Deccan Chargers batting order and playing 11, IPL 2009
Deccan Chargers most often opened with Adam Gilchrist and Herschelle Gibbs in IPL 2009, with Tirumalasetti Suman 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 (13), 2 (3) | 16 | 495 | 152.3 |
| 2 | Herschelle Gibbs | 2 (13), 1 (1) | 14 | 371 | 112.1 |
| 3 | Tirumalasetti SumanMoved around | 3 (6), 1 (2), 5 (2), 4 (1), 6 (1) | 12 | 237 | 124.7 |
| 3 | Azhar BilakhiaMoved around | 3 (3), 7 (2), 6 (1) | 6 | 67 | 82.7 |
| 3 | VVS Laxman | 3 (4), 5 (1) | 5 | 19 | 57.6 |
| 4 | Rohit SharmaMoved around | 4 (9), 5 (4), 3 (2), 6 (1) | 16 | 362 | 114.9 |
| 4 | Andrew Symonds | 4 (5), 5 (3) | 8 | 249 | 150.0 |
| 5 | Dwayne SmithMoved around | 5 (4), 6 (3), 3 (1) | 8 | 215 | 162.9 |
| 5 | Scott Styris | 5 (1) | 1 | 14 | 175.0 |
| 6 | Yalaka Venugopal Rao | 6 (8), 7 (4) | 12 | 124 | 108.8 |
| 6 | Chaminda Vaas | 6 (1), 8 (1) | 2 | 30 | 142.9 |
| 7 | Dwaraka Ravi Teja | 7 (4), 4 (1), 8 (1) | 6 | 65 | 92.9 |
| 8 | Ryan Harris | 8 (5) | 5 | 21 | 116.7 |
| 8 | Shoaib AhmedMoved around | 8 (1), 10 (1), 11 (1) | 3 | 1 | 16.7 |
| 8 | Fidel Edwards | 8 (1), 9 (1) | 2 | 4 | 80.0 |
| 9 | RP Singh | 9 (4), 8 (1) | 5 | 8 | 47.1 |
| 10 | Pragyan Ojha | 10 (3), 11 (1) | 4 | 1 | 14.3 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for Deccan Chargers in IPL 2009?
Deccan Chargers most often opened with Adam Gilchrist and Herschelle Gibbs in IPL 2009, with Tirumalasetti Suman at No. 3.
Who batted as Deccan Chargers's finisher?
Yalaka Venugopal Rao batted most often at No. 6 (12 innings, 124 runs).
How settled was the Deccan Chargers top order?
Adam Gilchrist batted at No. 1 in 81% of their innings; Herschelle Gibbs batted at No. 2 in 93% of their innings.