Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), 1st Match of IPL 2025, Match Prediction Dream11 Fantasy Tips dream11 prediction today match

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Match : Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), 1st Match of IPL 2025, Match Prediction Dream11 Fantasy Tips

Venue : Eden Gardens, Kolkata

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

H2H Record :

Total matches - 35
KKR won - 21
RCB won - 14
NR - 00,
Tied - 00,

Pitch Report :

The pitch at Eden Gardens will be an excellent one for batting. There will be good bounce for the seamers and the new ball will swing as well. Eaden Garden is one of the largest grounds in India with deep boundaries. The wicket is flat and allows the batsmen to play their strokes. The fresh pitch will allow the ball to come onto the bat nicely. It’s expected to be a high scoring encounter. Teams will look to bat first as batting first sides have had the upper hand at this venue.

The average first innings score is 170 runs.

Bowler's Stats on Eden Gardens (IPL) :

TOTAL MATCHES PLAYED – 93

Pacers Wickets – 407

Spinners Wickets – 304

Weather Report :

The temperature is expected to hover around 27°C on the Saturday with 77% humidity and 10 km/hr wind speed. There are 40% chances of rain during the game.

Probable XI :

Kolkata Knight Riders :

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

Royal Challengers Bengaluru :

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

Preview :

The much-awaited IPL 2025 is set to begin as the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the opening match of the season. The match will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday, March 22. Both the teams will be playing under a new leader this year, where Ajinkya Rahane will take charge for KKR while Rajat Patidar is set to lead RCB in the upcoming season. Both teams have a strong line-up. In the previous Season Kokata Knight Riders performed superb and won 9 matches and lost only 3 matches and won the trophy of IPL 2024.Whereas Royal Challengers Bangalore team have won 7 matches and lost 7 out of 14 matches and fourth position in the Point table.

Last time when both teams KKR and RCB played between each other, KKR team scored 222 runs and RCB team almost chased the total and lost the match by 1 run.

Defending ChampionKolkata Knight Riders (KKR) is a franchise cricket team that competes in the Indian Premier League (IPL). The team is based in Kolkata, West Bengal, India, and was established in 2008 as one of the original eight franchises in the IPL. The team is owned by Bollywood actor Shah Rukh Khan, actress Juhi Chawla, and her spouse Jay Mehta, under the banner of Red Chillies Entertainment and Mehta Group.The Kolkata Knight Riders have won the IPL championship thrice, in 2012, 2014 and 2024. They are known for their passionate fan base and have had several star players representing them over the years, including Gautam Gambhir, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, and Dinesh Karthik, among others.The team plays its home matches at the Eden Gardens stadium in Kolkata, one of the largest and most iconic cricket stadiums in India.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like Quinton de Kock, Ajinkya Rahane, Rovman Powell, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Nitish Rana.They have good all-rounders also like, Ramandeep Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine & Anukul Roy. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Anrich Nortje, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakarvarthy, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Chetan Sakaria & Mayank Markande adding depth and experience to their bowling line-up.

On the other hand Royal Challengers Bengaluru remains one of the most popular franchises in the IPL, with a loyal fan base that continues to support the team through thick and thin. The franchise continues to strive for success, aiming to deliver memorable performances and entertain cricket enthusiasts around the world.Royal Challengers Bangalore is a well-balanced team with a blend of experienced and talented players. They had not proven themselves in the last season with won 7 matches and lost 7 matches out of 14 matches and failed to qualify for the final.They have talented & aggressive batsmen like, Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Tim David, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal.They have good all-rounders also like, Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh. Their bowling department is also well-equipped with bowlers like Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thusara, Suyash Sharma, Yash Dayal & Rashikh Dar Salam, adding depth and experience to their bowling line-up.

Considering the form and capabilities of both teams, this match has the potential to be a close contest. It will be interesting to see how the teams strategize and adapt to the conditions. Fans can again expect an exciting and competitive match between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore.

Team Guide

Makes various team combinations with the help of these information.

*KKR*

Quinton de Kock :

Quinton de Kock is an experienced wicketkeeper batter who's having a quiet year in T20s (8 inns, 159 runs, avg. 19.88, SR 115.22) but he can fire on a good batting pitch. He also has 452 runs at an average of 37.66 in 12 innings against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Good pick.

Ajinkya Rahane :

Ajinkya Rahane is the newly appointed of the KKR who's coming from decent domestic season and scored 469 runs at an average of 58.62 in 8 innings in SMAT 2024. The vateran Indian top order batter also scored 745 runs at an average of 35.47 in 23 innings against the RCB. One of the best captaincy choice for grand league.

Venkatesh Iyer :

Venkatesh Iyer can tap into RCB’s lack of top class spin bowling. The left-hander was superb in the IPL last season, where he scored 370 runs at an average of 46.25 and strike rate of 158.79. He has played just seven games against the RCB and scored 177 runs against them. Good pick.

Rinku Singh :

Rinku Singh has been known for his brilliant strike rate and he has consistently delivered crucial knocks in high-pressure situations, particularly in the death overs. Having joined KKR in 2018, he has grown steadily and has amassed 893 runs across 40 innings in his IPL career. Punt pick.

Sunil Narine :

Sunil Narine is the most prolific all-rounder in the KKR squad, opening the innings for his team and making full use of the field restrictions in the first six overs. In the 2024 IPL season, Narine delivered a standout all-round performance, scoring 488 runs and picking up 17 wickets at an exceptional economy rate of just 6.73. He has the most wickets in RCB-KKR matches (26). Default c/vc pick.

Andre Russell :

Andre Russell has pure Caribbean power and simply looks to knock the ball out of the park every time, he generates tremendous power by hitting the ball with full force, which can score him and his team many runs in the death overs. Russell strikes at 197.98 (392 runs) and has 17 wickets against RCB. Another safest c/vc pick.

Varun Chakravarthy :

Varun Chakravarthy going through with supream form with the ball and he has 14 wickets in 10 matches vs RCB at an economy of 6.80, plus 24 wickets at Eden Gardens at a strike rate of 15.17. Must have pick.

Harshit Rana :

Harshit Rana could go for runs but he is a genuine wicket-taker for his team. He took the fourth-most wickets in IPL 2024 (19) with the high economy of 9.08, including four against RCB. Good pick.

*RCB*

Phil Salt :

Phil Salt has been in shaky form right now, but he has always loves to bat at the Eden Gardens, Salt has smashed 350 runs at an average of 50.00 and strike rate of 182.29 here. Must have pick.

Jitesh Sharma :

Jitesh Sharma is a solid spin-hitter, his strikes at 144.1 against spin since the start of 2023, although he has been dismissed eight times (avg. 22.9). Punt pick.

Virat Kohli :

Virat Kohli is the 2024 Orange Cap winner and he's in fine form after a strong Champions Trophy. He is the leading run-scorer in RCB-KKR matches with 962 at an average of 37.00 and strike rate of 131.42. Default c/vc pick.

Rajat Patidar :

Rajat Patidar is a fantastic spin-hitter. Since the start of 2023, he has smashed 215 runs against spin at an average of 107.5 and strike rate of 197.2. But he's managed to scored just 56 runs in three innings against the KKR. Good pick.

Liam Livingstone :

Liam Livingstone has an important all-round role to play for RCB. He is expected to come in later and finish the innings, and can contribute with some overs. Must have pick.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar :

Bhuvneshwar Kumar is the vateran Indian swing bowler who was represented Sunrisers Hyderabad in the previous IPL season, is set to join RCB for IPL 2025. Renowned for his swing bowling, he is the fourth-highest wicket-taker in the league, with an impressive tally of 181 wickets to his name. He also picked up 32 wickets in 30 matches against the KKR. Must have pick.

