Russell to Sky, four, pulls this over midwicket, no protection in the deep. 

Four more, a bouncer but Sky ramps this over short third. He whips the third to deep midwicket.

A single for Rickelton to point.

Suryakumar Yadav ends this with a Supla, way high into the night sky before dropping into the stands.

Mumbai Indians wins by 8 wickets.

Narine to continue. 

Four for Sky. A sweep shot that is too fast for deep square leg to cut. Another sweep on the next delivery, gets only a single to fine leg now.

Eight runs from this over.

Suryakumar Yadav at No. 4.

Sky gets the Supla out, from well outside the off stump he picks this over fine leg.

Rahane has pulled off a blinder! Jacks has to walk back. Jacks drives this on the up but Rahane crouches low to pouch this inches above the ground at short cover.

Another maximum, picks it off the length and heaves it wide of long on. He works the fourth delivery to long on to pocket a run.

Jacks pushes the fifth with soft hands between long on and deep midwicket, runs two. A clip off his pads to deep midwicket gets Jacks a single.

Narine to Jacks, pulls it over cow corner for a six.

Fifty for Rickelton in 33 deliveries. 

Varun for his third over.

Rickelton goes after this wide delivery which turns further away from him, misses. A single to long on on the second delivery.

Jacks sweeps from outside off to to fine leg, single taken. Varun again takes the delivery away from Rickelton, beating him on the drive.

Rickelton punches the fifth to deep cover. A leg-spinner to Jacks to finish the over, just misses the edge.

Jacks goes on the front foot looking to run this to long on, misses the line by some margin and is caught on the pad.

The turn ensures the ball just about clips the leg stump and the umpire’s call saves Jacks on that occassion.

Mumbai 70/1 in 8 overs.

Varun to Jacks. The third delivery gets him the first run, full and outside off, driven to long off.

Rickelton gets a leading edge while trying to work the second delivery through the on side, goes well wide of the bowler and gets him a run.

Jacks goes back into his crease, clips off his pad for one run. Full and outside off, Rickelton goes for a reverse sweep and beats backward point.

Will Jacks in at three. Off the mark with a single. SIX! Jacks pulls over fine leg. 

Andre Russell into the attack.

Rohit is gone. Tries slap the ball over mid off but is caught. He goes for 13 off 12 balls.

Varun Chakaravarthy into the attack.

Two singles in the over so far, one more ball left. A dot off the last ball. 

Harshit comes into attack.

Too full and Rickelton smacks it straight past the bowler for four.

Pulls it away way over the square leg region. Low full toss and Rickelton places it past mid off for four! 

Johnson comes to bowl. Rickelton gets a thick outside edge over backward point and gets a double.

Now he slogs and the ball runs away for four behind square leg.

Rickelton once again swings hard, gets an outside edge that goes over deep third boundary. 13 runs came in that over. 

Harshit Rana from the other end. Rohit is beaten on the inside edge. Terrific inswinger! Looks to slog off the second delivery, is beaten again.

He takes a single off the third ball. Rickelton is off the mark with a single.

Yorker, Rohit times well towards midwicket and gets a double; it’s a no ball as well.

Full toss and Rohit slaps it straight for six. This time Rohit cuts, and gets a double towards point. 

Takes a single off the first ball. Rickelton is beaten on three consecutive deliveries: both inside and outside edges in play. Another play and a miss.

Mumbai 1/0 in 1 over.

Rohit Sharma and Ryan Rickelton open the innings. Spencer Johnson with the new ball. 

A sweet homecoming so far for Mumbai Indians!

They've bowled KKR for a mere 116 🔥#mumbaiindians #hardikpandya #suryakumaryadav #AshwaniKumar #ipl2025 pic.twitter.com/Q3diuKNddp

— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) March 31, 2025

Santner for his last over.

Half tracker and Ramandeep goes over long on for a six.

He gets a thick outside edge straight to short third.

KKR is all out for 116 in 16.2 overs.

Eight runs from the over. 

Rohit Sharma subbed in for Vignesh Puthur. 

Boult is back. Ramandeep steals a double. Had Boult collected the ball cleanly, it would have been a run out.

Ramandeep goes over midwicket. Much needed boundary for KKR. 

Kolkata Knight Riders 102/9 in 15 overs

Harshit is gone. He slog sweeps straight to deep midwicket. Wonderful bowling display by MI today. 

Santner into the attack.

Terrific delivery, squares up Harshit who gets an outside edge and runs three. Just four runs from the over. 

Harshit Rana at the crease. End of another good over, just six off it. 

Russell is gone as well.

Tries to slog, misses and ball crashes into the stumps. Sensational stuff from the debutant. 

Terrific bowling this, Russell yet to put bat behind the ball. 

Santner continues. Russell is given LBW off the first ball! He reviewed it though. 

Wickets missing! Russell survives. 

Pandey is gone. Cleaned him up. 

Pandey was stuck at his crease and missed a length ball. 

Kolkata 80/7 in 11 overs.

Ashwani takes Rinku Singh.

Rinku is gone. Once again charges down the track, gets a thick outside edge straight to deep extra cover. 

Rinku falls for 17 off 14 balls.

Mitchell Santner into the attack. Rinku tries to cut the first between short third man and point but fails to pick the gap, no run.

