IPL-2025 : The 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is starting from today. The first match of the tournament will be played between defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Kolkata.
Highlights
The final of the last season of the league was played between Kolkata and Hyderabad. In this, Kolkata defeated Hyderabad by 8 wickets and won the IPL title for the third time. At the same time, Bangalore is looking for its first title.
IPL-2025 : Match details, first match KKR Vs RCB Date: 22 March Stadium: Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata Time: Toss- 7:00 PM, Match start- 7:30 PM
Kolkata ahead in head to head Kolkata has an edge over Bangalore in head to head. 35 IPL matches have been played between the two. Kolkata won 21 and Bangalore won 14. Both the teams clashed 12 times at Eden Gardens, KKR won 8 times and RCB won only 4 times.
After the exit of world class all-rounder Shreyas Iyer in Kolkata,
The command of Kolkata has been handed over to experienced Ajinkya Rahane. The all-rounders include Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh and Venkatesh Iyer. The team also has brilliant bowlers like Varun Chakraborty, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana.
IPL-2025 : Bengaluru has match winners like Hazelwood-Bhuvneshwar
Bangalore has often struggled with its bowlers in the IPL, but the team has included match winners like Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar for this season. However, the team lacks a match-winning spinner, Krunal Pandya is the most experienced spinner in the team. The franchise has appointed Rajat Patidar as the captain for IPL 2025.
Pitch Report
The pitch of Eden Gardens Stadium is batting friendly. So far 93 IPL matches have been played in this stadium. The teams batting first here have won 38 and the chasing teams have won 55 matches. The highest team score of this stadium is 262/2, which Punjab Kings made against Kolkata last year.
Weather Condition
The weather in Kolkata will not be good on March 22. There is a possibility of occasional rain in the morning in some parts. It will be cloudy throughout the day, there is a 74% chance of rain. The temperature here is expected to be between 21 and 28 degrees on this day.
IPL-2025 : Possible playing-11 of both teams Kolkata Knight Riders:
Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi / Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana and Varun Chakraborty.
Royal Challengers Bangalore:
Rajat Patidar (captain), Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, and Suyash Sharma.
IPL-2025 : Where can you watch the match?
The live streaming of the match will be on the JioHotstar app and website. On the other hand, the broadcast on TV will also be done on Star Sports Network and Network 18 channels.
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