Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru LIVE, IPL 2025: KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane delivered a stunning performance, smashing 39 off 16 balls in the powerplay, leaving RCB on the back foot.
Toss and Match Overview
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and chose to field first in the highly anticipated IPL 2025 opener at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, lost an early wicket as Quinton de Kock fell to Josh Hazlewood in the first over. However, Rahane’s blistering knock helped KKR recover, taking them to 60/1 at the end of six overs.
Key Highlights:
Ajinkya Rahane’s explosive start: The KKR skipper accelerated the innings after an early setback.
Early breakthrough for RCB: Hazlewood dismissed de Kock in the opening over.
Bhuvneshwar Kumar absent from RCB’s lineup.
Virat Kohli honored: The RCB star was felicitated during the opening ceremony for being the only player to represent the same franchise in all 18 IPL seasons.
Weather Update: Despite an orange alert, the match remains unaffected by rain.
Live Score Update (8.1 Overs):
KKR – 81/1 (CRR: 9.92)
Batsmen: Ajinkya Rahane 51* (25), Sunil Narine 22 (19)
Bowlers: Rasikh Salam 24/0 (2), Suyash Sharma 12/0 (1.1)
Playing XIs:
KKR: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.
RCB: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt (wk), Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
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