Delhi: In the Indian Premier League (IPL 2025), Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) made a brilliant debut by defeating Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by 7 wickets in their first match. KKR batted first after losing the toss and scored 174 runs losing 8 wickets in 20 overs. In response, RCB won the match by scoring 177 runs after losing 3 wickets in 16.2 overs. The heroes of this victory were Phil Salat and Virat Kohli, who scored a brilliant half -century.
‘There is no friend in this league’
After the victory, England batsman Phil Salat said that it was very important for him to partner with Virat Kohli. He said, “We (me and Kohli) have not batted much together, but it was fun to go to a good partnership. Would.”
Match condition
Kolkata batted first and set a target of 175 runs. In response, Kohli and Salt got the team to a strong position. Both shared a 95 -run opening partnership in 51 balls. During this time, RCB scored 80 runs without losing any wicket in Powerplay, which is the second largest powerplay score of RCB in IPL history. Phil Soult played a fiery innings of 56 runs in 31 balls, including 9 fours and 2 sixes.
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