The second grips and turns sharply into the leftie, gets his bat in the way and runs one.

Pandey facing Santner, drives to deep cover, one run. Daring! Rinku reverse sweeps but just about clears the point fielder, one run as deep cover stops this.

 Manish punches the final delivery to deep cover to make it four singles from the over.

Hardik to Pandey, one run to deep cover with a punch. Rinku blocks this outside off and picks a single through covers.

Pandey square drives to point, no run. A bouncer to follow from Hardik, Pandey ducks.

Backs his pull shot on this bouncer, breaches the fence with perfect placement wide of deep midwicket.

Hardik Pandya to bowl his first over. Angkrish on strike. 

Angkrish takes on the bouncer but finds the fielder at deep midwicket. A promising innings cut short.

Kolkata 45/5 in 7 overs.

Not very often that he’s taking guard in the PowerPlay.

Another bouncer at the bodyline from Chahar, Rinku ducks away from this.

Kolkata 41/4 in 6 overs.

Chahar has his second. Another one hugging the bodyline, Iyer wants to ramp this over the keeper but it comes to him too fast, leading to an edge which Rickelton collects.

Boult to Angkrish, a hint of movement away, takes the outside of the bat and gets him a single in front of point.

Boult to Iyer, defends, this delivery comes straight into him. No run, angling into the pads, Iyer blocks it to midwicket.

Iyer punches the fourth from outside off, fielded by covers. Two runs on the fifth, Iyer heaves this over point, does not middle it, but gets enough to clear the circle. PUT DOWN! Iyer slices the last straight to Ashwani at short third who spills it.

Another short ball dispatched over fine leg. Angkrish picks his first maximum. He punches the final delivery to third man for one.

Ashwani nips it back into the leftie, beats him.

Chance, Iyer steps down the track for a heave, the bat turns in his hand bringing the point fielder into the mix to catch that. Mitchell Santner turns back and tries for it but cannot.

Ashwani Kumar to Rahane, That’s a dream debut for Ashwani.

This is wide outside off and Rahane slices this, holes out to Tilak Varma at third man. He fumbles the ball at first but gathers it on the second try.

Boult to Raghuvanshi, charges down to which Boult pulls his length back, guided to short third for a single.

A bouncer to Rahane who hooks this behind square. Rahane drives the third to mid off for another single.

Angkrish pulls, but there is a deep square leg in place which keeps this shot down to two.

Angkrish Raghuvanshi gets the first delivery on his pads, whips it away through square leg. 

Angkrish gets on top of the bounce and punches through point. He defends the fourth and the pair completes a quick single.

Chahar to Rahane now. Four to end the over, too full and Rahane picks it and sends it through mid on.

Another away swinging delivery to the leftie, Narine makes room but cannot get his bat down in time to this full delivery. Narine gone scoring 0(2).

In the second over, De Kock has picked the mid off fielder, this was slightly wide but there for hitting, he drives from slightly outside the line and perishes. De Kock gone scoring 1 (3).

Quinton de Kock(w), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Impact subs - Anrich Nortje, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Luvnith Sisodia.

Ryan Rickelton, Will Jacks(w), Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Hardik Pandya(c), Naman Dhir, Mitchell Santner, Deepak Chahar, Trent Boult, Ashwani Kumar, Vignesh Puthur.

Impact subs - Rohit Sharma, Corbin Bosch, Raj Bawa, Robin Minz, Satyanarayana Raju.

Mumbai Indians has won the toss and opts to bowl. 

Two changes for MI, Will Jacks comes back, Ashwani Kumar makes his debut.

KKR makes one change, Sunil Narine replaces Moeen Ali.

The weather of Mumbai has always been unpredictable. Talking about yesterday’s match between MI and KKR, the clouds will be there in the morning and day time, but the weather is expected to be clear during match hours.

The iconic Wankhede Stadium is known for its batting friendly surface where we usually see high scoring clashes. However, it also provides a great bounce that is favourable for the fast bowlers.

Out of 116 IPL matches played at this ground, the team batting first won 54 times while the chasing team came out victorious on 62 occasions. The average score at Wankhede Stadium while batting first in around 170 runs.

The live telecast of the Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match 9 will be available on the Star Sports Network in India.

The live streaming will be available on the JioHostar App and website.

• Match: Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders 
• Tournament: Indian Premier League 2025 - Match 12
• Date: 31 March 2025
• Time: 7:30 pm IST
• Venue: Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai

de Kock begins the over with a four! Short ball pulled in front of square. 

SIX! That’s a monstrous hit picked back of the length over fine leg. Two wides in a row. 

SIX!! de Kock finishes it off with a brilliant hit over long on. 

Wide down the leg and the keeper misses it as well; five wides. 

de Kock tries to reverse sweep, gets hit on the pad, and a huge appeal follows. Umpire gives it not out but Rajasthan has reviewed. Impact outside off, not out. 

Tushar Deshpande for his first over. de Kock slices the first ball for four. Seven runs came in that over. 

de Kock, Raghuvanshi continue taking singles. Half tracker and Raghuvanshi smacks it straight for four! Nine runs from the over. 

Kolkata 119/2 in 15 overs

Sandeep is back. de Kock tries to reverse ramp, gets a top edge over keeper for a single. Wasn’t in control of it at all. No risk needed at the moment for the two batters. 

Hasaranga comes into attack. Raghuvanshi goes on backfoot and pulls the ball towards midwicket for four.

Now de Kock gets a half volley and smashes straight for four. Kolkata gets the hold over the game again in the last two or three overs. 

Parag to complete his quota now. SIX! Half tracker and de Kock goes on backfoot to smashes over midwicket region.

Raghuvanshi plays a very nice sweep towards midwicket but only gets a single. 10 runs from the over. 

SIX! On the pads and de Kock slog sweeps it over midwicket boundary. Gets to his fifty off 36 balls. 

Off the mark with a single. Kolkata might feel it is slowly losing the grip over the game. 

Sandeep is back. Rahane is gone. He tries to slog sweep but gets a top edge. Short fine leg completes the formalities. Rahane goes for 18 off 15 balls. 

De Kock has been given leg before. He goes up for a review straight away. This looked like going down leg to the naked eye.

De Kock misses his pull and this hits him above the knee roll. The ball tracker shows this to be missing the leg stump and de Kock survives.

Theekshana back to bowl his third. Loud appeal for leg before against Rahane. RR goes up.

Rahane square cuts for one. De Kock punches the fifth to long on off his backfoot, gets one. Rahane drives to long off for another run.

Slightly short, de Kock cuts through extra covers, just one run. Another short ball, cut away to sweeper cover for one.

The third is at good length, on the pads, de Kock works it away for a single. 

Wanindu Hasaranga with his wily leg spin now. FOUR! De Kock gets a gift first up, a half-tracker, swivels across to get in line and pulls this past square leg.

De Kock pulls the second delivery too, goes to cow corner at one bounce. Rahane punches the fourth to deep cover off his backfoot. A punch to the on side from de Kock with soft hands, gets him a single.

FOUR! Rahane reads the turn, makes room for himself and chips this pver covers.

That’s come out of nowhere. Moeen drills this to deep covers and gets a single, but he tries to sneak a second.

De Kock sends him back but he is too casual in turning back in. Riyan gets the ball and takes the bails off, and the third umpire confirms Moeen is short.

Kolkata 44/1 in 7 overs

Sandeep Sharma to Moeen, starts with a slower, Moeen knocks it down to long on for one.

FOUR! On the pads from over the wicket, de Kock laps it up with a clip past midwicket.

Riyan Parag gets himself into the attack. FOUR! De Kock steps out, gets to the pitch of the ball and scoops this over mid on.

De Kock makes room and drives to long off for a single. The last is dragged down onto the pads to Moeen, one run to deep midwicket.

Theekshana to de Kock, plays for the turn but this delivery goes straight and nearly passes through the gate, an inside edge prevents it though.

SIX! De Kock sweeps this over deep square. The third delivery sticks into the surface, de Kock is looking to work it away through the on side but gets a leading edge, lands safe. Three singles off the final three deliveries.

This is not even too short, just back of a length, de Kock pulls this over the fence for a maximum. A single to finish the over to third man.

De Kock cuts the first delivery, not too wide of the point fielder. He rides the bounce on the second, punches to deep third and runs a single.

EDGE! Moeen pulls but gets a top edge, but the ball lands in no man’s land, one run.

Maheesh Theekshana to de Kock, blocked to the on side. FOUR! Short and angling into de Kock, pulls it between third man and square leg.

The third delivery turns away from de Kock and beats his outside edge. A single to long on on the fifth delivery.

A fantastic display of outswing from Jofra Archer. Moeen Ali takes strike and is not able to get bat onto the ball. 

The two runs come in wides. Moeen is able to drive the last ball but only as far mid of.

Moeen Ali and Quinton de Kock open the innings for KKR.

Jofra Archer to bowl the first over.

Nine down Rajasthan with one ball left. 

Tushar Deshpande to face the last ball.

Full toss and Archer smacks the ball over midwicket boundary for a SIX! Archer once again smacks towards midwicket and this time gets a double. Archer takes a single off the third ball. 

Hetmyer hits the ball straight to long on. Hetmyer scores seven off eight balls. 

Rajasthan 138/8 in 19 overs

A six off the first ball! Width on offer outside off, Archer upper cuts over point boundary.

Gives Hetmyer the strike with two balls left in the over. Slow ball, Hetmyer tries to slog and gets beaten. 

Low full toss, Jurel tries to slog it but gets an inside edge onto the stumps. Jurel goes for 33 off 28 balls. 

Jurel gets a slot ball, drives it straight but hits Hetmyer instead. 

Rajasthan 130/6 in 18 overs

Hetmyer slaps the ball towards long off, Venkatesh Iyer dives to take the catch, doesn’t grab it and the ball goes towards the ropes for four. 

Starts the over with two back-to-back wides.

Jurel flicks off his pads but a good fielding at the deep square leg cuts it down to just two.

Now Jurel cover drives for four! Brilliant shot. 

FOUR! Jurel ramps over fine leg for a much-needed boundary. 

Hetmyer takes a single off his third ball to get off the mark. Just two runs from the over. 

