IPL 2025 1st match kkr vs rcb: The first match of IPL 2025 will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. This match will be held at Eden Gardens. If you look at the head to head records of both teams, KKR has been heavy. This time she will be on the home ground. It can also benefit from this. KKR, captained by Ajinkya Rahane, is quite balanced. But still he can get a tough competition from RCB.

If you talk about the playing XI of RCB, then you can open Philip Salt with Virat Kohli. At the same time, Devdutt can come for batting at Padikkal number three. Captain Patidar can bat at number four. The team can also give a place in the playing XI to Jitesh Sharma, Krunal Pandya and Bhuvneshwar Kumar.

Kolkata can give them a chance –

Sunil Naren and Quinton de Kock can open for KKR. Captain Rahane can come for batting at number three. Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh’s place in the playing XI is almost certain. Andre Russell and Ramandeep Singh can also get a chance to land on the field.

RCB -KKR’s head to head is such a record –

A total of 34 matches have been played between these two teams so far. During this time, Kolkata Knight Riders have won 20 matches. While RCB has won 14 matches. In this way, the pan of KKR looks heavy.

KKR and RCB’s possible playing eleven –

Kolkata Knight Riders: Sunil Naren, Quinton de Kock (wicketkeeper), Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana/Varun Chakraborty

Royal Challengers Bangalore: Philip Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Liam Livingston, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma/Rasik Dar Salam

New Season, Same Hunger

We’re all geared up for our first encounter of tata IPL 2025. pic.twitter.com/nvyyuzmly3

– kolkataknightriders (@kkriders) March 21, 2025

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IPL 2025, KKR vs RCB Live Streaming: The first match of IPL 2025 will be played on Saturday. Teams of Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore are fully prepared for this match. Fans will be able to watch this match live sitting at home. The live broadcast of IPL can be seen on both TV and mobile apps. The interesting thing is that fans will be able to watch IPL free this time too. But there is a condition for this.

Actually, Jio Cinema and Disney Plus Hotstar have been merged. The previous season of IPL was completely free on Jio cinema. But this time a condition has been kept. If Jio users recharge Rs 299 or more, then the subscription of geiotstar will be found free. In such a situation, IPL 2025 can be enjoyed for free. This offer is valid for the IPL starting from March 22. If you are not recharging Jio, then you have to take a subscription of at least Rs 149.

Where will you be able to watch the match live on TV –

The live broadcast of IPL 2025 can be seen on Star Sports Network. The special thing is that you will also be able to hear its commentary in many regional languages. Along with Hindi and English, there will be commentary in Tamil and Telugu. It includes more languages. You can also get an option to watch some matches of IPL for free on TV. Some matches can look free on Star Utsav Movies Channel. However, official information has not yet been received about this.

Opening ceremony will be done before RCB -KKR match –

Opening ceremony will be organized before IPL 2025. Many Bollywood veterans will be involved in this. The opening ceremony will be held on 22 March at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Shreya Ghoshal, Disha Patni and Karan Aujla have been invited from the IPL.

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