RCB won by 7 wickets (22 balls left) T20 1 of 74
Toss: RCB won the toss and decided to bowl
Venue: Eden Gardens
KKR 174/8 (20)
RCB 173/3 (16.3)
Player of the Match
Krunal Pandya (RCB) 3/29 (4)
| Knight Riders | 174/8 (20) | |||
| Ajinkya Rahane | 56 (31) | Krunal Pandya | 3/29 (4) | |
| Sunil Narine | 44 (26) | Josh Hazlewood | 2/22 (4) | |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | 30 (22) | Yash Dayal | 1/25 (3) | |
| Royal Challengers | 177/3 (16.2) | |||
| Virat Kohli | 59* (36) | Sunil Narine | 1/27 (4) | |
| Phil Salt | 56 (31) | Vaibhav Arora | 1/42 (3) | |
| Rajat Patidar | 34 (16) | Varun Chakaravarthy | 1/43 (4) | |
IPL 2025 Opener: The much-awaited IPL 2025 season begins with a thrilling face-off between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The first match of the tournament is set to take place at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, kicking off at 7:30 PM IST. Cricket fans can watch the live broadcast on Star Sports or stream it online via JioHotstar.
Match Info
- VenueEden Gardens Kolkata
- On Field UmpiresVinod SeshanAbhijeet Bengeri
- Third UmpireMadanagopal Jayaraman
KKR vs RCB Head-To-Head
| KKR | RCB | |
| 35 | Matches Played | 35 |
| 20 | Won | 15 |
| 15 | Lost | 20 |
| 0 | No Result | 0 |
| 222 | Highest Score | 221 |
| 84 | Lowest Score | 49 |
Knight Riders Squad
Batters
- Ajinkya Rahane (c) Batter
- Rinku Singh (Batter)
- Manish Pandey (Batter)
- Rovman Powell (Batter)
- Angkrish Raghuvanshi (Batter)
- Luvnith Sisodia (Wicket Keeper)
- Quinton De Kock (Wicket Keeper)
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Wicket Keeper)
All Rounders
- Andre Russell (All Rounder)
- Anukul Roy (All Rounder)
- Sunil Narine (All Rounder)
- Moeen Ali (All Rounder)
- Venkatesh Iyer (All Rounder)
- Ramandeep Singh (All Rounder)
Bowlers
- Mayank Markande (Bowler)
- Harshit Rana (Bowle
- Varun Chakaravarthy (Bowler)
- Anrich Nortje (Bowler)
- Spencer Johnson (Bowler)
- Vaibhav Arora (Bowler)
- Chetan Sakariya (Bowler)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Squad
Batters
- Rajat Patidar (c) (Batter)
- Virat Kohli (Batter)
- Devdutt Padikkal (Batter)
- Swastik Chhikara (Batter)
- Jitesh Sharma (Wicket Keeper)
- Phil Salt (Wicket Keeper)
All Rounders
- Swapnil Singh (All Rounder)
- Manoj Bhandage (All Rounder)
- Krunal Pandya (All Rounder)
- Liam Livingstone (All Rounder)
- Tim David (All Rounder)
- Jacob Bethell (All Rounder)
Bowlers
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar (Bowler)
- Rasikh Salam (Bowler)
- Suyash Sharma (Bowler)
- Mohit Rathee (Bowler)
- Abhinandan Singh (Bowler)
- Josh Hazlewood (Bowler)
- Romario Shepherd (Bowler)
- Nuwan Thushara (Bowler)
- Yash Dayal (Bowler)
- Lungi Ngidi (Bowler)