Varun for his final over. Not a lot of turn for Varun unlike Moeen. Hetmyer defends his first ball. 

Short and wide outside off, Dubey cannot resist a slash at it, ends up holing out to deep point who was moved in just before this delivery.

Rajasthan 110/6 in 15 overs

Vaibhav Arora to Jurel, pulls to deep square for a single.

The third is again outside off, Jurel gets on his front foot, defends this to backward point and runs one.

Beaten, Dubey tries to ramp but is beaten bym the sheer pace of it. Dubey pulls the fifth to deep square leg, it was out of the middle of the bat but gets him only one.

Harshit rolls his fingers over the last ball, Jurel punches to long on, one run.

A back-of-a-length ball, nips in and jumps onto Jurel, he was set in his late cut, goes for it but just beats de Kock by a whisker.

FOUR again! Nearly chops on this time, goes for a pull and gets an edge past the left of de Kock now. 

Moeen to bowl out. Dubey on strike. A single to midwicket on the first. Jurel steps out but checks his shot and pushes to deep midwicket when the ball lands short.

Dubey picks another single to deep midwicket. FOUR! Slightly short, good use of the crease from Jurel, pulls this away. A single to deep covers on the final delivery.

A single to long off on the fourth, plays it on the up to account for the turn, punches to lonng off. 

Jurel flicks the first to deep square, this one was quick and onto his pads, gets him one.

The second is at length, turning away from Dubey, defends it. Full and on the pads, Dubey clips to midwicket, no run.

RR uses an Impact Player. Shubham Dubey comes in for Sanju Samson.

Moeen castles Nitish and RR is falling like nine pins here.

Nitish makes room, possibly to go inside out over covers, but the turn does him and the beats his bat.

Rajasthan 82/5 in 11 overs

Moeen to Nitish, one run to long, steps down but again the bat turns at contact. Dhruv Jurel off the mark with a flick to deep square leg.

On the pads to Nitish, taps it away on the on side and picks a run. EDGE! Jurel attempts a slog sweep, top edges this to the edge of the circle at mid on, one run. Nitish gets two off the next

Hasaranga’s promotion does not end well for RR. He clears his front foot and wants to slog through the on side, he’s too cramped to extend his arms and hit this, hands a simple catch to Rahane at extra covers.

Rajasthan 76/4 n 10 overs

Varun to Nitish, short and coming into the midrif, Nitish nudges this away to fine leg.

Wanindu Hasaranga is the new man in. A begins with a single to long on. Nitish clips through midwicket for one run.

Rajasthan 71/3 in 9 overs.

Moeen to Jaiswal, Jaiswal’s hoist over long on picks the fielder, the bat turns in his hand which leads to the miscue. 

Rana starts with a front-foot defence. 

Rajasthan 67/2 in 8 overs

Riyan Parag tries another heave through the on side, the ball holds up a touch leading him to edge this high into the night sky. A good catch by de Kock to complete the wicket. 

Riyan with a push to long on, gets one run. Slightly short and wide to Jaiswal, cuts to deep point and gets one.

SIX! Short, no run, and Parag just waits for it before absolutely smoking it over deep midwicket.

Riyan works the first delivery through midwicket for a single. The second is angling towards leg stump, Jaiswal goes for a sweep but misses, an appeal for a leg before but its denied.

Jaiswal steps down the wicket and lofts this through midwicket, it’s a miscue and gets him just one. 

A single for Riyan on the fourth, punches to long on off his backfoot.

One run again for Jaiswal, sweeps this length ball but there’s a fielder to stop that shot. Riyan again uses the crease to work this through the on side and pick one.

Rajasthan 59/1 in 7 overs

Full toss now and Jaiswal hits the ball over mid off for a SIX! Nice way to end the PowerPlay. 

SIX! Parag launches the ball straight down the ground. Beautiful shot. Plenty of yorkers by Vaibhav across his three overs. 

Kolkata bowlers have been pretty decent so far, haven’t allowed the batters to score freely.

Jaiswal hits the ball straight back to Harshit but he isn’t able to grab it. Seven runs from the over. 

Rajasthan 41/1 in 5 overs

SIX! Parag picks the ball towards square leg - a one-hand shot! 

Riyan Parag at three. Takes a single off the first ball. 

Rajasthan 34/1 in 4 overs

Comes down the track, Vaibhav yorks him and uproots the leg stump. Samson falls for 13 off 11 balls. 

Johnson continues. Four! Jaiswal smacks the ball straight past the bowler and beats the mid off fielder.

Now Jaiswal tries to cut but is beaten. On the pads and Jaiswal picks the ball way over the midwicket boundary for SIX! 

Samson goes over the mid on fielder, hasn’t timed the ball well but enough to get a double.

Samson takes off for a quick single, would’ve been close had the throw hit the stumps. Just five runs from the over. 

Vaibhav Arora from the other end. He’s getting the ball to swing into the right hander. 

Johnson to Jaiswal, short ball, Jaiswal gets a top edge over the keeper for four. Beats Jaiswal’s outside edge off the second delivery.

Jaiswal takes a quick single off the third ball. Samson plays a dot ball. Four! Wide yorker, Samson opens the blade and places it past point. 

