Andre Russell delivered the final blow as KKR wrapped up a dominant victory at Eden Gardens. Harshal Patel attempted a wild heave across the line but only managed to send the ball straight up in the air. Russell calmly took the catch, sealing SRH’s crushing defeat.  

It was a one-sided affair, with KKR outclassing their opponents in every department. SRH’s batting lineup crumbled under relentless pressure, and their chase never gained any real momentum. The writing had been on the wall for quite some time.  

This emphatic win will be a massive boost for KKR, not just in points but also in net run rate. Meanwhile, SRH will have plenty to reflect on as they attempt to bounce back from this heavy defeat. KKR win by 80 runs.

Here’s the next part of the summary:

Varun Chakravarthy struck twice in the 16th over, tightening KKR’s grip on the match. Pat Cummins fell first, miscuing a slog straight to long on, leaving SRH reeling at eight down. Simarjeet Singh followed immediately, bowled through the gate by a stunning delivery that spun sharply back in.

With SRH down to their last wicket, Mohammed Shami walked in to join Harshal Patel. Chakravarthy nearly completed a hat-trick, but Shami survived. The required run rate had skyrocketed to 21 runs per over, making SRH’s task nearly impossible.

KKR’s disciplined bowling attack continued to strangle SRH, with Varun and Arora leading the charge. Every dot ball pushed SRH further into desperation, and their chase looked all but over.

Sunil Narine struck in the 10th over as Kamindu Mendis mistimed a pull shot straight to deep midwicket. Aniket Verma walked in and immediately made his presence felt with a classy boundary. However, with SRH needing 129 off the last 10 overs, the pressure was mounting.

Varun Chakravarthy joined the attack in the 11th over and removed Aniket Verma, who miscued a slog to deep midwicket. Pat Cummins arrived at the crease and got off the mark with a cheeky lap shot for four. Klaasen, at the other end, looked determined to take the game deep.

Klaasen took charge in the 14th over, smashing Narine for back-to-back sixes to keep SRH's hopes alive. However, KKR missed a chance to dismiss him when UltraEdge revealed a nick that went unnoticed. With the required run rate soaring past 15, SRH needed something special.

Vaibhav Arora delivered a crucial blow in the 15th over, dismissing Klaasen for 33 with a well-disguised slower bouncer. SRH’s chase took another hit, leaving Cummins and Harshal Patel with an uphill task. Despite some quick singles, the asking rate climbed to an almost impossible 17.4 runs per over.

KKR’s disciplined bowling attack, led by Arora and Narine, kept SRH in check. The fall of Klaasen all but sealed the game for KKR, with only tailenders left to chase an improbable 87 off 30 balls. Cummins and Harshal needed a miracle from there.

With the match slipping away, SRH’s batters struggled to find the boundary. KKR’s bowlers maintained tight lines, and the fielders backed them up with sharp work. As the equation worsened, KKR edged closer to sealing a convincing victory at Eden Gardens.

Kamindu Mendis takes on Russell with two massive sixes and a cracking four.  

Nitish Kumar Reddy throws his wicket away with a soft flick straight to Narine. He won’t believe how easily he gifted that.  

Klaasen joins Kamindu, keeping the strike moving.  

SRH in trouble at 51/4 after 7 overs.

Sunrisers only managed to get 33 from the powerplay and they are now falling far behind of total. 

Arora struck in the first ball as Ajinkya Rahane took a top catch to dismiss Ishan Kishan.

Arora could have had a double-wicket maiden if Russell had not missed Kamindu Mendis’s catch in the final ball.

SRH 9/3 after 3. 

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Harshit Rana gets Abhishek Sharma with a slower ball.

The left-hander did not read the slower ball and managed a loopy catch to slip. 

SRH 9/2 after 2.

The impact sub of KKR gets the impact sub of SRH! 

An excellent catch from Harshit Rana to get rid of the Aussie batter.

SRH 6/1 after 1. 

Venkatesh Iyer started with a six and four but was caught in the deep while going for another big shot.

He was dismissed on 60 from 29 balls. 

After that KKR were not able to get any boundaries. 

They finish at 200/6 in the first inning. 

Huge over in the context of the game. 

Three boundaries, one six, one double and a single, Venkatesh Iyer did all the damage.

He got to his fifty from 25 balls. 

21 runs over from Cummins. 

KKR 187/4 after 19. 

Venkatesh Iyer was able to hit two boundaries in the third and fourth balls of Simranjit’s over. 

Rinku then capped off with a huge six over long off against a slower ball from Simranjit. 

17 comes from the over. 

KKR 166/4 after 18.

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Big over for KKR. 

Rinku was able to hit three consecutive boundaries, helped by Aniket’s sloppy fielding! 

15 comes from Harshal’s over. 

KKR 149/4 after 17.

KKR are finally getting a move. 

Iyer hit the fourth ball for a four and Rinku finished off with another one in the last ball. 

1 0 2 4 1 4 

KKR 134/4 after 16.

After a span of 18 balls where no boundary was hit, Venkatesh Iyer finally gets the boundary; it is a six over fine leg. 

With a double and single, nine came from the over.

KKR 122/4 after 15. 

Looks like Rinku and Venkatesh will take their time before launching their shots. 

