KKR vs RCB Dream11 Team Prediction for TATA IPL 2025 Match 1 Preview: We are a few hours away from witnessing the start of another blockbuster season of the Indian Premier League. The IPL 2025 will witness the first game of the tournament, which will see a competition between the current champion Kolkata Knight Riders and three-time Match 1ists Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
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This game will be live from 7:30 PM IST on Saturday (March 22) at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Ajinkya Rahane has been appointed as the new KKR captain and will have the onus to take his team to another title. Rajat Patidar will be making his debut as an IPL captain for the RCB.
Both teams have slightly changed after the mega auction. Phil Salt helped KKR win last season and will be playing against them. Virat Kohli and his men will hope for a winning start, but they have beaten KKR at Eden Gardens in only a few games. So, we are up for a thrilling clash.
KKR vs RCB Match Preview (Overview)
| League | TATA IPL 2025 |
| Match | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Match 1 |
| Time | 7:30 PM IST, Saturday, March 22, 2025 |
| Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
KKR vs RCB Head-to-Head Record
| Teams | Matches Won |
|---|---|
| Kolkata Knight Riders | 20 |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 14 |
KKR vs RCB Last 5 Match Record
| Team | Last 5 Matches |
|---|---|
| Kolkata Knight Riders | L, W, W, W, L |
| Royal Challengers Bengaluru | L, W, W, L |
KKR vs RCB Weather & Pitch Report
| Temperature | 24-26°C |
| Weather Forecast | 75-80% Humidity with 40% chance of rain |
| Pitch Behavior | Batting Friendly |
| Best Suited To | Good for Batters |
| Average First innings score | 153 |
Record of chasing teams
| Records | Good |
| Winning % | 68% |
KKR vs RCB Match 1, TATA IPL 2025, Ground Stats
| Eden Gardens, Kolkata | |
| Total | 13 |
| Team Bat 1st | 5 |
| Team Bat 2nd | 8 |
| Tie/ No Result | 1 |
| Average First Innings Score | 153 |
| Highest Score | 201/5 (20 Ov) by PAK vs BAN |
| Lowest Score | 70/10 (15.4 Ov) by BAN vs NZ |
KKR vs RCB Playing 11s (Predicted)
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
|---|---|
| Quinton de Kock (wk) | Virat Kohli |
| Sunil Narine | Phil Salt (wk) |
| Venkatesh Iyer | Devdutt Padikkal |
| Ajinkya Rahane © | Rajat Patidar © |
| Rinku Singh | Jitesh Sharma |
| Andre Russell | Liam Livingstone |
| Ramandeep Singh | Krunal Pandya |
| Harshit Rana | Swapnil Singh |
| Vaibhav Arora | Josh Hazlewood |
| Varun Chakravarthy | Rasikh Dar |
| Anrich Nortje | Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
KKR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction Small League Team:
KKR vs RCB Captain and Vice-captain Choices:
- Sunil Narine
- Andre Russell
- Phil Salt
- Rajat Patidar
KKR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction Grand League Team:
KKR vs RCB Captain and Vice-captain Choices Grand League:
- Virat Kohli
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Varun Chakravarty
- Liam Livingstone
KKR vs RCB Dream11 Team Prediction – Who Will Win?
RCB have always struggled to beat KKR at Eden Gardens. But things have changed, and both teams have some new players. Meanwhile, there is a prediction of rain, which can spoil sport on the day. That is where the toss can play a big role. KKR have a better spin attack, where they can catch RCB batters. But RCB have more firepower, which can change.
As per our analysis and game stats and recent matches and squads of these two teams, there is a high probability that Kolkata Knight Riders might win this match.
Although the winner can be entirely attributed to the ground stats and its records, so as per the ground stats, the chances of the team batting second are high, so the bowling-first team will likely win the Match 1 of the TATA IPL 2025. However, with cricket’s unpredictable nature and Royal Challengers Bengaluru can also win, this match could go either way. So please analyse on your part and then invest.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Dream11 Prediction Today Match: Injury Updates
| Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
|---|---|
| No Injury Update. | No Injury Update. |
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