Yashasvi Jaiswal, Sanju Samson, Nitish Rana, Riyan Parag (c), Dhruv Jurel (wk), Shimron Hetmyer, Wanindu Hasaranga, Jofra Archer, Maheesh Theekshana, Tushar Deshpande, Sandeep Sharma.

Quinton de Kock (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Moeen Ali, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy.

Kolkata Knight Riders wins the toss and opts to bowl against Rajasthan Royals.

Sunil Narine not in the playing eleven. Moeen Ali comes in for him. For Rajasthan, Fazalhaq Farooqi makes place for Wanindu Hasaranga.

The weather looks good ahead of the RR vs KKR IPL 2025 clash in Guwahati. The maximum temperature is expected to be around 34 degrees with no chances for the rain. The humidity is expected to be around 42%.

The surface of the Barsapara Stadium in Guwahati suits best for the batters and we are expected to get a high–scoring encounter. Along with this, the pitch also provides a perfect bounce which also becomes beneficial for the fast bowlers.

Total four IPL games have been scheduled at this ground, out of which the team batting first won two times while the chasing team won once.

The live telecast of the Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match 6 will be available on the Star Sports Network in India.

The live streaming will be available on the JioHostar App and website.

• Match: Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders 
• Tournament: Indian Premier League 2025 - Match 6
• Date: 26 March 2025
• Time: 7:30 pm IST
• Venue: Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Guwahati

Big win for RCB to start IPL 2025!

They thrash the defending champions KKR by 7 wickets at Eden Gardens!

Chase master KKR remained unbeaten on 59 for RCB!#IPL2025 #KKRvsRCB #ViratKohli𓃵 pic.twitter.com/lD6sAa32jD

— Sportz Point (@sportz_point) March 22, 2025

Key over from Vaibhav Arora. 

He began with Virat Kohli driving a single to mid-off, followed by Rajat Patidar pulling a four to deep backward square leg. Arora struck on the third, getting Patidar caught by Rinku Singh at deep midwicket off a lofted drive—a big wicket.

New man Liam Livingstone started with a bang, pulling a four to deep square leg on the fourth, but couldn’t get the fifth away, stuck for a dot. He finished with a single to deep forward point on the last. Arora’s breakthrough kept things in check. 

10 runs and a wicket (1, 4, W, 4, 0, 1). RCB at 167/3 after the 16th.

Expensive over from Harshit Rana. 

He started with Virat Kohli driving a single to long-on, but Rajat Patidar took over from there. Patidar lofted a classy four over extra cover on the second, followed by a neat flick for another four over short fine leg on the third.

He kept going with a leg glance for two to square fine leg on the fourth and punched another four to backward point on the fifth—though Rinku Singh let it slip through. Patidar capped it with a carved four-over backward point on the last. Rana had no answer to Patidar’s masterclass. 

19 runs from the over (1, 4, 4, 2, 4, 4). RCB at 157/2 after the 15th.

Steady over from Sunil Narine. 

He began with Virat Kohli nudging a single to midwicket, but Rajat Patidar stole the show on the second—smashing a powerful slog for a six over long-on, clean and confident.

Patidar kept the strike rotating with a leg glance for a single to deep square leg on the third and a pull for another single to deep forward square leg on the fourth.

Kohli added a single to deep midwicket on the fifth and finished with another to deep midwicket on the last. Narine couldn’t stop the big shot but kept the rest in check. 

11 runs from the over (1, 6, 1, 1, 1, 1). RCB at 138/2 after the 14th.

Decent over from Harshit Rana. 

He started strong, beating Rajat Patidar on the first two balls—a cut and a glide, both missing the edge for dots. Patidar finally got going on the third, driving for two to deep midwicket, and followed with a single to the same area on the fourth.

Virat Kohli then took over, smashing a lofted cover drive for four to deep extra cover on the fifth, and he finished with a single to short extra cover on the last. Rana kept it tight early but couldn’t stop the late runs. 

9 runs from the over (0, 0, 2, 1, 4, 1). RCB at 127/2 after the 13th.

The chase master at his best!

He lofts Rana over the cover to get to his fifty. Kohli gets to his milestone from 30 balls. 

Crucial over from Sunil Narine. 

He started with Virat Kohli slicing a single to deep cover, followed by Devdutt Padikkal nudging one to deep midwicket.

Kohli kept the strike rotating with a slog sweep for a single to deep midwicket on the third. Narine struck on the fourth, getting Padikkal—who stepped down for a lofted drive—caught by Ramandeep Singh. 

New man Rajat Patidar couldn’t get going, stuck for a dot on the fifth at short midwicket. Narine’s wicket was a game-changer. 

4 runs and a wicket (1, 1, 1, W, 0). RCB at 118/2 after the 12th.

Decent over from Varun Chakaravarthy. 

He began with Virat Kohli slicing a single to deep point, followed by Devdutt Padikkal nudging one to wide long-on.

Kohli then took charge on the third, smashing a lofted on-drive for a six over long-on, showing his intent. He kept the scoreboard ticking with a single to midwicket on the fourth, and Padikkal finished with a leg glance for a single to deep square leg on the fifth.

Varun couldn’t contain Kohli’s big shot but kept the rest in check. 

10 runs from the over (1, 1, 6, 1, 1). RCB at 114/1 after the 11th.

