IPL 2025, KKR vs RCB: Here are all the streaming details for the tournament opener at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will begin their title defence when they take the field against the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the IPL 2025 opener at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on Saturday, March 22. Both the teams have a new captain from the previous season and it’ll be interesting to see how they go about proceedings.
IPL 2025, KKR vs RCB: Here are all the streaming details for the tournament opener(PTI)
Three-time champions KKR will be led by experienced campaigner Ajinkya Rahane, while RCB will be captained by Rajat Patidar. Rahane and Patidar had squared off in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy final when Mumbai squared off against Madhya Pradesh. Patidar did captain Madhya Pradesh. However, Mumbai was led by Shreyas Iyer.
Virat Kohli, who has retired from T20Is, will have a lot of eyeballs on him as fans cannot wait to see the maverick superstar in the shortest format of the game. Sunil Narine and Andre Russell will be the men in focus for KKR.
KKR and RCB have played 34 matches head-to-head, with the former winning on 20 occasions. In the last five matches, KKR have had the rub of the green as they have won four times. RCB last defeated KKR in the IPL 2022 season when they chased down 129 with three wickets in hand and four balls to spare.