KKR vs RCB 1st Match IPL 2025 Highlights

Vishal
25 Mar, 2025

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 season kicked off with an electrifying clash between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, on March 22, 2025. A stellar bowling display by Krunal Pandya, followed by explosive batting performances from Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, and Rajat Patidar, led RCB to a convincing seven-wicket victory over KKR.

KKR vs RCB 1st Match IPL 2025 Highlights


Match Highlights and Key Stats

  • RCB’s Chase of 175: This was their third-highest successful run-chase against KKR in IPL history.

  • Dominant Finish: RCB’s win with 22 balls to spare was their second-largest victory in terms of balls remaining against KKR, after their 39-ball win in Abu Dhabi (2020).

  • Milestone for Virat Kohli: He became the third Indian cricketer to play 400 T20 matches, following Rohit Sharma (448) and Dinesh Karthik (412), making him the 23rd player overall to achieve this feat.

  • KKR’s Powerplay Surge: Their score of 60/1 was their joint tenth-highest powerplay total against RCB in IPL.

  • Ajinkya Rahane’s Fast Fifty: His 25-ball half-century was his third-fastest in IPL and the seventh-fastest by a KKR batter against RCB.

  • Record Partnership:

    • Sunil Narine and Ajinkya Rahane put together a 103-run stand, the highest second-wicket partnership for KKR against RCB, breaking the previous record of 80 set by Gautam Gambhir and Jacques Kallis in 2012.

  • KKR’s Total of 174/8: Ranked as their 15th highest score against RCB and ninth-highest at Eden Gardens.

  • Phil Salt’s Impactful Debut: His 56 was the third-highest score by an RCB debutant in IPL, following Chris Gayle’s 102* (2011) and Faf du Plessis’ 88 (2022).

  • RCB’s Powerplay Domination: Their 80/0 was their second-highest powerplay total in IPL history, behind their 92 against Gujarat Titans in 2024.

  • Virat Kohli’s Consistency:

    • His 59* equaled him as the joint second-highest in fifties scored against KKR, alongside Shikhar Dhawan.

    • He also tied with Suresh Raina and David Warner for the most 50+ scores against KKR in IPL history (8).

Match Summary

KKR - 1st Innings: 174/8 (20 Overs)

  • Top Performers:

    • Ajinkya Rahane blazed 56 off 31 balls (6 fours, 4 sixes).

    • Sunil Narine played an aggressive knock of 44 off 26 balls (5 fours, 3 sixes).

    • Angkrish Raghuvanshi contributed 30 off 22 balls.

  • RCB Bowlers:

    • Krunal Pandya and Josh Hazlewood took 3 wickets each.

RCB - 2nd Innings: 177/3 (16.2 Overs)

  • Top Performers:

    • Virat Kohli anchored the chase with 59* off 36 balls (4 fours, 3 sixes).

    • Phil Salt powered his way to 56* off 31 balls (9 fours, 2 sixes).

    • Rajat Patidar provided fireworks with 34 off 16 balls (5 fours, 1 six).

  • KKR Bowlers:

    • Sunil Narine, Vaibhav Arora, and Varun Chakravarthy took one wicket each.

Player of the Match

Krunal Pandya was awarded the Player of the Match for his exceptional bowling spell of 3/29 in 4 overs, which played a key role in restricting KKR’s total.

This emphatic win gives RCB a strong start in IPL 2025, while KKR will look to bounce back in their next fixture.

 KKR vs RCB 1st Match IPL 2025 Highlights




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