Steady over from Sunil Narine. 

He started with Devdutt Padikkal, nudging a single to wide long-on, while Virat Kohli couldn’t get the second ball away, stuck for a dot.

Kohli then worked a single to deep midwicket on the third, and Padikkal followed with another single to wide long-on on the fourth. Kohli kept the strike rotating with a single to deep midwicket on the fifth before Padikkal finished strong, smashing an aggressive on-drive for four to deep midwicket on the last.

Narine kept it tight but couldn’t stop the late boundary. 

7 runs from the over (1, 0, 1, 1, 1, 4). RCB at 104/1 after the 10th.

Will it turn things for KKR?

Varun Chakravarthy gets the big fish. It is the leg spinner, and it was a bit wide for Salt to get a good connection. He top edged it to short third man, where Spencer Johnson took an easy catch. 

Salt goes after 56 from 31. 

Tight over from Sunil Narine. 

He started with Phil Salt nicking a leg bye off a sweep, followed by Virat Kohli finding a fielder at backward short leg for a dot on the second. Kohli then pulled a single to deep midwicket on the third, and Salt drove one to long-off on the fourth.

Kohli kept the strike rotating with a single to deep midwicket on the fifth, and Salt finished with a single to deep cover on the last.

Narine kept it disciplined, not giving the batters any room to break free. 

5 runs from the over (1 LB, 0, 1, 1, 1, 1). RCB 91/0 after the 8th.

Against his former team, Phil Salt does it again at the Eden Gardens. 

He gets to his first fifty for RCB in just 25 balls.

Brutal from the English opener. 

What an excellent power play it has been for RCB!

Rana did well to do only five in this over. He nearly dismissed Virat, but even a diving Ramandeep could not latch onto the outside edge Virat Kohli got. 

RCB 80/0 after the powerplay. They need 95 from 84 balls. 

Orgasmic, Kohli bhai!

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Costly over from Spencer Johnson. 

He got smashed by Virat Kohli, who started with back-to-back sixes—two lofted straight shots soaring over long-off, pure class.

Kohli couldn’t keep it going on the third, stopped by mid-on for a dot, but pulled a single to deep square leg on the fourth.

Phil Salt joined in late, held to a dot on the fifth, then gliding a four to square third man on the last. Johnson couldn’t find his line as the runs piled up. 

17 runs from the over (6, 6, 0, 1, 0, 4). RCB at 75/0 after the 5th.

Super expensive over from Varun Chakravarthy. 

He started with Virat Kohli working a single to wide long-on off a flatter ball. Then Phil Salt took over—first with a misfield allowing two runs as Varun cramped him at square leg, followed by a lofted four over mid-off on the third.

Salt kept the heat on, tonking a six over mid-off on the fourth and carting another four over mid-on on the fifth. He finished in style, bending down to sweep a length ball for four to deep square leg. Varun couldn’t contain Salt’s onslaught. 

21 runs from the over (1, 2, 4, 6, 4, 4). RCB at 58/0 after the 4th.

Expensive over from Vaibhav Arora. 

He got hammered by Phil Salt, who started with a cracking four straight over mid-on, followed by a sublime six over long-on off a lofted drive—pure timing.

Salt kept going with a single to deep square leg on the third, while Virat Kohli joined in, flicking a four to deep midwicket on the fourth and driving a single to extra cover on the fifth.

Salt capped it off with an uppercut for four to square third man. Arora had no answers as the batters took control. 

21 runs from the over (4, 6, 1, 4, 1, 4). RCB at 37/0 after the 3rd.

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Excellent over from Spencer Johnson. 

He kept Phil Salt in check, starting with two balls that beat the bat—an aggressive off drive and a cover drive, both yielding nothing.

Salt finally connected on the third, smashing a four through deep extra cover with a cracking cover drive.

But Johnson bounced back, tying Salt down with two more dots—a drive stopped at short extra cover and a defensive push to short mid-on. Tight stuff from Johnson, giving little away. 

4 runs from the over (0, 0, 4, 0, 0). RCB at 16/0 after the 2nd.

Good start for RCB

Arora got off to a rocky start, with Phil Salt smashing a crisp four through the covers on the first ball.

A wide followed on the second, and Salt couldn’t connect on the next two, held to dots. He managed a single on the fourth to mid-on, bringing Virat Kohli on strike.

Kohli cashed in, flicking a four to deep midwicket on the fifth and gliding two more to square third man on the last. Arora couldn’t settle as the batters pounced early. 

12 runs from the over (4, 1 WD, 0, 0, 1, 4, 2).  RCB at 12/0 after the 1st.

KKR have brought in Vaibhav Arora as an Impact Player in place of Angkrish Raghuvanshi

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Despite a great start from Rahane and Narine, on a belter of a pitch, RCB were able to restrict KKR to a total which they will be confident to chase. 

Angkrish says it became tougher when the faster bowlers rolled their arms. 

Krunal Pandya, with three wickets and Hazlewood, with 16 dots and 2 wickets, were the stars for RCB.

What an excellent over from Hazlewood! 

He goes for only 5 in the final over and also dismissed Harshit Rana. 

KKR reach 174/8 in the first inning. 

Crucial over from Yash Dayal. 

He started with Ramandeep Singh slicing a single to cover, followed by Angkrish Raghuvanshi pulling one to deep midwicket.

Ramandeep flicked another single on the third, but Raghuvanshi couldn’t get the fourth away, stopped by mid-off.

Dayal struck gold on the fifth, getting Raghuvanshi caught behind off a short one. New man Harshit Rana finished with a single to deep forward point. Dayal kept it tight and nabbed a big scalp. 

5 runs and a wicket (1, 1, 1, 0, W, 1). KKR at 169/7 after the 19th.

Decent over from Josh Hazlewood. 

He kicked off with Angkrish Raghuvanshi missing a short one, beaten on the pull. Raghuvanshi fought back with a single on the second, while Ramandeep Singh nicked a leg bye on the third.

Then, Raghuvanshi took charge—smashing a huge six on the fourth over long-on and grabbing a single on the fifth. Hazlewood couldn’t quite nail it down as the batters found some gaps late. 

9 runs from the over (0, 1, 1 LB, 6, 1). KKR at 164/6 after the 18th.

Tight over from Liam Livingstone. 

He started with Ramandeep Singh pulling a single to wide long-on, followed by Angkrish Raghuvanshi nudging one to deep midwicket.

Ramandeep took a single on the third to short extra cover, but Raghuvanshi couldn’t get the fourth away, stuck for a dot. He managed a single on the fifth to long-on, and Ramandeep finished with a dot, finding a fielder at forward point. Livingstone kept the runs in check. 

4 runs from the over (1, 1, 1, 0, 1, 0). KKR at 155/6 after the 17th.

Impact sub comes in for RCB. 

Devdutt Paddikal comes in for Suyash Sharma. 

Key over from Suyash Sharma. 

He began with Angkrish Raghuvanshi slicing a single to deep cover, but Andre Russell couldn’t get going on the second, blocked for a dot.

Russell smashed the third ball hard for four through point, but Sharma hit back on the fourth—bowling him with a beauty that crashed into middle stump as Russell went for a big slog.

New man Ramandeep Singh faced two balls, managing a single on the last after a dot. Sharma’s trap worked perfectly. 

6 runs and a wicket (1, 0, 4, W, 0, 1). KKR at 151/6 after the 16th.

𝗪𝗿𝗼𝗻𝗴'𝘂𝗻 done 𝗥𝗶𝗴𝗵𝘁 ⚡

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Huge, huge wicket!

Suyash was brave enough to toss that up against the big man, and it was the googly Russell did not pick up. 

The wrong one gets the stumps cleaned up, and KKR lose their 6th. 

Well done to Rajat Patidar to continue with spin and give Suyash a go against Andre Russell!

It was a risky but a wicket worth taking the risk! #KKRvsRCB #IPL2025

— Koushik Biswas (@kbofficial25) March 22, 2025

A batting paradise, but Krunal Pandya shines with the ball! 🎯🔥

- Dismisses Rahane ✅
- Sends back Venkatesh ✅
- Gets Rinku Singh ✅
- Stellar figures: 4-0-29-3 🎭

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Krunal, with another short and tight delivery, gets the big wicket of Rinku Singh. 

He cleans up the stumps, and Rinku goes after 12 off 10. 

KKR 145/5

Steady over from Liam Livingstone. 

He started with Angkrish Raghuvanshi taking a single to short point, followed by Rinku Singh nudging one to wide long-on.

Raghuvanshi grabbed another single on the third, then Rinku lit up the fourth—smashing a cracking four through deep midwicket with a textbook punch.

He kept the momentum with a flicked two on the fifth and a leg glance for a single on the last. Livingstone couldn’t stop the runs flowing. 

10 runs from the over (1, 1, 1, 4, 2, 1). KKR at 141/4 after the 14th.

Clever over from Krunal Pandya. 

He started with a surprising bouncer to Venkatesh Iyer, which went for a wide, but got his man on the first legal ball, clean bowling Iyer with a sharp one.

New batter Rinku Singh nudged a single on the second, and Angkrish Raghuvanshi followed with a single on the third. Rinku grabbed another single on the fourth before Raghuvanshi worked a two on the fifth and finished with a sweep for a single on the last. Pandya kept it tight and snagged a big wicket. 

7 runs and a wicket (1 WD, W, 1, 1, 1, 2, 1). KKR at 131/4 after the 13th.

Costly over from Suyash Sharma. 

He began with Angkrish Raghuvanshi easing a single off the first ball, but Venkatesh Iyer couldn’t get going on the second, stopped by a fielder. Iyer broke free on the third, pulling a four to deep backward square leg.

He added a scratchy single on the fourth before Raghuvanshi took over—smashing an elegant four over wide long-off on the fifth and cutting another for four to deep point on the last. Sharma couldn’t keep the lid on this time. 

14 runs from the over (1, 0, 4, 1, 4, 4). KKR at 124/3 after the 12th.

Tight over from Krunal Pandya. 

He started with Ajinkya Rahane, nudging a single off the first ball, then Venkatesh Iyer grabbed one on the second with an aggressive drive. Pandya hit back hard, getting Rahane out on the third—caught at deep square leg off a pull shot.

