The new team from Gujurat will face a stern test in their maiden IPL venture under the leadership of Indian middle order batsman Suresh Raina. The fact that Raina has been leading his state team over the years and has played under the guidance of Mahendra Singh Dhoni will help him in his new venture.
On paper, Gujarat Lions are one of the strongest teams in this edition.
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SQUAD:
Players acquired in draft: Ravindra Jadeja, Suresh Raina, Brendon McCullum, Dwayne Bravo, James Faulkner
Acquired in auction: Dwayne Smith Dale Steyn, Dinesh Karthik, Dhawal Kulkarni, Praveen Kumar, Paras Dogra, Ishan Kishan, Ekalavya Dwivedi, Pradeep Sangwan, Pravin Tambe, Shivil Kaushik, Sarbajeet Ladda, Aaron Finch, Umang Sharma, Jaydev Shah, Andrew Tye, Shadab Jakati, Amit Mishra, Akshdeep Nath
FIXTURES:
1) Kings XI Punjab v/s Gujurat Lions
Match 3 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), IS Bindra Stadium, Mohali
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2) Gujurat Lions v/s Rising Pune Supergiants
Match 6 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
3) Mumbai Indians v/s Gujurat Lions
Match 9 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai
4) Gujurat Lions v/s Sunrisers Hyderabad
Match 15 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
5) Gujurat Lions v/s Royal Challengers Bangalore
Match 19 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT), Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
6) Delhi Daredevils v/s Gujurat Lions
Match 23 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi
7) Rising Pune Supergiants v/s Gujurat Lions
Match 25 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), Maharashtra Cricket Association's International Stadium, Pune
8) Gujurat Lions v/s Kings XI Punjab
Match 28 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT), Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
9) Gujurat Lions v/s Delhi Daredevils
Match 31 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot
10) Sunrisers Hyderabad v/s Gujurat Lions
Match 34 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), Rajiv Gandhi Intl. Cricket Stadium, Hyderabad
11) Kolkata Knight riders v/s Gujurat Lions
Match 38 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), Eden Gardens, Kolkata
12) Royal Challengers Bangalore v/s Gujurat Lions
Match 44 4:00pm IST (10:30am GMT), M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru
13) Gujurat Lions v/s Kolkata Knight Riders
Match 51 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), TBC, TBC
14) Gujurat Lions v/s Mumbai Indians
Match 54 8:00pm IST (2:30pm GMT), TBC, TBC