Details Analysis

Cheat Sheet

Kolkata Knight Riders

wk :

Quinton De Kock -

Open, Open, Open, Open, 2dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, Open, Open, Open,
16(14), 0(3), 5(8), 43(30), 4(5), 21(19), 55(45), 15(14), 15(15), 4(2), 8(8),

Rahmanullah Gurbaz -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
5(9), 1(4), 1(2), 6(13), 7(8), 42(29), 7(9), 89(43), 15(15), 11(11),

Luvnith Sisodia -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
41(20), 10(10), 0(2), 56(45), 23(16), 26(20), 62(35)*, 39(50), 4(3), 39(27),

Batters :

Venkatesh Iyer - Right Arm Medium fast

4dwn, DNB, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn,
17(9), DNB, 38(33)*, 27(15), 22(12), 16(14), 12(9)*, 22(15)*, 37(17)*, 36(15),
1/29(3), 2/12(2), 2/23(3), 1/19(2), 0/24(3), DNB, 0/17(1), 0/12(1), 1/9(2), 0/23(2),

Ajinkya Rahane -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, Open,
37(30), 98(56), 84(45), 95(54), 22(18), 68(35), 52(35), 13(13), 33(22), 1(5),

Rinku Singh -

5dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn,
9(6), 30(26), DNB, 10(7), 27(22), 45(28), 24(31), 26(9), 30(23), 45(24)*, 70(38),

Manish Pandey -

Open, Open, Open, Open, 2dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn,
30(17), 10(6), 42(29), 30(13)*, 5(4), 6(12), 9(11), 14(15), 24(11)*, 44(31),

Rovman Powell -

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn,
63(38), 20(13), 1(2), 32(16), 25(24), 28(15), 8(11)*, 25(20), 2(12), 6(7),

Angkrish Raghuvanshi -

Open, Open, Open, Open, 1dwn, 1dwn, DNB, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, 1dwn, Open, Open,
41(31)*, 16(15), 21(13). 6(4), 32(26), 13(6), DNB, 3(4), 30(18), 7(6), 24(18), 54(27), 14(9), 26(22),

Allrounders :

Sunil Narine - Off break

5dwn, 7dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 7dwn, 7dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, DNB, DNB,
22(8)*, 12(12)*, 2(3), DNB, 1(1)*, 13(11), 1(2), 7(6), DNB, DNB,
1/34(4), 0/22(4), 2/20(4), 0/31(4), 0/14(4), 0/24(4), 1/25(4), 0/32(4), 0/16(4), 1/29(4),

Andre Russell - Right Arm Medium Fast

6dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn,
4(9), 0(1), 9(6), 3(4), 3(8)*, 6(2), 37(23)*, 12(10), 6(3), 24(12)*,
0/14(1), DNB, 0/27(2), DNB, 1/38(3), DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB, DNB,

Ramandeep Singh - Right Arm Medium

3dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn,
8(4)*, 7(7), 39(11), 18(15), 2(3), 1(1), 6(4), 64(34),
2/18(2), 0/4(1), DNB, DNB, 1/34(3), 2/6(2), 0/7(1), 1/42(4),

Moeen Ali - Off break

4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, DNB, 3dwn, DNB, Open, Open, Open,
17(16), 0(4), 14(13), 0(2), DNB, 1(8), DNB, 5(4), 20(17), 51(33),
0/29(3), 1/19(4), 0/18(2), 0/18(2), 0/14(2), 0/33(3), 2/21(4), 0/5(1), 0/7(1), 0/13(2),

Anukul Sudhakar Roy - Left Arm Orthodox

3dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 6dwn, 7dwn,
91(44), 27(20), 2(5), DNB, 1(2), DNB, 16(12), DNB, 3(3), DNB, 40(20), 17(7), 40(27), 14(14), 16(13), 43(21), 6(6), 13(7)*
1/32(4), 1/10(2), 1/6(1), 4/17(4), 1/33(4), 0/16(3), 0/38(4), 0/36(2), 0/18(2), 0/6(2), 1/24(4), 1/19(4), 1/23(4), 0/15(2), 0/21(3), 0/33(3), 0/20(1), 1/26(3),