New man Angkrish Raghuvanshi got off the mark with a single on the fourth. Iyer couldn’t break free after that, stuck with two dots as Pandya kept it tight. 

Just 3 runs and a wicket (1, 1, W, 1, 0, 0). KKR at 110/3 after the 11th.

Mixed over from Rasikh Dar. 

He kept Ajinkya Rahane quiet early, forcing a dot on the first ball and giving up just a single on the second with a pull shot. Then Sunil Narine took over—smashing a full toss for four, hammering a huge six to notch his 100th IPL maximum, but getting nothing off the next. Dar struck back on the last ball, nailing Narine with a short one, caught by the keeper. Venkatesh Iyer steps in now. 

11 runs and a wicket (0, 1, 4, 0, 6, W). KKR at 107/2 after the 10th.

Rashik Salim Dar gets the big wicket of Sunil Narine!

Narine goes after a quick 44 from 26 balls. 

He went for the big shot over off-side and only managed a thick edge back to the wicket-keeper

First match as #KKR captain ✅
First fifty of the season ✅

Ajinkya Rahane continues to make merry 👌

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Decent over from Rasikh Dar. 

He mixed it up against Ajinkya Rahane and Sunil Narine, though a couple of wides didn’t help his cause. Rahane nicked a leg bye off the first ball and grabbed a single on the third, while Narine struggled early but found his groove late—edging a single on the second, then smashing a four on the fifth through square third man. The last ball went nowhere, stopped by a fielder at cover. 

9 runs total (1 LB, 1 WD, 1, 1, 1 WD, 0, 4, 0). KKR at 74/1 after the 8th.

Ajinkya Rahane was on strike the whole time. He got a sweet four on the second ball, smashing it through point like a pro. The rest was a bit of a grind—left one alone, missed a couple, and hit one straight to a fielder.

Finally snuck a single off the last ball with a lofty shot. Just 5 runs total (0, 4, 0, 0, 0, 1). 

4, 1, 4, 6, 4, 1

20 run over from Yash Dayal.

Sunil Narine hit a four and a single; Ajinkya Rahane scored a lucky four, a six over square leg, a four from a full toss, and a single to end the over.

KKR welcomes spin with a 15-run over. 

Narine hit the first ball for a six over long off, and Rahane then lofted two over the inner circle to get two boundaries. 

Krunal Pandya goes for 15 in his first over. 

KKR 40/1 after 5th over. 

Rahane welcomes Rashik Salim Dar with two huge sixes, one over deep square leg and one over deep mid-wicket. Along with that, he hit another four to make it 16 from the over. 

KKR 25/1 after 4th over.  

Excellent from Josh Hazlewood. Nothing at the arc for Sunil Narine to swing at. 

Josh kept it short and at him, and only one to edge went for a four over the keeper's head. 

KKR 9/1 after 3 and Narine 5 from 11 now. 

Excellent over from Yash Dayal. 

He kept it tight against Sunil Narine and did not allow any room for him to utilise. 

Narine could take only one single in the fifth ball, and Rahane missed the final ball to make it only one from the over. 

KKR 5/1 after the second over. 

After a great cut shot, Quinton de Kock top-edged one from Josh Hazlewood. 

But Suyash Sharma dropped a dolly. 

However, Hazlewood came back stronger with an incoming ball, which produced an inner edge. 

Jitesh Sharma took the catch to dismiss him on 4. 

KKR 4/1 after 4. 

Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Spencer Johnson.

Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

KING OF BOLLYWOOD 🤝KING OF CRICKET!#ipl2025openingceremony pic.twitter.com/Y5qvuVmGzj

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LUT PUT GAYA 💓

Rinku Singh and SRK perform for the fans at the #ipl2025openingceremony pic.twitter.com/cQ1dfKxIsJ

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pic.twitter.com/woUfiGaGgF Shreya Ghoshal's stunning performance at the #ipl2025openingceremony

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RCB win the toss and decide to bowl first.

The current view of Eden Gardens ahead of the #IPL2025 opener!

The sky is clear, and the fans are coming out in large numbers!

We are ready for #KKRvsRCB!

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🚨GOOD NEWS

The weather at the Eden Gardens is really good now. The sun is out, and we can have a full game tonight.

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Eden Gardens's flat surface and perfect bounce make it a batsman's paradise. But as the match goes on, the pitch tends to slow down, helping spinners.

Out of 93 IPL matches played at this venue, teams batting first have won 38 times while chasing teams have emerged victorious on 55 occasions.

While the weather forecast indicates a possibility of rain during the KKR vs RCB game, it shouldn't be enough to halt the match completely. The temperature is likely to hover in the mid-20s during the course of the match.

Over the years, the KKR-RCB rivalry has been nothing short of thrilling. In their previous encounters, KKR has won 20 out of 34 matches, while RCB has emerged victorious on 14 occasions.

At home, the defending champions have eight wins and four defeats against the team.

The two teams met twice last year, and KKR prevailed on both occasions.

The live telecast of the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore Match 1 will be available on the Star Sports Network in India.

The live streaming will be available on the JioHostar App and website.

• Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore 
• Tournament: Indian Premier League 2025 - Match 1
• Date: 22 March 2025
• Time: 7:30 pm IST
• Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata