- Gujarat Lions:
The newly instilled franchise based in Gujarat, the Gujarat Lions are soaring high in their debut season in the competition.
With the likes of Smith, Finch, McCullum, Raina, Bravo, and Faulkner all contributing to the team’s cause in almost every game, the Lions find themselves at the top of the IPL points table after 8 games with 12 points. They have shown that importance of team effort in the shortest format of the game and look a formidable side that is hard to beat.
Surely, Raina will hope to lift his first IPL as a skipper of a franchise and become the 2nd team to lift the trophy in their debut season after the Rajasthan Royals way back in 2008.