The IPL 2025 season got off to a glittery start on March 22, 2025, at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. The opening match saw defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) taking on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB).
RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and chose to bowl first. Sunil Narine (44) and Ajinkya Rahane (56) helped KKR to 107 runs in the first 10 overs. Despite 30 by Angkrish Raghuvanshi, KKR only managed 174/8 in 20 overs as they lost a heap of wickets in the middle overs. For RCB, Krunal Pandya took three wickets and Josh Hazlewood took 2 scalps.
RCB began the chase on a quick note as both Phil Salt and Virat Kohli started with boundaries. Salt made 56 in 31 balls and added 95 runs with Virat Kohli for the first wicket. Kohli anchored one end and remained unbeaten on 59 in 36 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes.
Other RCB batters batted around him and never let the tempo go down. Rajat Patidar slammed 34 in 16 balls, and Liam Livingstone scored 15* in 5 balls. RCB made 177/3 in 16.2 overs and won the match by 7 wickets.
Krunal Pandya was named the Player of the Match.
The cricket fraternity was all praises for the RCB’s all-round show as both the bowlers and batters shined against KKR.
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