Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will host Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening match of IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens on Saturday. Both teams enter the new season with fresh leadership, as Ajinkya Rahane takes charge of KKR, while Rajat Patidar leads RCB.
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Match Details
Fixture: Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Date: Saturday, March 22, 2025
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Match Start Time: 7:30 PM IST
Toss Time: 7:00 PM IST
Where to Watch
Fans can catch the action live on television or stream the match online as IPL 2025 kicks off with an exciting clash between KKR and RCB.
IPL 2025: KKR vs RCB Full Squads
KKR Squad: Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Venkatesh Iyer (vice-captain), Quinton de Kock (wk), Rovman Powell (wk), Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk), Luvnith Sisodia (wk), Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Anukul Roy, Vaibhav Arora, Spencer Johnson, Mayank Markande, Anrich Nortje, Umran Malik, Varun Chakravarthy.
RCB Squad: 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.
