The IPL 2025 season begins, and we can not be more excited. The opening match of the tournament, RCB vs KKR, will be extremely thrilling as the defending champions KKR face RCB, a team that came so close to the win but got knocked out in the playoffs. Fans have been waiting for their match-up since last season, and today, we will witness a game to remember. On that note, let’s take a look at the match details.
Match Details And Head-To-Head of RCB vs KKR
RCB vs KKR is the opening match of the IPL 2025. It’s scheduled at 7:30 PM IST on 22 March 2025. The game will take place at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Both teams will go head-to-head to start their campaign with a win, until now, 34 matches have taken place between both teams, where KKR claimed the victory 20 times while RCB won only 14 times.
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The match starts after a grand opening ceremony that you should not miss. It will be available for live streaming on the JioHotstar app and website, while it will also broadcast live on Star Sports Network and Star Sports 1 HD, 1 SD, and other various channels. The pitch will play a significant role in determining the winner, so let’s take a look at the pitch and weather report.
RCB vs KKR Pitch and Weather Report
The pitch at the Eden Gardens is known to be a batting paradise due to its favorability to batsmen, leading to high scores and aggressive stroke play. The pitch has had a history of big scores in past matches, so let’s see what happens today. Spinners may also find assistance as the game progresses as the surface could offer turn and bounce.
The weather was supposed to be warm and bright, but there has been a turn of events as the current reports suggest minimal chances of patchy light rain with thunder, which could impact the game. The temperatures will range from 22°C to 27°C throughout the day.
RCB vs KKR Predicted Squad
RCB Predicted XI: Phil Salt (wk), Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar ©, Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, and Yash Dayal
RCB Impact Players: Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Suyash Sharma, Manoj Bhandage
KKR Predicted XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane ©, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, and Anrich Nortje
KKR Impact Players: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Luvnith Sisodia, Mayank Markande, Anukul Roy
RCB vs KKR Full Squad
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| Team | Players |
| Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) | 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 (RCB) | Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam Dar, Suyash Sharma, Nuwan Thushara, Lungi Ngidi, Mohit Rathee, Liam Livingstone, Tim David, Swapnil Singh |
RCB vs KKR Fantasy XI
Wicketkeepers:
Quinton de Kock, Jitesh Sharma
Batters:
Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Liam Livingstone, Rinku Singh
All-rounders:
Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Krunal Pandya
Bowlers:
Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Varun Chakaravarthy
Captain Choices:
Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar
Vice-Captain Choices:
Sunil Narine, Andre Russell
Also Read: SWOT Analysis Of RCB For IPL 2025
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