KKR vs RCB Prediction, Match 1, IPL 2025 Match Winner, Team, Playing XI and Pitch Report

Kolkata Knight Riders will lock horns with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the first match of IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday, March 22.

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KKR, led by Ajinkya Rahane, is coming into this encounter with a strong squad. They are the defending champions after the Shryeas Iyer-led side defeated Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024 final.

On the other hand, RCB finished at the fourth rank in IPL 2024, but lost to Rajasthan Royals in the eliminator, The Rajat Patidar-led side would be aiming to make it big this time around.

KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 Match 1 Details

Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Match 1, IPL 2025

Time & Date: 7:30 PM IST, Saturday, March 22

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 Match 1 Pitch Report

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The Eden Gardens in Kolkata is expected to be a batting paradise. However, spinners will have their fair share in the middle overs. With short boundaries on offer, we can expect huge scores to be registered.

KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 Match 1 Probable XIs

Kolkata Knight Riders

Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Anrich Nortje, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Virat Kohli, Phil Salt (wk), Rajat Patidar (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma.

KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 Match 1 Winner Prediction

Match Winner: Royal Challengers Bengaluru

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These two sides have played a total of 34 matches in IPL so far with RCB winning only 14 games while KKR went on to secure 20 victories. Moreover, the home ground factor puts KKR as a favorite.

However, RCB had done an exceptional job in the recent IPL 2025 mega auction with some top-class picks into their squad. That said, we can expect the RCB franchise to come out on top and start IPL 2025 on a winning note.

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