Batting order

Each batter at their most frequent position this season

PosBatterPositions batted (innings)InnsRunsSR
1Jesse Ryder1 (4)4108117.4
2Brendon McCullum2 (5)5111133.7
3Ross Taylor3 (4), 4 (1)5115136.9
3James Marshall3 (1)113118.2
4Jacob OramMoved around4 (1), 5 (1), 7 (1)383127.7
4Jamie How4 (2), 1 (1)338100.0
5Scott Styris5 (3), 4 (1)44580.4
6Peter Fulton6 (3)31062.5
6James Franklin6 (2)222157.1
7Daniel Flynn7 (3), 5 (1)437115.6
7Daniel VettoriMoved around7 (1), 8 (1), 9 (1)31588.2
8Kyle Mills8 (4), 9 (1)569138.0
9EP Thompson9 (1)11100.0
9Paul Hitchcock9 (1)113118.2
10Tim Southee10 (2), 9 (1)315100.0
10Jeetan Patel10 (1)15100.0
10Michael Mason10 (1)12100.0
11Chris Martin11 (1)1583.3

Quick answers

Who opened the batting for New Zealand in T20I 2008?

New Zealand most often opened with Jesse Ryder and Brendon McCullum in T20I 2008, with Ross Taylor at No. 3.

Who batted as New Zealand's finisher?

Scott Styris batted most often at No. 5 (4 innings, 45 runs).

How settled was the New Zealand top order?

Jesse Ryder batted at No. 1 in 100% of their innings; Brendon McCullum batted at No. 2 in 100% of their innings.