IPL 2025, KKR vs RCB: Kolkata Knight Riders had failed to recreate the IPL 2008 moment in the opener of the IPL 2025 against Royal Challengers Bangalore at the Eden Gardens. RCB was looking completely in control throughout the match and found no difficult situation to outclass the defending champion either with the ball or with the bat.
In a wet Kolkata weather, the home team struggled to find their rhythm despite Sunil Narine’s heroic innings at the top of the batting line-up. There are at least three positive points for Kolkata Knight Riders, despite their falling short against the visitors. Here in the article, we’ll talk about the three points that can help KKR in their upcoming matches.
Inform Sunil Narine
The veteran West Indian has developed his playing approach and style over the past few years. From a mystery spinner to a swashbuckling opening batsman, Narine has now cemented his place as a regular player for the purple brigade. Narine batted with his own style by scoring 44 runs with only 26 balls at a strike rate of a little over 169.
Captain’s knock
Another veteran of the team, captain as well, Ajinkya Rahane played his part well with bat in hand by playing a 56-run innings of 31 runs, strike rate well over 180. A inform Rahane can definitely play a crucial part for Kolkata Knight Riders in the upcoming matches as well.
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
The 20-year-old young gun has all the skills to become a star in the game. Raghuvanshi, another KKR management discovery, has sparkles in the last season. Last night, he took his score to 30 runs with just 22 balls.
Kolkata Knight Riders (Playing XI): Quinton de Kock(w), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane(c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (Playing XI): Virat Kohli, Philip Salt(w), Rajat Patidar(c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal