Dwayne Smith
His campaign did not start from the beginning of the tournament of Gujarat Lions, but he sneaked in after Aaron Finch picked up an injury. He grabbed the opportunity as he helped GL to get belligerent start with Brendon McCullum. He scored 324 runs in 12 matches and more surprisingly he picked up 8 wickets, which included a 4 wicket haul against Kolkata Knight Riders in Kanpur.