Chennai Super Kings batting order and playing 11, IPL 2008
CSK most often opened with Parthiv Patel and Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan in IPL 2008, with Suresh Raina at No. 3.
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Batting order
Each batter at their most frequent position this season
| Pos | Batter | Positions batted (innings) | Inns | Runs | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Parthiv Patel | 1 (13) | 13 | 302 | 101.7 |
| 1 | Vidyut SivaramakrishnanMoved around | 1 (3), 2 (2), 3 (2), 7 (1) | 8 | 145 | 133.0 |
| 2 | Stephen Fleming | 2 (10) | 10 | 196 | 118.8 |
| 2 | Matthew Hayden | 2 (4) | 4 | 189 | 144.3 |
| 3 | Suresh RainaMoved around | 3 (6), 4 (6), 5 (1), 6 (1) | 14 | 421 | 142.7 |
| 3 | Michael Hussey | 3 (3) | 3 | 168 | 168.0 |
| 3 | Anirudha Srikkanth | 3 (1) | 1 | 1 | 14.3 |
| 5 | MS DhoniMoved around | 5 (5), 3 (3), 4 (3), 6 (3) | 14 | 414 | 133.5 |
| 5 | Albie MorkelMoved around | 5 (3), 7 (3), 4 (2), 6 (2) | 10 | 241 | 147.9 |
| 6 | Chamara Kapugedera | 6 (2), 5 (1) | 3 | 16 | 69.6 |
| 6 | Jacob Oram | 6 (2) | 2 | 18 | 150.0 |
| 7 | Subramaniam BadrinathMoved around | 7 (5), 5 (3), 4 (2), 6 (1) | 11 | 192 | 147.7 |
| 8 | Manpreet GonyMoved around | 8 (2), 9 (2), 7 (1) | 5 | 35 | 152.2 |
| 8 | Joginder Sharma | 8 (2) | 2 | 16 | 145.5 |
| 8 | Abhinav Mukund | 8 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 9 | Lakshmipathy Balaji | 9 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Makhaya Ntini | 10 (1), 11 (1) | 2 | 11 | 61.1 |
| 10 | Muttiah Muralitharan | 10 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for CSK in IPL 2008?
CSK most often opened with Parthiv Patel and Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan in IPL 2008, with Suresh Raina at No. 3.
Who batted as CSK's finisher?
MS Dhoni batted most often at No. 5 (14 innings, 414 runs).
How settled was the CSK top order?
Parthiv Patel batted at No. 1 in 100% of their innings; Vidyut Sivaramakrishnan batted at No. 1 in 38% of their innings.