Batting order

Each batter at their most frequent position this season

PosBatterPositions batted (innings)InnsRunsSR
1Graeme Smith1 (7)725670.5
2Herschelle Gibbs2 (7)718570.6
3Jacques Kallis3 (5), 4 (2)734387.1
3Robin Peterson3 (2)25778.1
4Jacques Rudolph4 (3), 6 (2)524988.9
5Mark BoucherMoved around5 (2), 7 (2)49375.6
5Boeta Dippenaar5 (2), 4 (1)34952.7
5Martin van Jaarsveld5 (1)100.0
6Shaun PollockMoved around6 (2), 7 (1), 8 (1)48186.2
6JP Duminy6 (1), 7 (1)200.0
8Lance Klusener8 (3), 6 (1), 9 (1)57296.0
9Nicky Boje9 (2), 5 (1)390123.3
10Charl Langeveldt10 (1)12100.0
11Makhaya Ntini11 (1)17116.7

Quick answers

Who opened the batting for South Africa in ODI 2004?

South Africa most often opened with Graeme Smith and Herschelle Gibbs in ODI 2004, with Jacques Kallis at No. 3.

Who batted as South Africa's finisher?

Mark Boucher batted most often at No. 5 (4 innings, 93 runs).

How settled was the South Africa top order?

Graeme Smith batted at No. 1 in 100% of their innings; Herschelle Gibbs batted at No. 2 in 100% of their innings.