Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru LIVE Updates, IPL 2025: KKR Star Confirmed To Debut, Toss Delayed Because…
The toss has been delayed following a blockbuster opening ceremony starring Shah Rukh Khan and Virat Kohli.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru LIVE Score, IPL 2025: The stage is set as the defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are ready to take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in the opening match of IPL 2025 on Saturday at the Eden Gardens. The toss has been delayed due to the opening ceremony, with KKR owner Shah Rukh Khan, Disha Patani and Shreya Ghoshal taking centre stage, before even Virat Kohli and Rinku Singh were invited to dance. Kohli was also felicitated, being the only player who has played all 18 seasons for the same team. Both sides enter a new era in IPL 2025, with KKR having Ajinkya Rahane as captain and RCB appointing Rajat Patidar. Despite rain threat and an orange alert in Kolkata, no rain seems to be in forecast for the match.
KKR vs RCB Dream11 prediction, IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders v Royal Challengers Bengaluru predicted playing XI, Impact Player picks, full squads
Royal Challengers Bengaluru wins the toss and opts to bowl against Kolkata Knight Riders.
Here is how the two teams are likely to line up for the match:
KKR Predicted Playing XI
Batting 1st: Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (wk), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Anrich Nortje.
Bowling 1st: Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Impact Player options: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Luvnith Sisodia.
RCB Predicted Playing XI
Batting 1st: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
Bowling 1st: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal., Rasikh Salam.
Impact Player options: Rasikh Salam, Devdutt Padikkal, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Swastik Chhikara
KKR vs RCB Dream11 fantasy team picks
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KKR: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali.
RCB: Rajat Patidar (c), Virat Kohli, Yash Dayal, Josh Hazlewood, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethel, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee.