IPL 2025: KKR vs RCB: Details, Pitch, Weather, Head To Head, Probable 11, Dream 11 Fantasy Picks, Streaming Details. Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is set to commence with the clashes between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. KKR, the defending champions, want to showcase their dominance on their home turf. On the flip side, RCB, a team still in search of its elusive maiden IPL trophy, will want to mark a strong statement early in the tournament.
The excitement grows with new captains for both teams, Ajinkya Rahane and Rajat Patidar. With the two franchises undergoing significant changes in their squads and support staff, this match will be a fitting indication of how their respective seasons will unfold. A high-interest contest lies ahead as KKR’s seasoned all-rounders Sunil Narine and Andre Russell pit their skills against RCB’s batting brigade Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, and Liam Livingstone.
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Match Details:
Fixture: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Date & Time: Saturday, March 22, 2025, at 7:30 PM IST.
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Pitch and Weather Report
Eden Gardens is one of the happiest hunting grounds for batters, which ensures a fair bounce and pace most of the time and high-scoring matches. The average score for the first innings is around 170-180 runs, with the spinners getting assistance in the second innings. The weather on match day is expected to be warm and humid, with temperatures around 28-32°C and humidity around 74%. Although there is a chance of rain around 1 PM with a probability of 65%, the conditions should be clear by the evening so that the match will be completed.
Head-to-Head Record
KKR dominated this fixture and won 20 out of 34 encounters against RCB, who have won only 14. Their first encounter dates back to the inaugural IPL match in 2008 when KKR won it by a whopping 140 runs. KKR, in IPL 2024, squeezed past RCB by just a run in their most recent face-off. The highest and lowest scores of RCB and KKR against each other are 221 and 49 (the lowest of the tournament) and 222 and 84, respectively.
Probable Playing XI:
Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane (C), Quinton de Kock (WK), Angkrush Raghuvanshi Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Anrich Nortje
Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Phil Salt (WK), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma 6. Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma
Impact Players: KKR: Mayank Markande (Spinner), RCB: Devdutt Padikkal (Batsman)
Dream11 Fantasy Picks
Captain: Virat Kohli
Vice-Captain: Sunil Narine
Batsmen: Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Rajat Patidar
All-rounders: Andre Russell, Liam Livingstone
Bowlers: Varun Chakravarthy, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Wicketkeeper: Quinton de Kock
KKR squad for IPL 2025
Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Venkatesh Iyer (vice-captain), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rovman Powell (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Luvnith Sisodia (wk), Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Spencer Johnson, Mayank Markande, Anrich Nortje, Umran Malik, and Varun Chakravarthy.
RCB Squad for IPL 2025
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.
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Streaming Details of IPL 2025
Fans can catch the live action on the Star Sports Network and can stream it online on the JioHotstar app and website.
