Rajasthan Royals batting order and playing 11, IPL 2008
RR most often opened with Graeme Smith and Kamran Akmal in IPL 2008, with Yusuf Pathan 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 | Graeme Smith | 1 (9), 2 (2) | 11 | 441 | 121.8 |
| 1 | Kamran AkmalMoved around | 1 (2), 3 (2), 2 (1), 6 (1) | 6 | 128 | 164.1 |
| 1 | Niraj PatelMoved around | 1 (1), 2 (1), 7 (1), 8 (1) | 4 | 103 | 127.2 |
| 1 | Taruwar Kohli | 1 (1), 6 (1) | 2 | 10 | 66.7 |
| 2 | Swapnil Asnodkar | 2 (9) | 9 | 311 | 133.5 |
| 3 | Yusuf PathanMoved around | 3 (6), 2 (2), 4 (2), 5 (2), 6 (2), 1 (1) | 15 | 435 | 179.0 |
| 3 | Sohail TanvirMoved around | 3 (2), 8 (2), 9 (1) | 5 | 36 | 124.1 |
| 3 | Younis Khan | 3 (1) | 1 | 3 | 42.9 |
| 4 | Shane Watson | 4 (11), 3 (2), 5 (2) | 15 | 472 | 151.8 |
| 5 | Mohammad KaifMoved around | 5 (6), 3 (3), 1 (2), 4 (2), 6 (1) | 14 | 176 | 102.9 |
| 5 | Darren Lehmann | 5 (2) | 2 | 18 | 100.0 |
| 6 | Ravindra Jadeja | 6 (6), 7 (2), 5 (1) | 9 | 135 | 131.1 |
| 6 | Dimitri Mascarenhas | 6 (1) | 1 | 9 | 112.5 |
| 7 | Shane WarneMoved around | 7 (4), 8 (2), 9 (1) | 7 | 70 | 118.6 |
| 8 | Dinesh Salunkhe | 8 (3) | 3 | 33 | 137.5 |
| 9 | Mahesh RawatMoved around | 9 (4), 7 (2), 2 (1) | 7 | 34 | 87.2 |
| 9 | Pankaj Singh | 9 (2) | 2 | 5 | 62.5 |
| 10 | Siddharth Trivedi | 10 (2), 11 (1) | 3 | 5 | 41.7 |
| 11 | Munaf Patel | 11 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for RR in IPL 2008?
RR most often opened with Graeme Smith and Kamran Akmal in IPL 2008, with Yusuf Pathan at No. 3.
Who batted as RR's finisher?
Mohammad Kaif batted most often at No. 5 (14 innings, 176 runs).
How settled was the RR top order?
Graeme Smith batted at No. 1 in 82% of their innings; Kamran Akmal batted at No. 1 in 33% of their innings.