IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony: The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League is going to start from 22 March. A grand opening ceremony is to be held at the Eden Gardens Stadium before the opening match between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. But its fun can be gritty. The Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert in many parts of the city.

Punjabi singer Karan Aujla, Bollywood singer Shreya Ghoshal and Bollywood actress Disha Patani will perform at the opening ceremony of IPL 2025. It has been officially announced by IPL. The ceremony will start at 6 pm 1 hour before the toss. However, the possibility of rain has increased the concern of fans. There is a danger of the match (KKR vs RCB 1st match), but there is also a danger of cancellation of opening ceremonies.

Orange alert issued on 22 March in Kolkata

In Kolkata, the Meteorological Department has issued an orange alert from 20 to 22 March. That is, there will be a possibility of heavy rains here. According to the weather website, there is a possibility of rain throughout the day on 22 March. The chances of rain at 10 am are 70 percent while it will be reduced to 40 percent at the time of the match.

There is a danger of the cancellation of the match or a cut in overs on Saturday amid the possibility of rain in Kolkata. If it rains before the match, then the match can be awaited for the beginning, but in such a situation it will be difficult to organize the opening ceremony. If it rains in the afternoon, then the staff’s hard work for the ceremony on the ground will double.

Get Ready for the Ultimate Vibe Check!

Global Superstar Karan Aujla, is all set to light up the #Tataipl 18 Opening Ceremony, Bringing The Fire and Setting New Trends Like Never Before!@Geetandimachine pic.twitter.com/zrygcrl8be

– Indianpremierleague (@IPL) March 19, 2025

When it’s 18 years of IPL, it calls for a dazzling celebration like Never Before!

Who Better than the sensational disha patani to set the stage ablaze?

Don’t miss the electrifying opening ceremony of the #Tataipl 18! @Dishpatani pic.twitter.com/3TEHJODZ67

– Indianpremierleague (@IPL) March 19, 2025

Match will be held on 13 venue in IPL 2025

The 18th season of IPL is going to start from 22 March. The final of IPL 2025 will also be played at the Eden Gardens Stadium. A total of 74 matches in the tournament will be played on 13 venue.

KKR vs RCB Eden Gardens Pitch Report: The first match of the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore on 22 March. This match at Eden Gardens will start at 7:30 pm in the evening. There is a possibility of heavy rains here on this day, winning the toss here will become very important. Let us tell you that on the pitch of Eden Gardens Stadium, who has more benefit in the batsman or bowler? How is the IPL record here?

Both teams would like to start IPL with victory. On the day of the match, the rain an orange alert has been issued here. If it rains in the morning of the match, then the behavior of the pitch here can change. Let us know how the pitch of Eden Gardens behaves. Which area helps more than the pitch here?

Eden Gardens Stadium Pitch Report

The pitch of Eden Gardens is beneficial for the batsmen. Spinners get benefit from the fast bowlers here. In the IPL, KKR spinners Sunil Narayan, Varun Chakraborty have achieved a lot of success here. There will be a lot of turn on the pitch. The average score here is 180.

The toss on Eden Gardens will be important

The toss has become quite important amidst heavy rains in Kolkata. The captain who won the toss here would like to chase the target. Anyway, it is good to chase the target here.

How will the season of Kolkata be on 22 March?

There is a possibility of heavy rains in KKR vs RCB match. According to the weather reports, Kolkata is expected to receive 80 percent rainfall on 22 March. The moisture will be up to 76 percent. However, at the time of the match (7:30 pm), the chances of rain will be reduced to 45 percent.

Eden Gardens IPL Records

The score of 262 at the Eden Gardens is the highest total in the IPL, which was made by Punjab Kings against KKR. The lowest total of 49 runs on this ground is 49 runs, and this unwanted record is the name of RCB. The team who batted first here has won 38 matches and the first bowling team has won 55 matches.

Kolkata Knight Riders Players 2025

Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Lavanith Sisodia, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sunil Naren, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Adhikar Roy, Rovman Powell, Venkatesh Iyer, Moin Ali, Varun Chakravarti, Vaibhav Arora, Vaibhav Rana, Vaibhav Rana, Vaikandi Arora, Malik, Enrique Nortze, Spencer Johnson.

Royal Challengers Bangalore Players 2025

Rajat Patidar (Captain), Virat Kohli, Swastik Chikara, Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma, Philip Soult, Manoj Bhandage, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Liam Livingstone, Romario Shepherd, Jacobed, Jacob Betail, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvaneshwar Kumar, Josh Hajalwood, Nuwan Tukara, Lungi Nagidi, Rasikh Dar Salaam, Suyash Sharma, Mohit Rathi, Abhinandan Singh.