Singles throughout the entire over and a dot made it 5 from the over. 

KKR 113/4 after 14. 

Angkrish Raghuvanshi goes right after making a solid 50 from 32 balls.

Kamindu bowled left-arm spin against right-handers and right-arm off-spin against the lefties.

Harshal Patel took a stunning catch to dismiss Raghuvanshi. 

Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh are at the crease.

KKR 108/4 after 12. 

After going for two sixes in his first over, 7 comes from his second over. 

Raghuvanshi still was able to hit him for a boundary after Nitish Kumar Reddy dropped him in the first ball of the over. 

KKR 104/3 after 12. 

After a dot in the first ball, Raghuvanshi took a double in the second ball. 

Raghuvanshi then stepped up to hit him over long off for a six. 

He then reverse-swept for a boundary. But Zeeshan made a comeback in the final ball as Rahane went for a reverse sweep and gave Klassen an easy catch! 

Rahane went after 38 from 26 balls. 

KKR 97/3 after 11. 

After missing a few in the first three balls of the over against Pat Cummins, Rahane hit the shirt ball for a six to finish the over well! 

9 comes from the over. 

KKR 84/2 after 10. 

Only four singles come from Zeeshan’a second over. 

Zeeshan was one and around the off stump and kept it tight so that none of the batters could free their arms. 

KKR 75/2 after 9. 

Harshal Patel went wide in the first ball and Raghuvanshi opened the face of his bat to get a boundary. 

After two singles in the next four balls, Raghuvanshi took advantage of a full toss in the final ball to get a four through the cover region!

KKR 71/2 after 8. 

On a wicket where we can expect a slow turn, SRH introduces spin in the 7th over. 

A couple came from the first ball and then Rahane punched one for a four, helped by a missed fielding by Nitish Kumar Reddy on the boundary line. 

Zeeshan bowled a tad short in that over but it was not coming not to the bat that great for Rahane to take charge. 

KKR 63/2 after 8 as we head into a break. 

It was a good power play for KKR after a poor start. 

Rahane welcomed Simranjit Singh with a six over deep mid-wicket, and then Angkrish Raghuvanshi hooked one for a six over deep fine leg to make it 15 from the over. 

Rahane and Raghuvanshi are looking good now for KKR. 

KKR 53/2 after 6. 

Raghuvanshi took a single in the first ball and after playing two dots, a desperate Rahane played a paddle to scoop Shami over deep square leg for a six. 

Raghuvanshi then hit a boundary in the final ball to make it a 12-run over for KKR! 

KKR 38/2 after 5! 

After Angkrish Raghuvanshi tried to come down the track against the pace and bounce of Cummins, he finally was able to rotate the strike. 

But it was Ajinkya Rahane who picked out a length ball to launch a six over deep mid-wicket. 

9 from the over and KKR are 26/2 after 4. 

KKR are now in early trouble. 

Shami gets it up there around the block hole, around the off-side!

Narine backed away and looked to slice the ball through the gully region! 

He only managed to get an edge to Klassen! 

KKR 17/2 after three overs! 

Pat Cummins gets the better off Quinton de Kock! 

Cummins pitched it short and knew the southpaw batter will go for the shot. 

Quinton made a good connection but it went straight to the only deep fielder on the leg side. 

Earlier Sunil Narine started the over well with a six over leg side but SRH ended the over on a happy note! 

KKR 14/1 after 2! 

Steady start from both sides! 

Four leg byes from Shami was the only poor thing we had in the over.

Shami is someone who knows this wicket and ground. 

Seven from the first over! 

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Kolkata Knight Riders XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (capt), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Moeen Ali, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakravarthy

KKR subs: Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia

Sunrisers Hyderabad won the toss, and they will bowl first.

The story is almost the same for SRH, but they have a better NRR than KKR.

After winning their first match of the season, with nearly a record first inning total, SRH could not keep their momentum. They lost their second game at home against Lucknow Super Giants and then suffered a huge defeat against Delhi Captials in Visakhapatnam. 

1 win in 3 games and 2 defeats; the defending champions have not looked their best till now. They first faced a defeat in the opening match of the season at Eden Gardens. Then, they came back with a win over RR in Guwahati. However, the could not keep the momentum as they faced a huge defeat against Mumbai at Wankhede. 

After many rumours and speculations, we will see a dry pitch at Eden Gardens, which will surely help the spinners of the Kolkata Knight Riders. Ajinkya Rahane and company will surely look to take the "home advantage" to restrict the batting lineup of SRH. 

However, SRH also has someone like Adam Zampa in their ranks, who can be lethal on this wicket as well, 

KKR has dominated the team from South India in the IPL so far. In the 28 games between the teams so far, KKR has won 19 and SRH, in the meantime, were victorious only 9 times. 

Moreover, currently, KKR has a 4 games winning streak over SRH in IPL. 

Fans can watch the KKR vs SRH match LIVE on Star Sports Channels on television. Moreover, they can stream the match LIVE on JioHotstar app and website as well.

Match: KKR vs SRH, IPL 2025, Match No. 15

Date: 3rd April 2025

Time: 7.30 am IST

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

Big win for RCB to start IPL 2025!

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

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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. 

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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!

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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

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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.

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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!

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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