Bowlers :

Varun Chakravarthy - Leg break googly

2/25(4), 2/28(4), 5/24(4), 2/38(4), 3/23(4), 2/19(4), 0/35(4), 1/24(4), 1/21(4), 3/43(4), 0/3(1), 2/49(4),

Anrich Nortje - Right Arm Fast

1/46(4), 0/36(4), 0/32(4), 1/47(4), 0/20(4), 0/25(2), 1/28(4), 3/35(4), 1/32(4), 1/52(4), 2/29(4), 2/37(4), 1/29(4),

Harshit Rana - Right Arm Fast

3/33(4), 2/24(4), 1/27(4), 2/34(3), 3/24(4), 2/28(4), 0/61(4),

Spencer Johnson - Left Arm Fast

2/41(4), 3/26(4), 0/45(4), 3/39(4), 1/28(4), 0/32(4), 4/20(4), 2/24(4), 5/26(4), 1/29(2),

Vaibhav Arora - Right Arm Medium

0/17(2), 2/20(4), 0/33(4), 1/32(4), 2/10(2), 1/8(2), 0/33(3), 1/24(3), 1/17(2), 0/16(2), 0/21(2), 0/35(3), 2/29(4), 1/45(3), 1/34(3), 2/28(4), 3/27(4),

Chetan Sakariya - Left Arm Medium Fast

1/36(4), 2/53(4), 4/33(4), 1/25(4), 2/23(4), 0/44(4), 1/17(3), 0/28(4),

Umran Malik - Right Arm fast

0/15(1), 1/39(4), 3/27(4), 0/19(4), 0/28(4), 1/46(4), 0/23(2), 1/33(4), 0/41(3),

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

wk :

Phil Salt -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
55(23), 23(21), 5(7), 4(3), 0(3), 2(4), 2(7), 71(49), 55(35

Jitesh Sharma -

4dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 1dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 3dwm
11(6), 38(14), 10(6)*, 20(5), 29(20), 27(9)*, 32(15)*, 22(20), 5(4), 0(1), DNB, 13(12),

Batters :

Virat Kohli -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
76(59), 9(9), 0(5), 37(28), 24(24), 0(1), 4(3), 1(5), 33(24), 47(29), 27(13), 92(47), 42(27), 70(44)*, 51(43), 18(7), 42(20),

Rajat Patidar -

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 1dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, Open,
81(40)*, 66(29)*, 28(18), 36(16), 4(7), 68(40), 62(37), 78(36), 5(7), 0(1),

Tim David -

5dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 5dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn,
7(9), 10(9), 9(10), 25(10), 27(18), 11(10), 24(15), 68(38), 62(28), 4(8), 33(14),

Devdutt Padikkal -

Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open,
13(7), 50(35), 40(33), 24(21), 2(3), 27(24), 30(17), 1(2), 46(29), 20(9),

Jacob Bethell -

4dwn, 4dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn,
10(7), 6(9), 7(14), 87(50), 1(8), 2(9), 49(36), 21(21), 2(4), 30(22), 3(6), 62(32), 4(2), 3(3), 58(36),
DNB, DNB, 2/29(3), 1/2(1), 0/6(1), 0/19(3), 1/20(4),

Swastik Chikara -

1dwn, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open, Open
3(8), 7(10), 0(2), 5(6), 62(31), 6(11), 0(2), 114(68)*, 66(45), 0(4), 85(27), 75(36)*

Allounders :

Liam Livingstone - Leg break

3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 2dwn DNB, 2dwn, 2dwn, 3dwn, 2dwn,
9(5), 9(13), 43(24), 13(14), 0(2), 22(30), 14(14)*, 13(11), 4(6), 39(28), 23(11), DNB, 87(47), 37(27), 43(35), 55(34),
0/29(2), DNB, 0(11), 1/14(2), 0/7(1), DNB, DNB, 1/40(3), 0/30(1), 0/14(1), 2/16(2), 1/21(2), 2/16(3), 3/22(2),

