye's five-for fashions Lions' first win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 15 April 2017.
- "A giant in the T20 format". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 18 April 2017.
- "Stokes century scripts stunning Pune win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 1 May 2017.
- "Mohammad Kaif appointed assistant coach of Gujarat Lions". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 17 February 2017.
External links
- Official website
- Gujarat Lions at IPL official site
- Gujarat Lions at CricBuzz
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