Rajasthan Royals batting order and playing 11, IPL 2018
RR most often opened with Ajinkya Rahane and D'Arcy Short in IPL 2018, with Sanju Samson 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 | Ajinkya Rahane | 1 (9), 3 (5) | 14 | 370 | 118.2 |
| 2 | D'Arcy Short | 2 (5), 1 (2) | 7 | 115 | 116.2 |
| 2 | Heinrich KlaasenMoved around | 2 (1), 4 (1), 5 (1), 6 (1) | 4 | 57 | 121.3 |
| 3 | Sanju SamsonMoved around | 3 (8), 4 (7) | 15 | 441 | 137.8 |
| 4 | Ben StokesMoved around | 4 (6), 5 (4), 2 (1), 3 (1) | 12 | 196 | 121.7 |
| 5 | Jos ButtlerMoved around | 5 (5), 2 (4), 1 (2), 6 (2) | 13 | 548 | 155.2 |
| 5 | Prashant Chopra | 5 (1) | 1 | 8 | 133.3 |
| 6 | Rahul TripathiMoved around | 6 (4), 2 (3), 1 (2), 5 (2), 4 (1) | 12 | 226 | 135.3 |
| 6 | Stuart Binny | 6 (3), 5 (1), 7 (1) | 5 | 44 | 112.8 |
| 6 | Mahipal Lomror | 6 (1), 7 (1) | 2 | 20 | 95.2 |
| 7 | Krishnappa GowthamMoved around | 7 (6), 6 (3), 8 (3), 3 (1) | 13 | 126 | 196.9 |
| 7 | Jofra ArcherMoved around | 7 (2), 8 (2), 2 (1), 10 (1) | 6 | 15 | 71.4 |
| 8 | Shreyas GopalMoved around | 8 (2), 9 (2) | 4 | 50 | 111.1 |
| 9 | Dhawal Kulkarni | 9 (2) | 2 | 6 | 85.7 |
| 9 | Ish Sodhi | 9 (1) | 1 | 1 | 16.7 |
| 10 | Jaydev Unadkat | 10 (3), 8 (1), 9 (1) | 5 | 49 | 128.9 |
| 11 | Ben Laughlin | 11 (2) | 2 | 1 | 25.0 |
| 11 | Anureet Singh | 11 (1) | 1 | 3 | 75.0 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for RR in IPL 2018?
RR most often opened with Ajinkya Rahane and D'Arcy Short in IPL 2018, with Sanju Samson at No. 3.
Who batted as RR's finisher?
Jos Buttler batted most often at No. 5 (13 innings, 548 runs).
How settled was the RR top order?
Ajinkya Rahane batted at No. 1 in 64% of their innings; D'Arcy Short batted at No. 2 in 71% of their innings.