Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru: There is now less than 24 hours left for IPL 2025. The first match of this season will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). KKR won the title of last season. This time she will go down to defend her trophy, while RCB’s eyes will be on their first title.

The match between KKR and RCB is to be played on the ground of Eden Gardens. Both KKR and RCB teams will land with the new captain. Kolkata is commanded by Ajinkya Rahane. At the same time, RCB has appointed young Rajat Patidar as captain. Rahane has also captained the IPL before. Patidar will lead the IPL for the first time.

Kolkata and Bangalore match

There is a disappointing update for fans. KKR and RCB matches may be washed away in the rain. Heavy rains are expected in Kolkata during the match. According to the Meteorological Department, there are chances of 80 percent rainfall on Saturday. At the same time, during the match i.e. 50 percent expectation of rain from seven to late night has been expressed.

Who is heavy in KKR and RCB

Talking about the head to head, a total of 34 matches have been played between KKR and RCB, out of which Kolkata has won 20 matches, while Bangalore has won in 14 matches. Even though KKR’s pan is heavy in the head to head, this time the RCB team is very strong.

Kolkata Knight Riders’ Potential Playing XI- Quinton Dickock (wicketkeeper), Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Sunil Naren, Harshit Rana, Enrique Nortze/Spencer Johnson and Varun Chakraborty.

Impact Player- Mayank Markande

RCB’s possible playing XI- Phil Salat, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya, Josh Hazlewood/Romario Shepherd, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Dar Salam and Yash Dayal.

Impact sub- Suyesh Sharma