Match 1: KKR vs RCB, Indian Premier League 2025

The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League is all set to take place between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru on 22nd April, 2025.

Both the teams will be lead by a new skippers. Rajat Paditar will lead the Royal Challengers Bengaluru whereas, Ajinkya Rahane will be leading the home side today at Eden Gardens.

The match between KKR and RCB will start at 7:30 PM Local Time.

Team News & Probable XI

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)

KKR might not be too concerned about losing one half of their successful opening duo from last season, as they have acquired former IPL champion Quinton de Kock to fill the role. However, they will hope he can improve his record at Eden Gardens, where he has scored just 65 runs in six innings at a strike rate of 112. With Mitchell Starc no longer in the squad, either Spencer Johnson or Anrich Nortje is expected to step in.

Probable XI:

Sunil Narine
Quinton de Kock (wk)
Ajinkya Rahane (capt)
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
Venkatesh Iyer
Rinku Singh
Andre Russell
Ramandeep Singh
Harshit Rana
Varun Chakaravarthy
Spencer Johnson/Anrich Nortje
Vaibhav Arora

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

RCB have bolstered their batting depth, giving them the flexibility to take aggressive risks even against KKR’s strong bowling unit. However, their new spinner Suyash Sharma, who was previously with KKR, remains doubtful for this match as he continues his recovery from a prolonged groin injury.

Probable XI:

Phil Salt
Virat Kohli
Devdutt Padikkal
Rajat Patidar (capt)
Liam Livingstone
Jitesh Sharma (wk)
Tim David
Krunal Pandya
Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Josh Hazlewood
Yash Dayal
Swapnil Singh/Mohit Rathee/Rasikh Salam

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