South Africa batting order and playing 11, ODI 2006
South Africa most often opened with Graeme Smith and Boeta Dippenaar in ODI 2006, with Herschelle Gibbs 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 | Graeme Smith | 1 (20), 2 (1) | 21 | 561 | 85.3 |
| 2 | Boeta Dippenaar | 2 (18) | 18 | 651 | 66.6 |
| 2 | Loots BosmanMoved around | 2 (4), 1 (3) | 7 | 198 | 90.8 |
| 2 | Alviro Petersen | 2 (1), 3 (1) | 2 | 100 | 111.1 |
| 3 | Herschelle GibbsMoved around | 3 (11), 4 (9), 5 (1) | 21 | 696 | 89.1 |
| 3 | Jacques KallisMoved around | 3 (6), 4 (5), 5 (2) | 13 | 373 | 69.1 |
| 3 | Jacques Rudolph | 3 (3), 4 (1), 7 (1) | 5 | 139 | 64.4 |
| 5 | AB de VilliersMoved around | 5 (6), 4 (5), 1 (1) | 12 | 466 | 84.9 |
| 5 | Ashwell PrinceMoved around | 5 (4), 6 (2), 7 (1) | 7 | 160 | 63.0 |
| 5 | JP Duminy | 5 (2), 7 (1) | 3 | 115 | 90.6 |
| 6 | Mark BoucherMoved around | 6 (11), 5 (5), 4 (3), 7 (1), 8 (1) | 21 | 713 | 88.9 |
| 7 | Justin KempMoved around | 7 (12), 6 (8), 5 (2) | 22 | 437 | 76.3 |
| 8 | Shaun PollockMoved around | 8 (8), 7 (5), 9 (2), 3 (1), 6 (1) | 17 | 379 | 99.0 |
| 8 | Johan van der WathMoved around | 8 (3), 3 (1), 6 (1), 9 (1), 11 (1) | 7 | 85 | 134.9 |
| 9 | Andrew HallMoved around | 9 (4), 8 (3), 10 (3), 3 (1) | 11 | 140 | 78.2 |
| 9 | Robin Peterson | 9 (4), 8 (1) | 5 | 44 | 115.8 |
| 9 | Roger Telemachus | 9 (2), 10 (1) | 3 | 41 | 205.0 |
| 10 | André Nel | 10 (4), 9 (2) | 6 | 34 | 113.3 |
| 10 | Johan Botha | 10 (3), 5 (1) | 4 | 80 | 69.0 |
| 11 | Makhaya Ntini | 11 (4), 10 (1) | 5 | 4 | 36.4 |
| 11 | Garnett Kruger | 11 (2) | 2 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 11 | Charl Langeveldt | 11 (1) | 1 | 1 | 20.0 |
Quick answers
Who opened the batting for South Africa in ODI 2006?
South Africa most often opened with Graeme Smith and Boeta Dippenaar in ODI 2006, with Herschelle Gibbs at No. 3.
Who batted as South Africa's finisher?
Justin Kemp batted most often at No. 7 (22 innings, 437 runs).
How settled was the South Africa top order?
Graeme Smith batted at No. 1 in 95% of their innings; Boeta Dippenaar batted at No. 2 in 100% of their innings.