KKR vs RCB, IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) won a tremendous win in the first match of IPL 2025. He defeated defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) at his home ground eden gardens. In this match played on Saturday, KKR scored 175 runs in 20 overs while batting first. But RCB achieved this target in just 16.2 overs and registered a stunning victory, while RCB defeated KKR after nearly three years. Earlier, he defeated KKR in 2022.
Accounts opened in points table
With this victory, RCB has opened its account in the IPL 2025 points table and the team has started in a spectacular manner. Let us know that in the match, RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and decided to bowl first. In response, KKR’s team, while batting first, was able to score 174 runs after losing 8 wickets.
RCB took 18 years old revenge
At the same time, this is the second time in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL) when an opening match was played between Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB). Earlier in 2008, the two teams came face to face in the first season of IPL. In this match held in the first season, KKR registered a stunning victory. In that match, Brendon McCullum scored a shocking innings of 158 runs, which is considered one of the most memorable innings in IPL history. Now 18 years later, in 2025, the first match between RCB and KKR was played again, this time RCB won.
Let us know that a total of 12 matches have been played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore on the grounds of Eden Gardens. Out of which KKR has won 8 matches, while 4 only in matches have won Bengaluru. At the same time, mix today’s match which has now increased to 8-5 in 13 matches between the two teams.