Krunal Pandya - Left Arm Orthodox

1dwn, 2dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 4dwn, DNB, 3dwn, 2dwn, 4dwn,
30(24), 7(11), DNB, 0(1), 29(16), DNB, 22(20), 45(35), 3(6),
0/15(3), 0/13(3), 1/8(4), 2/19(3), 0/59(4), 2/22(4), 1/26(4), 1/31(4), 1/17(2),

Swapnil Singh - Left Arm orthodox

4dwn, 5dwn, 6dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 4dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn,
13(10), 8(7), 18(9)*, 44(24)*, DNB, 15(15), 4(6), 18(19),
0/38(3), 0/32(2), 0/18(2), 1/33(4), 1/15(4), 1/12(1), 1/28(3), 0/20(3),

Romario Shepherd - Right Arm Medium Fast

6dwn, 4dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB,
7(8), 2(3), 23(9)*, DNB, 8(7)*, 12(13), 38(13)*, DNB,
DNB, 0/8(1), DNB, 0/4(1), 0/9(1), 0/31(3), 2/14(2), 1/29(2),

Manoj Bhandage - Right Arm Medium

4dwn, 6dwn, DNB, DNB, 6dwn, 3dwn, 4dwn, 3dwn,
0(3), 1(2), DNB, DNB, 24(15), 8(10), 3(5), 44(13)*,
2/28(4), 0/20(2), 3/19(4), 0/18(3), 0/18(2), 1/22(3), 1/26(3), 0/8(1),

Mohit Rathee - Leg break

6dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, 5dwn, DNB, 7dwn,
34(26), 20(11), 5(12), 0(2), 12(10), 8(4), DNB, 1(2)*,
1/37(4), 0/45(4), 0/35(4), 2/16(4), 1/29(4), 0/20(4), 2/24(4), 0/12(1),

Bowlers :

Josh Hazlewood - Right Arm Medium Fast

2/32(4), 1/14(4), 0/39(4), 0/25(4), 2/18(4), 1/28(4), 0/21(4), 1/12(4), 0/36(4), 2/31(4), 0/44(4), 2/15(3), 0/32(3), 1/29(3), 2/15(3), 2/33(4),

Bhuvneshwar Kumar - Right Arm Medium

0/34(4), 2/30(4), 3/6(4), 0/26(4), 1/1(2), 3/28(4), 0/2(1), 1/20(3), 1/29(4), 0/8(1), 2/22(4),

Lungi Ngidi - Right Arm Medium Fast

0/22(2), 1/30(3), 0/37(3), 1/43(4), 0/42(4), 1/23(4), 0/32(2), 1/24(4), 2/41(4), 0/41(4), 0/11(1),

Nuwan Thushara - Right Arm Medium Fast

1/33(4), 1/25(4), 0/28(4), 2/22(4), 2/14(3), 1/27(2), 0/9(1), 0/17(2), 0/36(4),

Yash Dayal - Left Arm Medium Fast

0/30(4), 0/20(2), 0/3(3), 0/37(3), 2/42(4), 3/20(4), 0/22(2), 2/21(4), 0/34(4), 1/18(3), 2/56(4),

Rasikh Salam - Right Arm Medium

1/25(4), 1/31(4), 3/30(4), 2/33(4), 1/6(2), 1/32(4), 2/37(4), 3/25(4), 1/23(3), 3/15(4), 2/30(4),

Suyash Sharma - Leg break

0/45(4), 2/36(4), 1/26(4), 1/23(4), 1/25(4), 0/20(4), 0/41(4), 1/34(4), 2/26(4), 0/66(4)

Abhinandan Singh - Right Arm Medium Fast

0/27(4), 1/17(3), 3/31(4), 1/16(3), 2/23(4), 0/33(2), 0/37(4), 3/30(4), 1/16(2), 4/26(4),

Cheat Sheet

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