Gujarat Lions
Gujarat Lions was a franchise cricket team based in the city of Rajkot, that represented the Indian state Gujarat in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team played in the IPL for two season between 2016 and 2017 as one of the replacements for Chennai Super Kings and Rajasthan Royals, who were both suspended for two seasons due to illegal betting by their respective owners. The franchise was owned by Intex Technologies. History. 2016. The team played five of their home matches at Saurashtra Cricket Association Stadium, Rajkot and two of their home matches at Green Park Stadium , Kanpur in the IPL 2016. In IPL 2016, the team won 9 matches, and topped the points table. 2017. In 2017, the team won four matches out of fourteen, and did not qualify for the playoffs. The team did not receive an extension to play in further seasons of the tournament, and has been defunct since 2017. Team identity. The team logo featured a lion. The team song is called ""Game mari che"" (The Game is ours, in Gujarati).