KKR vs RCB live match details with key points. Friends, the wait for 2025 IPL is over. Today on 22 March 2025, the first match of the season will be played between KKR vs RCV. You will get all the important information related to this in this post below.
KKR vs RCB Head To Head Records & Stats [2008-2025]
| Matches Played | Bangalore Wins | Kolkata Wins | No Result | Highest Score (BAN) | Highest Score (KOL) | Lowest Score (BAN) | Lowest Score (KOL) |
| 34 | 14 | 20 | 0 | 221 | 222 | 49 | 84 |
There have been 34 matches between Kolkata and Bangalore from IPL 2008 to 2025, out of which Royal Challengers Bangalore has won 14 matches while Kolkata Knight Riders has won 20 matches. The highest score of these two teams has been 221 and 222. Bangalore has 221 highest score and 49 lowest score. Kolkata has 222 highest score and 84 lowest score.
Virat Kohli Runs Against Kolkata Knight Riders
| Span | Runs | Matches | Innings | Not Outs | Highest Score (HS) | Average | Balls Faced (BF) | Strike Rate (SR) | 100s | 50s | Ducks (0s) | Fours (4s) | Sixes (6s) |
| 2008-2025 | 962 | 34 | 31 | 6 | 100 | 38.48 | 728 | 132.14 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 84 | 28 |
Bangalore vs Kolkata – Match Results by Year 2008-2025
| Year | Match 1 Winner | Margin | Match 2 Winner | Margin |
| 2024 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 7 wickets | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 1 run |
| 2023 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 81 runs | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 21 runs |
| 2022 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 3 wickets | – | – |
| 2021 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 38 runs | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 9 wickets |
| 2021 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 4 wickets | – | – |
| 2020 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 82 runs | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 8 wickets |
| 2019 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 5 wickets | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 10 runs |
| 2018 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 4 wickets | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 6 wickets |
| 2017 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 82 runs | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 6 wickets |
| 2016 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 5 wickets | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 9 wickets |
| 2015 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 3 wickets | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 7 wickets |
| 2014 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 2 runs | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 30 runs |
| 2013 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 8 wickets | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 5 wickets |
| 2012 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 42 runs | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 47 runs |
| 2011 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 9 wickets | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 4 wickets (D/L) |
| 2010 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 7 wickets | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 7 wickets |
| 2009 | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 5 wickets | Royal Challengers Bangalore | Won by 6 wickets |
| 2008 | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 140 runs | Kolkata Knight Riders | Won by 5 runs |
Match Details:
- Match: [Kolkata Knight Riders] vs [Royal Challengers Bangalore] – Match 1, IPL 2025
- Date: [Saturday, 22/march/2025]
- Time: [7:30] IST
- Venue: [Eden Gardens, Kolkata]
Where to Watch:
- TV Broadcast: [Jio Hotstar]
- Live Streaming: [Youtube: Deepak Cricket Updates]
Kolkata Knight Riders Squad
| Batters | All-Rounders | Bowlers | Wicketkeepers |
| Ajinkya Rahane | Venkatesh Iyer | Anrich Nortje | Quinton de Kock |
| Rinku Singh | Anukul Roy | Vaibhav Arora | Rahmanullah Gurbaz |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | Moeen Ali | Mayank Markande | Luvnith Sisodia |
| Rovman Powell | Ramandeep Singh | Spencer Johnson | |
| Manish Pandey | Andre Russell | Harshit Rana | |
| Sunil Narine | |||
| Varun Chakaravarthy |
Royal Challengers Bangalore Squad
| Batters | All-Rounders | Bowlers | Wicketkeepers |
| Rajat Patidar | Liam Livingstone | Josh Hazlewood | Phil Salt (WK) |
| Virat Kohli | Krunal Pandya | Rasikh Dar | Jitesh Sharma (WK) |
| Devdutt Padikkal | Swapnil Singh | Suyash Sharma | |
| Swastik Chhikara | Tim David | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | |
| Romario Shepherd | Nuwan Thushara | ||
| Manoj Bhandage | Lungisani Ngidi | ||
| Jacob Bethell | Abhinandan Singh | ||
| Mohit Rathee | |||
| Yash Dayal |
KKR vs RCB Match Preview:
If we talk about the pitch of Eden Gardens Kolkata, then it is a batting-friendly pitch. The probability of scoring in the 1st innings here is between 170 runs to 270 runs.
In recent times, there has been a possibility of rain in Kolkata Eden Gardens. If it rains, then it can change the behavior of the pitch, so the spinner bowlers are likely to get help here.
If we talk about Kolkata’s spinner bowlers Sunil Narayan and Varun Chakraborty, then they turn their balls very well on this pitch.
And if we talk about Royal Challengers Bangalore spinners, then Mohit Rathi and Suyash Sharma can attack with their good spin bowling.
Pitch & Weather Report:
- Pitch Report: [Describe pitch conditions – batting-friendly, spin-friendly, etc.]
- Weather Forecast: [Rain Prediction]
Key Players to Watch Out For:
- [Virat Kohli] [Royal Challengers Bangalore ]
- [Rajat Patidar] [Royal Challengers Bangalore]
- [Ajinkya Rahane] [Kolkata Knight Riders]
- [Sunil Narayan] [Kolkata Knight Riders)
