Royal Challengers Bengaluru batting order and playing 11, IPL 2017
RCB most often opened with Chris Gayle and Mandeep Singh in IPL 2017, 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 (1) | 9 | 200 | 122.7 |
| 2 | Mandeep SinghMoved around | 2 (4), 3 (2), 6 (2), 1 (1), 5 (1) | 10 | 188 | 106.2 |
| 2 | Virat KohliMoved around | 2 (5), 3 (3), 1 (2) | 10 | 308 | 122.2 |
| 2 | Vishnu Vinod | 2 (2), 6 (1) | 3 | 19 | 73.1 |
| 3 | AB de VilliersMoved around | 3 (5), 4 (4) | 9 | 216 | 132.5 |
| 3 | Travis HeadMoved around | 3 (3), 4 (2), 1 (1), 5 (1) | 7 | 151 | 139.8 |
| 4 | Kedar JadhavMoved around | 4 (7), 5 (5), 6 (1) | 13 | 267 | 143.5 |
| 5 | Shane WatsonMoved around | 5 (2), 6 (2), 1 (1), 2 (1), 7 (1) | 7 | 71 | 91.0 |
| 6 | Stuart BinnyMoved around | 6 (4), 7 (2), 5 (1) | 7 | 78 | 102.6 |
| 6 | Sachin Baby | 6 (2), 5 (1) | 3 | 15 | 100.0 |
| 7 | Pawan Negi | 7 (8), 5 (1), 8 (1) | 10 | 144 | 129.7 |
| 8 | Adam Milne | 8 (3) | 3 | 7 | 58.3 |
| 8 | Iqbal Abdulla | 8 (1) | 1 | 5 | 71.4 |
| 9 | Samuel Badree | 9 (3), 8 (2) | 5 | 13 | 56.5 |
| 9 | Tymal Mills | 9 (3) | 3 | 8 | 72.7 |
| 10 | Sreenath AravindMoved around | 10 (3), 8 (2), 9 (2) | 7 | 32 | 80.0 |
| 10 | Aniket Choudhary | 10 (2), 11 (1) | 3 | 25 | 125.0 |
| 11 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 11 (5), 10 (1) | 6 | 13 | 50.0 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for RCB in IPL 2017?
RCB most often opened with Chris Gayle and Mandeep Singh in IPL 2017, with AB de Villiers at No. 3.
Who batted as RCB's finisher?
Pawan Negi batted most often at No. 7 (10 innings, 144 runs).
How settled was the RCB top order?
Chris Gayle batted at No. 1 in 89% of their innings; Mandeep Singh batted at No. 2 in 40% of their innings.