- Match- Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
- Date- 22nd March 2025
- Match Format- T20
- Venue- Eden Gardens, Kolkata
- Time- 7:30 PM (IST)
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Prediction Preview:
Welcome to the KKR vs RCB Today Match Prediction curated by Kheltalk cricket experts.
Kolkata Knight Riders will be locking horns with Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Match 1 of IPL 2025. It is slated to begin from 7:30 PM (IST).
KKR are the defending champions of the IPL and will be playing under Ajinkya Rahane in this season.
On the other hand, RCB had finished 4th in IPL 2024 and would be looking to end their trophy drought in the IPL.
Top Batters KKR vs RCB
- Ajinkya Rahane (KKR)– 4642 runs in IPL
- Virat Kohli (RCB)– 8004 runs in IPL
- Sunil Narine (KKR)– 1534 runs in IPL
Top Bowlers for KKR vs RCB
- Sunil Narine (KKR)- 180 wickets in IPL
- Bhunveshwar Kumar (RCB)- 181 wickets in IPL
- Varun Chakravarthy (KKR)– 83 wickets in IPL
KKR vs RCB Today Match Prediction Scenarios
Scenario 1- If KKR bats first
- First Innings score prediction- KKR is expected to score 200-220 runs in the 1st innings
- Result prediction- KKR will win the match by 20-40 runs
Scenario 2- If RCB bats first
- First Innings score prediction- RCB is expected to score 170-180 runs in the 1st innings
- Result prediction- KKR will win the match by 7 wickets
KKR vs RCB Today Match Prediction, Who Will Win the Match?
KKR to win
We predict that KKR will be winning game of the IPL.
Team Update/Players Availability/Injury News
There are no injury news as of now. We will update if there are any
Kolkata Knight Riders Predicted Playing XI
Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Rovman Powell, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Varun Chakravarthy
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Predicted Playing XI
Phil Salt (wk), Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, Swastik Chikara, Rajat Patidar (C), Jacob Bethell, Jitesh Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazelwood, Suyash Sharma
KKR vs RCB: Complete Squad
Kolkata Knight Riders
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
Royal Challengers Bengaluru
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
