Kolkata Knight Riders batting order and playing 11, IPL 2009
KKR most often opened with Brendon McCullum and Sourav Ganguly in IPL 2009, with Brad Hodge 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 | Brendon McCullum | 1 (10), 2 (2), 6 (1) | 13 | 285 | 119.2 |
| 2 | Sourav GangulyMoved around | 2 (6), 4 (3), 3 (1), 5 (1) | 11 | 189 | 91.3 |
| 2 | Chris Gayle | 2 (5), 1 (2) | 7 | 171 | 119.6 |
| 3 | Brad Hodge | 3 (10), 4 (2) | 12 | 365 | 117.7 |
| 3 | Arindam Ghosh | 3 (1), 6 (1) | 2 | 7 | 87.5 |
| 4 | Morné van WykMoved around | 4 (2), 5 (2), 1 (1) | 5 | 167 | 126.5 |
| 4 | David Hussey | 4 (3), 5 (1) | 4 | 98 | 166.1 |
| 5 | Wriddhiman SahaMoved around | 5 (3), 6 (3), 7 (1) | 7 | 72 | 175.6 |
| 5 | Yashpal SinghMoved around | 5 (2), 4 (1), 7 (1) | 4 | 47 | 71.2 |
| 5 | Aakash Chopra | 5 (1) | 1 | 11 | 57.9 |
| 5 | Angelo Mathews | 5 (1) | 1 | 16 | 123.1 |
| 6 | Laxmi Ratan ShuklaMoved around | 6 (2), 7 (2), 3 (1), 5 (1) | 6 | 83 | 97.6 |
| 6 | Mashrafe Mortaza | 6 (1) | 1 | 2 | 100.0 |
| 6 | Sanjay Bangar | 6 (1) | 1 | 2 | 22.2 |
| 7 | Moisés Henriques | 7 (2), 4 (1) | 3 | 38 | 95.0 |
| 7 | Shoaib Shaikh | 7 (1) | 1 | 6 | 85.7 |
| 8 | Ajit Agarkar | 8 (5) | 5 | 66 | 115.8 |
| 8 | Ishant SharmaMoved around | 8 (1), 9 (1), 10 (1) | 3 | 16 | 123.1 |
| 9 | Murali Kartik | 9 (2) | 2 | 21 | 105.0 |
| 9 | Ajantha Mendis | 9 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | Ashok Dinda | 10 (1), 11 (1) | 2 | 2 | 66.7 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for KKR in IPL 2009?
KKR most often opened with Brendon McCullum and Sourav Ganguly in IPL 2009, with Brad Hodge at No. 3.
Who batted as KKR's finisher?
Wriddhiman Saha batted most often at No. 5 (7 innings, 72 runs).
How settled was the KKR top order?
Brendon McCullum batted at No. 1 in 77% of their innings; Sourav Ganguly batted at No. 2 in 55% of their innings.