The IPL 2025 kicks off with KKR and RCB facing off against each other at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The match starts from 7.30 pm. Kolkata Knight Riders are the defending champions of the title having won their fourth IPL trophy last year. They will do everything possible to defend it this year. RCB, on the other hand, are searching their first IPL title and do not have a good head to head record against the Knight Riders. The contest has been even in the last four games at Eden Gardens between the two sides with two wins each.
KKR vs RCB Match Details
MATCH | DETAILS |
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DATE | 22/03/2025 |
TIME | 7:30 IST |
VENUE | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
BROADCAST | Star Sports Network |
STREAMING OTT | JioHotstar |
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KKR vs RCB Pitch Report, Eden Gardens Kolkata
The pitch at Eden Gardens in recent times has been a batting-friendly one. Since IPL 2023, this venue has been among the high-scoring grounds in the IPL. There were predictions of rain ahead of this game but it looks like that has subsided. We can expect dew to play a part in these contest and teams preferring to chase given the impact of dew.
KKR vs RCB Toss Update-
RCB won the toss and opted to bowl first
KKR vs RCB Playing 11s
KKR- Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
RCB- Virat Kohli, Philip Salt(w), Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
KKR vs RCB Match Officials
Umpires | Abhijeet Bengeri, Vinod Seshan |
TV Umpire |
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Reserve Umpire | Tanmay Srivastava |
Match Referee | Prakash Bhatt |
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