The highly anticipated IPL 2025 will kick off on March 22 at Eden Gardens Kolkata with an exciting match between rivals Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) and Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Both teams have assembled solid squads for the eighteenth season. RCB led by new captain Rajat Patidar features players like Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Josh Hazlewood. On the other hand, the defending champions KKR also appointed a new captain, Ajinkya Rahane for IPL 2025. They built a strong squad including names like Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravathy, and Harshit Rana. In this article, we have given Dream11 fantasy tips for KKR vs RCB, 1st IPL match with in-depth research, stats, recent performances, and match conditions.
| Match | KKR vs RCB |
| Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Date & Date | 22 March, 7:30 PM IST |
| Where to watch | JioHotstar & Star Sports Network |
KKR vs RCB Most Recent H2H and Pitch Report
| Winner | Won by | Date |
| KKR | 1 run | 21 Apr 2024 |
| KKR | 7 wickets | 29 Mar 2024 |
| KKR | 21 runs | 26 Apr 2023 |
| KKR | 81 runs | 06 Apr 2023 |
| RCB | 3 wickets | 30 Mar 2022 |
Pitch Report
RCB vs KKR, 1st match of the IPL 2025 is set to be played at Eden Gardens Kolkata. The pitch here is often a good batting surface. However, as the match goes on spinners will be in the game. In a total of 95 T20 matches played at this venue, the batting first team won 39 while the chasing team emerged victorious 56 times.
Results of the last two matches played at Eden Gardens Kolkata
KKR vs MI (May 11, 2024) – KKR won by 18 runs
| KKR | 157/7 |
| MI | 139/8 |
DC vs KKR (Apr 29, 2024) – KKR won by 7 wickets
| DC | 153/9 |
| KKR | 154/3 |
KKR vs RCB: Dream 11 Key Players
Top Fantasy Picks
Batters
- Phil Salt
- Rajat Patidar
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Virat Kohli
All-Rounders
- Sunil Narine
- Andre Russell
- Liam Livingstone
- Ramandeep Singh
Bowlers
- Varun Chakravarthy
- Josh Hazlewood
KKR vs RCB Dream11 Captain and Vice-Captain Choices
- Sunil Narine
- Phil Salt
- Varun Chakravarthy
KKR vs RCB: Probable XIs
KKR: Quinton de Kock, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy
RCB: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam
