Chennai Super Kings batting order and playing 11, IPL 2009
CSK most often opened with Parthiv Patel and Murali Vijay in IPL 2009, 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 (8), 2 (1) | 9 | 142 | 112.7 |
| 1 | Murali Vijay | 1 (4) | 4 | 60 | 89.6 |
| 1 | George Bailey | 1 (1), 2 (1) | 2 | 45 | 115.4 |
| 2 | Matthew Hayden | 2 (12) | 12 | 572 | 144.8 |
| 3 | Suresh Raina | 3 (12), 4 (2) | 14 | 434 | 140.9 |
| 4 | MS DhoniMoved around | 4 (6), 5 (3), 3 (2), 6 (2) | 13 | 332 | 127.2 |
| 4 | Subramaniam BadrinathMoved around | 4 (5), 7 (4), 1 (1), 6 (1) | 11 | 177 | 107.9 |
| 5 | Albie MorkelMoved around | 5 (5), 6 (3), 7 (2) | 10 | 97 | 138.6 |
| 5 | Jacob OramMoved around | 5 (4), 6 (3), 7 (1) | 8 | 88 | 94.6 |
| 5 | Andrew Flintoff | 5 (2), 4 (1) | 3 | 62 | 117.0 |
| 7 | Manpreet Gony | 7 (1), 8 (1) | 2 | 13 | 185.7 |
| 8 | Joginder Sharma | 8 (1), 9 (1) | 2 | 20 | 111.1 |
| 8 | Shadab Jakati | 8 (2) | 2 | 20 | 133.3 |
| 8 | Ravichandran Ashwin | 8 (1) | 1 | 8 | 53.3 |
| 9 | Lakshmipathy BalajiMoved around | 9 (2), 10 (2) | 4 | 4 | 40.0 |
| 9 | Thilan Thushara | 9 (2) | 2 | 2 | 28.6 |
| 10 | Muttiah MuralitharanMoved around | 10 (2), 11 (2) | 4 | 8 | 100.0 |
| 11 | Sudeep Tyagi | 11 (1) | 1 | 0 | — |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for CSK in IPL 2009?
CSK most often opened with Parthiv Patel and Murali Vijay in IPL 2009, with Suresh Raina at No. 3.
Who batted as CSK's finisher?
Albie Morkel batted most often at No. 5 (10 innings, 97 runs).
How settled was the CSK top order?
Parthiv Patel batted at No. 1 in 89% of their innings; Murali Vijay batted at No. 1 in 100% of their innings.