KKR VS RCB (Kolkata Knight Riders VS Royal Challengers Bangalore) Live Cricket Score and Updates, IPL 2025 Opening Match: Virat Kohli’s RCB finished 4th in last year’s IPL while KKR won their third IPL title.
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IPL 2025 KKR VS RCB Live score: The IPL 2025 season kicks off with an exciting clash between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Eden Gardens on March 22. Both teams will have new captains, with Ajinkya Rahane leading KKR and Rajat Patidar at RCB’s helm. Eden Gardens’ flat pitch favors batters initially but slows down later, aiding spinners. KKR leads the head-to-head record with 20 wins in 34 encounters, including two victories last season. Key players include Virat Kohli (962 IPL runs vs KKR), Sunil Narine (26 wickets vs RCB), and Bhuvneshwar Kumar, who holds the most powerplay wickets in IPL history.
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee
Just a few hours to go for the start of IPL 2025! Defending champions KKR will take on RCB in the opening match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. However, rain could play spoilsport as there is a high chance of showers.
The Kolkata-based team has played a total of 88 games at the Eden Gardens and has won 52 of them while they lost 36.
India’s stalwart batter Virat Kohli is standing on the edge of breaking yet another record when he will be playing the first game of IPL 2025 against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Kohli can become the third batter to score 1000 or more runs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) history against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR).
“The squad looks good. I think it’s about cracking the code and having the best-playing XI performing consistently. If we are able to get a set core in the first 3 matches, then we have great chances ahead in this season.”
According to the India Meteorological Department (IMD), Kolkata is bracing for heavy rainfall due to an anticyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal. The city is already under an orange alert, with thunderstorms, lightning, and gusty winds predicted from March 20 to March 22.
The Indian Premier League 2025 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be taking place on Saturday, March 22, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The match will start at 7:30 PM IST.
The Indian Premier League 2025 match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will be aired live on the Star Sports Network in India.
England all-rounder Liam Livingstone shows his catching skill ahead of the season opener in Kolkata.
Eyes, ears and hands in sync – Liam trains under the lights to improve his ball spotting and catching skills!
This is Royal Challengers presents RCB Shorts.#PlayBold #ನಮ್ಮRCB #IPL2025 pic.twitter.com/Oznsqhbx9k
— Royal Challengers Bengaluru (@RCBTweets) March 21, 2025
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) teammates Virat Kohli and Josh Hazlewood were seen having a conversation during the practice session.
Virat Kohli and Josh Hazlewood during practice session at Eden Gardens yesterday. #IPL2025 #RCB pic.twitter.com/YWFXkBdJtD
— RCBXTRA (@RCBXTRAOFFICIAL) March 21, 2025
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) mentor Dinesh Karthik meets (Kolkata Knight Riders) KKR players ahead of the season opener.
A reunion that hits different! pic.twitter.com/4x4blzs5yF
— KolkataKnightRiders (@KKRiders) March 21, 2025
Former New Zealand captain Kane Williamson feels that Virat Kohli will have a “big impact” on the fortunes of RCB in IPL 2025.
“No doubt he’s going to have a big impact again as he has done in almost every season of this tournament. I know he’s extremely motivated with RCB to push for a title and I’m sure this season they’ll be there or thereabouts,” says Williamson ahead of the season opener.
The BCCI has revoked the ban on the use of saliva ahead of the start of IPL 2025 season. The board lifted the ban after receiving a majority consensus from IPL captains. For the first time since the COVID-19 pandemic, bowlers will be now allowed to use saliva to shine the ball.
The IPL 2025 will see tactical innovations, including a major change to counter dew’s impact on the outcome of the match. The second innings of evening matches will see a fresh ball introduced from the 11th over, provided the on-field umpires deem the dew factor significant. However, this rule will not apply to afternoon games.
Sunil Narine is the best IPL bowler amongst both RCB and KKR. Narine has picked 180 wickets for KKR with an impressive economy rate of 6.7 in IPL history.
Eden Gardens pitch in Kolkata is known for assisting spinners. However, since KKR vs RCB is the first match of IPL 2025, the newly prepared pitch is likely to be batting friendly and one can expect a high scoring encounter in the season opener.
The toss for Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2025 match will take place at 7:00 PM IST.
The live streaming of Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru IPL 2025 match will be available on the Jio Hotstar app and website.
Rajat Patidar will lead RCB in the first match of IPL 2025, which will be played at the iconic Eden Gardens. On the other hand, KKR will be led by veteran Ajinkya Rahane.
Total matches played: 35
KKR won: 21
RCB won: 14
No result: 0
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