The biggest T20 league in World Cricket is set to begin on Saturday (March 22) with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR) taking on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru(RCB) at the iconic Eden Gardens Stadium in Kolkata.
Day & Date: Saturday, 22nd March 2025
Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Timings: 7:30 PM (IST)
Categories | Kolkata Knight Riders | Royal Challengers Bengaluru |
---|---|---|
Matches Played | 34 | 34 |
Matches Won | 20 | 14 |
Tied | 0 | 0 |
No Result | 2 | 2 |
KKR vs RCB Last 5 Matches H2H | 4 | 1 |
The pitch at Eden Gardens in Kolkata is a Batting Paradise as the ball comes nicely onto the bat. The chances of dew coming into this game are a little less as there are some showers expected during the match hours. The team that wins the toss will still look to bowl first on this pitch.
The weather in Kolkata isn't good for playing cricket as There is a 45% no rain chances, and the temperature will hover around 27°C.
The Kolkata Knight Riders have a better head-to-head record while playing against the RCB in the IPL. Based on a better head-to-head record the Kolkata Knight Riders stand as firm favorites to win this match.
Kolkata Knight Riders(KKR): Rinku Singh, Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Anrich Nortje, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Ajinkya Rahane, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Chetan Sakariya
Royal Challengers Bengaluru(RCB): Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)- Quinton de Kock(wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Manish Pandey, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora
Impact Player- Ramandeep Singh
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)- Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Impact Player- Devdutt Padikkal
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)- Quinton De Kock & Andre Russell
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)- Virat Kohli & Bhuvneshwar Kumar