The IPL 2025 opener between defending champions KKR and RCB will take place on Saturday, March 23, at Kolkata’s Eden Gardens. Last year, KKR won the competition after a fantastic run. In the meanwhile, RCB advanced to the playoffs but fell to SRH in the elimination round.
In a bold decision, KKR selected Ajinkya Rahane as their IPL 2025 captain. Following Shreyas Iyer’s transfer to Punjab Kings, this occurred. In contrast, Rajat Patidar was selected by RCB to be their captain for the next campaign.
KKR vs RCB Dream 11
- Keepers – Philip Salt, Quinton de Kock (c)
- Batsmen – Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Ajinkya Rahane
- All-rounders – Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Liam Livingstone
- Bowlers – Varun Chakravarthy, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Harshit Rana (vc)
The pitch report for KKR vs. RCB
The Eden Gardens Stadium’s pitch will be suitable for batting. It has always been a fantastic location for hitters, and high-scoring games should continue to be played there. However, after the ball ages, the spinners might receive assistance.
The weather report for KKR vs. RCB
For the KKR vs. RCB IPL 2025 match, the weather is not ideal. The weather forecast indicates that rain and thunderstorms are expected to occur during the day. There is a good chance that rain will have an impact on the match because the IMD has also issued an Orange advisory.
Squads
KKR: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali.
RCB: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.
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