IPL 2025, KKR vs RCB: Ajinkya Rahane hits young Rasikh Dar, viral video

IPL 2025, KKR vs RCB: The first match of the 18th season of IPL is being played on 22 March on 22 March between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore, Kolkata’s historic Eden Gardens ground. In the match, RCB has decided to bowl by winning the toss against KKR.

However, batting first, KKR’s start was nothing special in the match. In the very first over, Josh Hazlewood showed the path of the pavilion by dismissing Quinton Discuke (4).

But after this, the team captain and veteran player Ajinkya Rahane has hit two consecutive sixes to the young bowler of the opposing team in the fourth over of the innings, whose video is becoming viral on social media very fast. Fans are also seen giving a very fast reaction on this video of Rahane.

Watch the video of the amazing shot played by Ajinkya Rahane

Maximum!#AJINKYARANE Picks the length early and whacks #Rasikhsalam For the first six #Tataipl 2025!

Watch live action: https://t.co/ib1oqmusyv #Iplonjiostar #KKRVRCBLive now on Star Sports Network & Jiohotstar! pic.twitter.com/jhvhuon09f

– Star Sports (@StarsportsIndia) March 22, 2025

So at the same time, after the first wicket fell early in this match, opener Sunil Narayan for KKR and Rahane, who came to play at number 3, are seen batting. In the powerplay, KKR scored a total of 60 runs at the loss of 1 wicket.

Till the news is written, KKR has scored a total of 96 runs at the loss of 1 wicket. So at the same time, Rahane 54* and Narayan 34* are standing at the crease.

Both teams playing XI for the match

Kolkata Knight Riders: Quinton Discuce (wicketkeeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sunil Narayan, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Janson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty.

Impact all: Enrich Narkhiya, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Lavit Sisodia.

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Virat Kohli, Phil Salat, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.

Impact all: Devdutt Padikkal, Abhinandan Singh, Manoj Bhande, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh.