The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025’s much awaited opening match was composed with a rich history and a blockbuster clash with a rich history and a blockbuster clash with a rich history and a blockbuster clash with a rich history and a blockbuster clash with a rich history between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Ahead. The Eden Gardens, which was packed with emotional cricket fans, took into his home ground with high hopes as an echo with energy, a mixture of experienced campaigners and promising young talents.
On the other hand, RCB, who is known for his aggressive batting line-up and renewed squad strength, made a powerful statement in his season’s opener. With fresh strategies in both sides and fresh strategies in the game, the expectation was Akash-high. The opening ceremony was added to glitz and glamor, but all eyes were firmly set on cricketing action. As the first ball was bowled under the floodlights, fans were treated for explosive batting, fast bowling and an exciting competition in moments of seat-off-the-sit. The IPL 2025 was officially started – and it began in style.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Scorecard
1st Inning Kolkata Knight Riders: 174/8 (20 Overs)
| Batting | Dismissal Type | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Quinton de Kock † | c †Sharma b Hazlewood | 4 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 80 |
| Sunil Narine | c †Sharma b Rasikh Salam | 44 | 26 | 5 | 3 | 169.23 |
| Ajinkya Rahane (c) | c Rasikh Salam b Pandya | 56 | 31 | 6 | 4 | 180.64 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | b Pandya | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | c †Sharma b Yash Dayal | 30 | 22 | 2 | 1 | 136.36 |
| Rinku Singh | b Pandya | 12 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 120 |
| Andre Russell | b Suyash Sharma | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 133.33 |
| Ramandeep Singh | not out | 6 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Harshit Rana | c †Sharma b Hazlewood | 5 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Spencer Johnson | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
Extras | (lb 2, w 4) | 6 |
Did not bat: Varun Chakravarthy
Kolkata Knight Riders Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Quinton de Kock, 0.5 ov), 2-107 (Sunil Narine, 9.6 ov), 3-109 (Ajinkya Rahane, 10.3 ov), 4-125 (Venkatesh Iyer, 12.1 ov), 5-145 (Rinku Singh, 14.6 ov), 6-150 (Andre Russell, 15.4 ov), 7-168 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 18.5 ov), 8-173 (Harshit Rana, 19.5 ov)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Bowling:
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 5.5 |
| Yash Dayal | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 |
| Rasikh Salam | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 11.66 |
| Krunal Pandya | 4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 7.25 |
| Suyash Sharma | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 11.75 |
| Liam Livingstone | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 7 |
2nd Inning Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 177/3 (16.2 Overs)
| Batting | Dismissal Type | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
| Phil Salt | c Johnson b Varun | 56 | 31 | 9 | 2 | 180.64 |
| Virat Kohli | not out | 59 | 36 | 4 | 3 | 163.88 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | c Ramandeep Singh b Narine | 10 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Rajat Patidar (c) | c Singh b Arora | 34 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 212.5 |
| Liam Livingstone | not out | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 300 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 1) | 3 |
Did not bat: Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Salam, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Fall of wickets:
1-95 (Phil Salt, 8.3 ov), 2-118 (Devdutt Padikkal, 11.4 ov), 3-162 (Rajat Patidar, 15.3 ov)
Kolkata Knight Riders Bowling:
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON |
| Vaibhav Arora | 3 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 14 |
| Spencer Johnson | 2.2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 13.28 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 10.75 |
| Harshit Rana | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.66 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 6.75 |
Match Information: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru 1st Match Scorecard
Player Of The Match Award
In the early IPL 2025 between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore, Krunal Pandya was awarded the Player of the Match for his outstanding bowling performance. All-rounder performed his skills and control by taking 3 important wickets for just 29 runs in his 4-over spell.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru 1st Match Result
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 7 wickets with 22 balls remaining
