Rajasthan Royals batting order and playing 11, IPL 2009
RR most often opened with Graeme Smith and Naman Ojha in IPL 2009, with Swapnil Asnodkar 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 SmithMoved around | 1 (6), 2 (6) | 12 | 212 | 98.1 |
| 1 | Naman OjhaMoved around | 1 (2), 2 (2), 4 (2), 3 (1), 6 (1) | 8 | 168 | 116.7 |
| 1 | Rob QuineyMoved around | 1 (4), 3 (2), 2 (1) | 7 | 103 | 101.0 |
| 2 | Paul Valthaty | 2 (1), 4 (1) | 2 | 6 | 50.0 |
| 3 | Swapnil AsnodkarMoved around | 3 (4), 2 (3), 1 (1) | 8 | 98 | 105.4 |
| 3 | Lee Carseldine | 3 (3), 5 (1), 6 (1) | 5 | 81 | 119.1 |
| 3 | Niraj Patel | 3 (1), 4 (1) | 2 | 18 | 47.4 |
| 4 | Johan BothaMoved around | 4 (1), 5 (1), 7 (1) | 3 | 47 | 117.5 |
| 4 | Tyron Henderson | 4 (1), 8 (1) | 2 | 11 | 68.8 |
| 5 | Ravindra JadejaMoved around | 5 (5), 4 (4), 6 (2), 7 (2) | 13 | 295 | 110.9 |
| 5 | Yusuf PathanMoved around | 5 (4), 4 (3), 3 (2), 6 (2), 7 (1), 8 (1) | 13 | 243 | 132.8 |
| 5 | Siddharth Chitnis | 5 (1) | 1 | 6 | 75.0 |
| 6 | Dimitri Mascarenhas | 6 (3), 5 (1) | 4 | 39 | 100.0 |
| 7 | Abhishek Raut | 7 (6), 6 (1) | 7 | 78 | 127.9 |
| 8 | Shane WarneMoved around | 8 (6), 6 (2), 9 (2), 7 (1) | 11 | 108 | 93.1 |
| 8 | Morné Morkel | 8 (1) | 1 | 8 | 100.0 |
| 9 | Mahesh Rawat | 9 (2), 8 (1) | 3 | 16 | 84.2 |
| 9 | Amit Singh | 9 (1), 11 (1) | 2 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 9 | Shane Harwood | 9 (2) | 2 | 9 | 64.3 |
| 10 | Munaf PatelMoved around | 10 (2), 11 (2), 9 (1) | 5 | 33 | 126.9 |
| 10 | Siddharth Trivedi | 10 (3) | 3 | 9 | 50.0 |
| 11 | Kamran Khan | 11 (1) | 1 | 3 | 60.0 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for RR in IPL 2009?
RR most often opened with Graeme Smith and Naman Ojha in IPL 2009, with Swapnil Asnodkar at No. 3.
Who batted as RR's finisher?
Ravindra Jadeja batted most often at No. 5 (13 innings, 295 runs).
How settled was the RR top order?
Graeme Smith batted at No. 1 in 50% of their innings; Naman Ojha batted at No. 1 in 25% of their innings.