Gujarat Lions and Rising Pune Supergiant were the two teams’ replacements for Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royal for two seasons between 2016 and 2017. 2016, the debut season for Gujarat Lions, was the best season for them, as they topped the points table that season. They qualified for the playoffs but were satisfied with the 3rd position in IPL 9. The Indian all-rounder Suresh Raina was named the captain of the Gujarat Lions. At the same time, the 2017 edition of the IPL was not so good for the Gujarat Lions, where they won four matches out of fourteen and did not qualify for the playoffs. The players with the most runs for Gujarat Lions are listed below.
1. SK Raina (841)
Suresh Raina played for Gujarat Lions from 2016 – 2017. He is a left-hand top-order batter who played 29 innings in 29 matches, scoring 841 runs, including six fifties and 81 fours, and 23 sixes. He had a strike rate of 135.86, a batting average of 33.64, and his highest innings score is 84.
2. KD Karthik (696)
Dinesh Karthik played for Gujarat Lions from 2016 – 2017. He is a right-hand middle-order batter who played 28 innings in 30 matches, scoring 696 runs, including five fifties and 68 fours, and 14 sixes. He had a strike rate of 132.57, a batting average of 30.26, and his highest innings score is 65.
3. AJ Finch (692)
Aaron Finch played for Gujarat Lions from 2016 – 2017. He is a right-hand opener batter who played 25 innings in 26 matches, scoring 692 runs, including seven fifties and 70 fours, and 30 sixes. He had a strike rate of 144.46, a batting average of 31.45, and his highest innings score is 74.
4. BB McCullum (673)
Brendon McCullum played for Gujarat Lions from 2016 – 2017. He is a right-hand wicketkeeper batter who played 27 innings in 27 matches, scoring 673 runs, including three fifties and 67 fours, and 34 sixes. He had a strike rate of 140.50, a batting average of 24.92, and his highest innings score is 72.
5. DR Smith (563)
Dwayne Smith played for Gujarat Lions from 2016 – 2017. He is a right-hand opener batter who played 24 innings in 24 matches, scoring 563 runs, including five fifties and 67 fours, and 24 sixes. He had a strike rate of 149.33, a batting average of 25.59, and his highest innings score is 74.
6. RA Jadeja (349)
RA Jadeja played for Gujarat Lions from 2016 – 2017. He is a left-hand middle-order batter who played 25 innings in 27 matches, scoring 349 runs, including no fifties and 27 fours, and eight sixes. He had a strike rate of 120.34, a batting average of 26.84, and his highest innings score is 36*.
7. Ishan Kishan (319)
Ishan Kishan played for Gujarat Lions from 2016 – 2017. He is a left-hand wicketkeeper batter who played 15 innings in 16 matches, scoring 319 runs, including one fifty and 34 fours, and 13 sixes. He had a strike rate of 129.14, a batting average of 21.26, and his highest innings score is 61.
8. JP Faulkner (131)
JP Faulkner played for Gujarat Lions from 2016 – 2017. He is a right-hand lower-order batter who played 11 innings in 15 matches, scoring 131 runs, including no fifties and 11 fours, and no sixes. He had a strike rate of 112.93, a batting average of 18.71, and his highest innings score is 32.
9. DJ Bravo (99)
Dwayne Bravo played for Gujarat Lions from 2016 – 2017. He is a right-hand lower-order batter who played 13 innings in 15 matches, scoring 99 runs, including no fifties and 11 fours, and one six. He had a strike rate of 120.73, a batting average of 12.37, and his highest innings score is 22*.
10. JJ Roy (59)
Jason Roy played for Gujarat Lions from 2016 – 2017. He is a right-hand opener batter who played three innings in 3 matches, scoring 59 runs, including no fifties, nine fours, and one six. He had a strike rate of 147.50, a batting average of 29.50, and his highest innings score is 31.
