RCB vs KKR Prediction: Who will win today’s 1st match of IPL 2025?
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. Check out the RCB vs KKR prediction, odds, H2H, and betting tips.
RCB vs KKR prediction: KKR to win
Key Stats
- KKR is a defending champion of IPL.
- RCB finished at 4th last season.
- KKR defeated RCB in their last four encounters in a row.
Match Prediction: RCB vs KKR, the first match of the IPL 2025 will be an exciting contest between two strong teams. However, with the home advantage, better spin attack, and past record, KKR is likely to win this match. They feature a solid batting lineup with an amazing spin attack that might trouble RCB batters at Eden Gardens.
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 |
RCB preview
RCB led by Rajat Patidar features a solid squad for the IPL 2025 with great options in both batting and bowling. They have batters like Virat Kohli, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, and Tim David. Talk about the bowling unit which has been a major problem for franchises over the years. They tried to assemble a great balanced Indian plus overseas bowelling combination with players like Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rasikh Salam, Suyash Sharma, and Yash Dayal.
Predicted XI: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Rajat Patidar, Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam
KKR preview
KKR also built a strong squad while retaining their core from last season. Led by new captain Ajinkya Rahane the team features players like Venkatesh Iyer, Quinton de Kock, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Varun Chakravathy, and Harshit Rana. The team has a strong batting lineup supported by great all-rounders and a solid spin attack which will be a key against RCB at Eden Gardens.
Predicted XI: Quinton de Kock, Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy
Player to watch: Sunil Narine
Sunil Narine is a key player for Kolkata Knight Riders. The all-rounder is known to attack bowlers in the powerplay and has amazing skills with the ball. Also, he likes to perform against RCB makes him the player to watch in this match.
