Royal Challengers Bengaluru batting order and playing 11, IPL 2016
RCB most often opened with Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli in IPL 2016, with AB de Villiers 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 | Chris Gayle | 1 (8), 2 (2) | 10 | 227 | 151.3 |
| 2 | Virat KohliMoved around | 2 (8), 1 (7), 3 (1) | 16 | 973 | 152.0 |
| 3 | AB de Villiers | 3 (15), 4 (1) | 16 | 687 | 168.8 |
| 4 | Shane WatsonMoved around | 4 (8), 5 (6), 2 (1) | 15 | 179 | 133.6 |
| 4 | KL RahulMoved around | 4 (6), 2 (5), 1 (1) | 12 | 397 | 146.5 |
| 5 | Sarfaraz Khan | 5 (3), 6 (1) | 4 | 66 | 212.9 |
| 5 | Travis Head | 5 (2), 6 (1) | 3 | 54 | 135.0 |
| 6 | Sachin Baby | 6 (4), 5 (2) | 6 | 119 | 150.6 |
| 6 | Kedar Jadhav | 6 (3) | 3 | 42 | 131.3 |
| 7 | Stuart Binny | 7 (4), 6 (1) | 5 | 63 | 161.5 |
| 7 | David Wiese | 7 (1) | 1 | 5 | 125.0 |
| 7 | Parvez Rasool | 7 (1) | 1 | 10 | 111.1 |
| 8 | Iqbal Abdulla | 8 (1), 9 (1) | 2 | 37 | 137.0 |
| 8 | Chris Jordan | 8 (1) | 1 | 3 | 75.0 |
| 9 | Kane Richardson | 9 (1) | 1 | 1 | 100.0 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for RCB in IPL 2016?
RCB most often opened with Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli in IPL 2016, with AB de Villiers at No. 3.
Who batted as RCB's finisher?
Sachin Baby batted most often at No. 6 (6 innings, 119 runs).
How settled was the RCB top order?
Chris Gayle batted at No. 1 in 80% of their innings; Virat Kohli batted at No. 2 in 50% of their innings.