IPL 2025 LIVE Cricket Score, KKR vs RCB LIVE Score: Will rain play a spoilsport at Eden Gardens? – The Indian Express

IPL 2025, KKR vs RCB Live Cricket Score Updates: Ajinkya Rahane’s Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Rajat Patidar’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening clash of Indian Premier League 2025 at Kolkata in Eden Gardens on Saturday. While the former has won the trophy last season the latter has reached the playoffs after having a poor start.
KKR vs RCB LIVE: Playing 11, Eden Garders Pitch Report, Weather Update, Live Streaming Deatils
Both sides have made significant changes to their squads post-mega auction. However, all eyes will be on Venkatesh Iyer for KKR, whose price spiked unexpectedly. Though the player did deliver match-winning performances in the past, this season, every performance will be under scrutiny.
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On the other hand, while RCB does have Virat Kohli, all eyes will be on the English core in the Bengaluru set-up. Though most of them can turn the game on its head on their day, they have been going through a poor spell playing for their national side. To RCB succeed, they need their English core to fire on all cylinders.
KKR vs RCB Predicted Playing 11
Follow all the live updates of clash between KKR vs RCB
Matches played: 34
KKR won: 20
RCB won: 14
KKR vs RCB head-to-head record at Eden Gardens
Matches played: 12
KKR won: 8
RCB won: 4
Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the 2025 Indian Premier League (IPL). The first match of the 18th edition of the tournament will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata where Ajinkya Rahane’s Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Rajath Patidar’s Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Match No 1. Stay tuned for all the live updates.  
IPL 2025: Virat Kohli, who played in the first-ever IPL game against KKR, will feature in the season opener 17 years later against the same team in Kolkata. (PTI)
The significance of the first-ever IPL match in 2008 between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), and anticipates a symbolic “full circle” moment in 2025 when the same teams are set to clash again at Eden Gardens. It emphasizes the league’s growth and impact on global cricket. (Read more from Sayak Dutta)
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