KKR vs RCB 1st Match IPL 2025 Highlights

Watch the highlights of KKR vs RCB - The opening match of the 2025 IPL (Indian Premier League) Twenty20 cricket tournament between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru played at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on March 22, 2025.

Phil Salt and Virat Kohli added 95 for the opening wicket © Getty Images

Spinner Krunal Pandya's three-wicket haul before Openers Phil Salt, Virat Kohli's quick-fire fifties and Captain Rajat Patidar's 16-ball 34 gives Royal Challengers Bengaluru convincing seven-wicket victory over Kolkata Knight Riders in the opening match of a Indian Premier League.

Match Stats :

Royal Challengers Bengaluru chased 175 was their third highest successful run-chase against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL. Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 22-balls spare win was their second second largest victory by terms of balls remaining against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL after their 39-balls spare win at Abu Dhabi in 2020. Virat Kohli became the 3rd Indian player to appearance 400th match in Twenty20 matches after Rohit Sharma (448) and Dinesh Karthik (412) and overall the 23rd players in T20s. Kolkata Knight Riders' 60 was their joint tenth highest powerplay total against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL. Ajinkya Rahane hammered a 25-ball his third fastest fifty in Indian Premier League and the seventh fastest fifty by an Kolkata Knight Riders batsman against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL. 103 : Sunil Narine and Ajinkya Rahane set up the record second-wicket partnership for Kolkata Knight Riders against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in IPL, previously held by the 80-run stand between Gautam Gambhir and Jacques Kallis at same venue in 2012. Kolkata Knight Riders' 174 was their 15th highest score against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Indian Premier League and It is their ninth highest total against RCB at Eden Gardens, Kolkata in IPL. Phil Salt's 56 was the third highest score by a RCB debutant in IPL after Chris Gayle's unbeaten 102 vs KKR in 2011 and Faf du Plessis' 88 vs PBKS in 2022. Royal Challengers Bengaluru's 80 was their second highest powerplay total in IPL after their 92 against Gujarat Titans at Bengaluru in the last season. 95 : Phil Salt and Virat Kohli set up the second highest first-wicket partnership for Royal Challengers Bengaluru against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL, The highest is 123-run stand between Tillakaratne Dilshan and Chris Gayle at same venue in 2011. 7 : Virat Kohli equalled a joint second most fifties hit against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL, jointly with Shikhar Dhawan. 8 : Virat Kohli equalled a joint most fifty-plus scores hit against Kolkata Knight Riders in IPL, jointly with Suresh Raina and David Warner.

KKR scored 174-8 in 20 overs with top scorer by Ajinkya Rahane hammered a 56 off 31-balls including 6-fours & 4-sixes with strike rate of 180.64.

Sunil Narine blasted a 44 off 26-balls including 5-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 169.23, Angkrish Raghuvanshi struck 30 off 22-balls included 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 136.36 and Rinku Singh scored 12 off 10-balls with a boundary.

RCB best bowler by Krunal Pandya picked up 3-wickets, Josh Hazlewood captured three-wickets, Yash Dayal, Rasikh Salam and Suyash Sharma each took one-wickets.

RCB chased 177-3 in 16.2 overs with top scorer by Virat Kohli hammered a unbeaten 59 off 36-balls including 4-fours & 3-sixes with strike rate of 163.88.

Phil Salt blasted a unbeaten 56 off 31-balls including 9-fours & 2-sixes with strike rate of 180.64.

Rajat Patidar hammered a 34 off 16-balls included 5-fours & a six with strike rate of 212.50 and Liam Livingstone hit a unbeaten 15 off 5-balls contained 2-fours & a six with strike rate of 300.

KKR best bowler by Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora and Varun Chakravarthy each took one-wickets.

Krunal Pandya named Player of the match for his brilliant spin bowling performance to picked up 3-wickets for 29-runs in 4-overs.

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