Deccan Chargers batting order and playing 11, IPL 2008
Deccan Chargers most often opened with Adam Gilchrist and Herschelle Gibbs in IPL 2008, with Scott Styris 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 | Adam Gilchrist | 1 (14) | 14 | 436 | 137.1 |
| 2 | Herschelle Gibbs | 2 (6), 3 (3) | 9 | 167 | 109.2 |
| 2 | VVS Laxman | 2 (4), 3 (2) | 6 | 155 | 117.4 |
| 3 | Scott StyrisMoved around | 3 (3), 6 (3), 5 (2) | 8 | 112 | 91.1 |
| 4 | Rohit SharmaMoved around | 4 (6), 3 (3), 5 (3) | 12 | 404 | 148.0 |
| 4 | Andrew Symonds | 4 (3) | 3 | 161 | 153.3 |
| 4 | Chamara Silva | 4 (2), 5 (1) | 3 | 40 | 153.8 |
| 5 | Shahid AfridiMoved around | 5 (4), 2 (2), 6 (2), 3 (1) | 9 | 81 | 176.1 |
| 6 | Yalaka Venugopal RaoMoved around | 6 (3), 2 (2), 4 (2), 5 (2), 8 (1) | 10 | 288 | 137.1 |
| 6 | Dwaraka Ravi TejaMoved around | 6 (2), 7 (2), 3 (1), 5 (1) | 6 | 109 | 132.9 |
| 7 | Sanjay BangarMoved around | 7 (3), 8 (3), 6 (1) | 7 | 47 | 95.9 |
| 7 | Arjun Yadav | 7 (4), 6 (1), 8 (1) | 6 | 49 | 125.6 |
| 7 | Nuwan Zoysa | 7 (1), 8 (1) | 2 | 11 | 122.2 |
| 8 | Halhadar Das | 8 (1) | 1 | 2 | 40.0 |
| 9 | Chaminda Vaas | 9 (3), 8 (1) | 4 | 21 | 116.7 |
| 9 | Pragyan OjhaMoved around | 9 (2), 10 (1), 11 (1) | 4 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 9 | Doddapaneni Kalyankrishna | 9 (1) | 1 | 3 | 37.5 |
| 10 | RP SinghMoved around | 10 (4), 9 (3), 8 (2) | 9 | 27 | 112.5 |
| 10 | Paidikalva Vijaykumar | 10 (1) | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
| 11 | Sarvesh Kumar | 11 (1) | 1 | 1 | 50.0 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for Deccan Chargers in IPL 2008?
Deccan Chargers most often opened with Adam Gilchrist and Herschelle Gibbs in IPL 2008, with Scott Styris at No. 3.
Who batted as Deccan Chargers's finisher?
Yalaka Venugopal Rao batted most often at No. 6 (10 innings, 288 runs).
How settled was the Deccan Chargers top order?
Adam Gilchrist batted at No. 1 in 100% of their innings; Herschelle Gibbs batted at No. 2 in 67% of their innings.