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KKR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction, Match 1, IPL Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing 11 kolkata knight riders vs royal challengers bengaluru royal challengers bengaluru vs kolkata knight riders kolkata knight riders kolkata knight riders vs royal challengers bengaluru live kolkata knight riders vs royal challengers bengaluru ipl 2025 kolkata knight riders vs royal challengers bengaluru live score royal challengers bengaluru kolkata knight riders vs royal challengers bengaluru pitch report royal challengers bangalore vs kolkata knight riders playing 11 Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening match of the Indian Premier League 2025. This match will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. 74 matches will be played across 13 cities over the next two months as the IPL fever kicks off. Qualifier 1 and the Eliminator will be played in Hyderabad on May 20 and 21, respectively. Qualifier 2, on May 23, and the final, on May 25, will be in Kolkata. Defending Champions Kolkata Knight Riders will be led by Ajinkya Rahane. They have let go of Shreyas Iyer, Mitch Starc, and Phil Salt from the previous season. They have managed to retain the rest of them and have made some good signings. They were one of the most dominating teams with both bat and ball last season and there will be lots of expectations from them this year, especially as they aim for the coveted IPL 2025 Orange Cap. Royal Challengers Bengaluru again retained just three players and went for a fully new squad ahead of the season. Rajat Patidar will captain the side and they have added some English firepower with the likes of Livingstone, Salt and Bethell. Virat Kohli will open the batting with Salt with Patidar to follow. Jitesh Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar and Krunal Pandya are some of the domestic buys from the auction. They will be looking to get thier maiden IPL Title. This promises to be a thrilling match. Also Check: KKR vs RCB Match Prediction, Match 1 - Who will win today's IPL match? Match Information Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Match 1 Indian Premier League, 22 Mar 2025, Sat, 7:30 PM IST, Eden Gardens, Kolkata Jio Hotstar Weather Report stadium Eden Gardens, Kolkata Haze Probable Playing XI Kolkata Knight Riders Q de Kock (wk), RK Singh, Ajinkya Rahane (C), VR Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, AD Russell, SP Narine, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy, H Rana, SH Johnson Bench : Rahmanullah Gurbaz, L Sisodia, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, AS Roy, MM Ali, M Markande, A Nortje, Umran Malik, C Sakariya Royal Challengers Bengaluru PD Salt (wk), Virat Kohli, Tim David, JM Sharma, RM Patidar (C), LS Livingstone, KH Pandya, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, B Kumar, Suyash Sharma Bench : Devdutt Padikkal, S Chikara, M Bhandage, Swapnil Singh, Jacob Bethell, Romario Shepherd, Mohit Rathee, Rasikh Salam, L Ngidi, A Singh, N Thushara Injury and availability news