Delhi: The first match of IPL 2025 at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens is being played between Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). After winning the toss, RCB decided to bowl. The Kolkata team, who came to bat first, was fantastic, but their batting was constantly pressurized and could only score 174 runs in the entire innings.
Kolkata could score 174 runs
Kolkata started somewhat fine, but Quinton de Kock (4 runs) was dismissed soon. Subsequently, there was a good partnership between Sunil Narayan (44 runs) and Ajinkya Rahane (56 runs). Both shared a 103 -run partnership for the second wicket. However, after the 11th over, there was a wicket shower and gradually Kolkata’s score reached 174-8.
RCB bowlers’ great performance
RCB bowlers performed well in this match. Krunal Pandya took 3 wickets, while Yash Dayal took 1 wicket. Josh Hazlewood also took 2 important wickets, and Suyash Sharma got 1 wicket. These bowlers kept Kolkata’s innings under constant pressure and their wickets shocked quickly.
A target of 175 runs in front of RCB
Kolkata scored a total of 174 runs, a challenging but achieving a challenging target for RCB. If RCB’s start is strong and their top order performs well, they can easily achieve this goal and win the match.
Playing XI of both teams
| Royal Challengers Bangalore (Playing Xi) | Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI) |
|---|---|
| Virat Kohli | Quinton de Cock (Wk) |
| Philip Salt (Wk) | Venkatesh Iyer |
| Silver (C) | Ajinkya Rahane (C) |
| Liam Livingstone | Rinku Singh |
| Jitesh Sharma | Angkrish Raghuvanshi |
| Tim david | Sunil Naren |
| Krunal Pandey | Andre Russell |
| Rashikh Dar Salaam | Ramdeep Singh |
| Suyash Sharma | Spencer Johnson |
| Josh Hazlewood | Harshit Rana |
| Yash Dayal | Varun chakravarti |
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