Punjab Kings batting order and playing 11, IPL 2016
PBKS most often opened with Murali Vijay and Hashim Amla in IPL 2016, with Wriddhiman Saha 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 | Murali Vijay | 1 (11), 2 (3) | 14 | 453 | 124.5 |
| 1 | Hashim AmlaMoved around | 1 (3), 2 (2), 3 (1) | 6 | 157 | 131.9 |
| 2 | Manan Vohra | 2 (6), 3 (1) | 7 | 161 | 122.9 |
| 2 | Marcus Stoinis | 2 (3), 5 (1), 6 (1) | 5 | 146 | 135.2 |
| 3 | Wriddhiman SahaMoved around | 3 (5), 4 (3), 7 (2), 5 (1), 6 (1) | 12 | 270 | 127.4 |
| 3 | Shaun Marsh | 3 (6) | 6 | 159 | 118.7 |
| 4 | David MillerMoved around | 4 (5), 5 (4), 6 (3), 3 (1) | 13 | 161 | 122.9 |
| 5 | Glenn MaxwellMoved around | 5 (5), 4 (4), 6 (1) | 10 | 179 | 144.4 |
| 5 | Gurkeerat SinghMoved around | 5 (3), 4 (2), 7 (1) | 6 | 113 | 131.4 |
| 6 | Farhaan Behardien | 6 (2), 7 (1) | 3 | 14 | 107.7 |
| 6 | Nikhil Naik | 6 (2) | 2 | 23 | 74.2 |
| 7 | Axar Patel | 7 (6), 6 (2), 8 (2) | 10 | 111 | 144.2 |
| 8 | Kyle AbbottMoved around | 8 (1), 9 (1), 10 (1) | 3 | 13 | 162.5 |
| 8 | Mitchell Johnson | 8 (2) | 2 | 5 | 35.7 |
| 8 | Rishi Dhawan | 8 (2) | 2 | 14 | 233.3 |
| 9 | Mohit Sharma | 9 (3), 8 (1), 10 (1) | 5 | 32 | 123.1 |
| 9 | Pardeep Sahu | 9 (1), 10 (1) | 2 | 19 | 146.2 |
| 9 | Swapnil Singh | 9 (1) | 1 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 10 | KC Cariappa | 10 (2) | 2 | 13 | 118.2 |
| 11 | Sandeep Sharma | 11 (4) | 4 | 8 | 88.9 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for PBKS in IPL 2016?
PBKS most often opened with Murali Vijay and Hashim Amla in IPL 2016, with Wriddhiman Saha at No. 3.
Who batted as PBKS's finisher?
Glenn Maxwell batted most often at No. 5 (10 innings, 179 runs).
How settled was the PBKS top order?
Murali Vijay batted at No. 1 in 79% of their innings; Hashim Amla batted at No. 1 in 50% of their innings.