Cricket fans Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore were thrilled with the match scorecard 1 match on 22 March, 2025. The electrification encounter performed explosive batting, fast bowling and edge-off-the-sit moments. The Eden Gardens saw an intensive clash between these two IPL veterans. Both teams performed a great performance by setting tone for the 2025 IPL season. Fans worldwide discovered Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore match scorecard 1 match for a match, to revive each thrilling on 22 March 2025. The atmosphere, energy and rivalry made it an unforgettable season opener.
Match Information: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru 1st Match
| Toss | Royal Challengers Bengaluru, elected to field first |
| Series | Indian Premier League 2025 |
| Player Of The Match | Krunal Pandya, (RCB) |
| Match days | 22 March 2025 |
| RCB Player Impact player: | Devdutt Padikkal in, Suyash Sharma out |
| KKR Player Impact player: | Vaibhav Arora in, Angkrish Raghuvanshi out |
| RCB Playing 11 | Virat Kohli, Philip Salt, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal |
| RCB Bench | Devdutt Padikkal, Abhinandan Singh, Manoj Bhandage, Romario Shepherd, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Lungi Ngidi, Nuwan Thushara, Jacob Bethell, Mohit Rathee, Swastik Chikara |
| KKR Playing 11 | Quinton de Kock (wk), Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh , Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy |
| KKR Bench | Anrich Nortje, Manish Pandey, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Luvnith Sisodia, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Moeen Ali, Rovman Powell, Mayank Markande, Chetan Sakariya |
| Umpires | Abhijeet Bengeri, Vinod Seshan |
| TV Umpire | Jayaraman Madanagopal |
| Reserve Umpire | Tanmay Srivastava |
| Match Referee | Prakash Bhatt |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Scorecard
1st Inning Kolkata Knight Riders: 174/8 (20 Overs)
| Batting | Dismissal Type | R | B | SR | 6s | 4s |
| Quinton de Kock † | c †Sharma b Hazlewood | 4 | 5 | 80 | 0 | 1 |
| Sunil Narine | c †Sharma b Rasikh Salam | 44 | 26 | 169.23 | 3 | 5 |
| Ajinkya Rahane (c) | c Rasikh Salam b Pandya | 56 | 31 | 180.64 | 4 | 6 |
| Venkatesh Iyer | b Pandya | 6 | 7 | 85.71 | 0 | 1 |
| Angkrish Raghuvanshi | c †Sharma b Yash Dayal | 30 | 22 | 136.36 | 1 | 2 |
| Rinku Singh | b Pandya | 12 | 10 | 120 | 0 | 1 |
| Andre Russell | b Suyash Sharma | 4 | 3 | 133.33 | 0 | 1 |
| Ramandeep Singh | not out | 6 | 9 | 66.66 | 0 | 0 |
| Harshit Rana | c †Sharma b Hazlewood | 5 | 6 | 83.33 | 0 | 1 |
| Spencer Johnson | not out | 1 | 1 | 100 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 4) | 6 |
Did not bat: Varun Chakravarthy
Kolkata Knight Riders Fall of wickets:
1-4 (Quinton de Kock, 0.5 ov), 2-107 (Sunil Narine, 9.6 ov), 3-109 (Ajinkya Rahane, 10.3 ov), 4-125 (Venkatesh Iyer, 12.1 ov), 5-145 (Rinku Singh, 14.6 ov), 6-150 (Andre Russell, 15.4 ov), 7-168 (Angkrish Raghuvanshi, 18.5 ov), 8-173 (Harshit Rana, 19.5 ov)
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Bowling:
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Dot Ball | ECON |
| Josh Hazlewood | 4 | 0 | 22 | 2 | 16 | 5.5 |
| Yash Dayal | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 7 | 8.33 |
| Rasikh Salam | 3 | 0 | 35 | 1 | 9 | 11.66 |
| Krunal Pandya | 4 | 0 | 29 | 3 | 8 | 7.25 |
| Suyash Sharma | 4 | 0 | 47 | 1 | 8 | 11.75 |
| Liam Livingstone | 2 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
2nd Inning Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 177/3 (16.2 Overs)
| Batting | Dismissal Type | R | B | SR | 6s | 4s |
| Phil Salt | c Johnson b Varun | 56 | 31 | 180.64 | 2 | 9 |
| Virat Kohli | not out | 59 | 36 | 163.88 | 3 | 4 |
| Devdutt Padikkal | c Ramandeep Singh b Narine | 10 | 10 | 100 | 0 | 1 |
| Rajat Patidar (c) | c Singh b Arora | 34 | 16 | 212.5 | 1 | 5 |
| Liam Livingstone | not out | 15 | 5 | 300 | 1 | 2 |
| Extras | (lb 2, w 1) | 3 |
Did not bat: Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Salam, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal
Royal Challengers Bengaluru Fall of wickets:
1-95 (Phil Salt, 8.3 ov), 2-118 (Devdutt Padikkal, 11.4 ov), 3-162 (Rajat Patidar, 15.3 ov)
Kolkata Knight Riders Bowling:
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Dot Ball | ECON |
| Vaibhav Arora | 3 | 0 | 42 | 1 | 4 | 14 |
| Spencer Johnson | 2.2 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 7 | 13.28 |
| Varun Chakravarthy | 4 | 0 | 43 | 1 | 7 | 10.75 |
| Harshit Rana | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 4 | 10.66 |
| Sunil Narine | 4 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 5 | 6.75 |
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru 1st Match Result
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 7 wickets with 22 balls remaining
