3. Dwayne Smith:(4 – 0 – 8 – 4) (GJ vs KKR, Kanpur, 19th May)
Known more for his batting prowess, Smith delivered one of the best bowling spells of the T20 cricket against the Kolkata Knight Riders.Gujarat Lions suffered a serious blow when their main pacer Praveen Kumar injured himself, trying to take an overhead catch. The ball was moving in the air and off the deck, and Gujarat needed a swing bowler to use the conditions to the best advantage. Dwayne Smith took the responsibility as he extracted enough bounce and lateral movement to destroy the Kolkata Knight Riders’ batting line up. Uthappa and Manish Pandey steered catches behind the wicket, while Piyush Chawla, promoted to No. 4 as a pinch hitter, was hustled by a skiddy delivery. A short delivery was helped along to third man by Shakib as Smith claimed his best T20 figures.