Royal Challengers Bengaluru batting order and playing 11, IPL 2021
RCB most often opened with Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal in IPL 2021, with Srikar Bharat 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 | Virat Kohli | 1 (13), 2 (2) | 15 | 405 | 119.5 |
| 2 | Devdutt Padikkal | 2 (13), 1 (1) | 14 | 411 | 125.3 |
| 3 | Srikar Bharat | 3 (5), 4 (1) | 6 | 191 | 122.4 |
| 3 | Rajat Patidar | 3 (4) | 4 | 71 | 114.5 |
| 4 | Glenn Maxwell | 4 (12), 5 (2) | 14 | 513 | 144.1 |
| 5 | AB de Villiers | 5 (11), 3 (1), 4 (1), 6 (1) | 14 | 313 | 148.3 |
| 5 | Tim David | 5 (1) | 1 | 1 | 33.3 |
| 6 | Shahbaz AhamadMoved around | 6 (4), 7 (2), 3 (1) | 7 | 59 | 111.3 |
| 6 | Washington SundarMoved around | 6 (2), 1 (1), 3 (1) | 4 | 31 | 66.0 |
| 6 | Sachin Baby | 6 (1) | 1 | 7 | 41.2 |
| 7 | Daniel ChristianMoved around | 7 (3), 3 (2), 6 (2) | 7 | 14 | 58.3 |
| 7 | Daniel Sams | 7 (2) | 2 | 6 | 100.0 |
| 7 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 7 (2) | 2 | 1 | 50.0 |
| 8 | Kyle Jamieson | 8 (5), 6 (1), 7 (1) | 7 | 65 | 118.2 |
| 8 | George Garton | 8 (2) | 2 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 9 | Harshal PatelMoved around | 9 (4), 8 (2), 6 (1) | 7 | 59 | 128.3 |
| 9 | Navdeep Saini | 9 (1) | 1 | 2 | 50.0 |
| 10 | Mohammed Siraj | 10 (3), 11 (1) | 4 | 20 | 76.9 |
| 10 | Yuzvendra Chahal | 10 (1), 11 (1) | 2 | 10 | 37.0 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for RCB in IPL 2021?
RCB most often opened with Virat Kohli and Devdutt Padikkal in IPL 2021, with Srikar Bharat at No. 3.
Who batted as RCB's finisher?
AB de Villiers batted most often at No. 5 (14 innings, 313 runs).
How settled was the RCB top order?
Virat Kohli batted at No. 1 in 87% of their innings; Devdutt Padikkal batted at No. 2 in 93% of their innings.