KKR vs RCB Dream11 Teams, IPL T20 Fantasy Tips, Playing XI, and Who Will Win the Match?

Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru will face each other in the opening match of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. Eden Gardens, Kolkata will host the game on March 22, 2025. 

IPL 2025 Match-1 Details  

KKR vs RCB Match Preview

Kolkata Knight Riders 

Kolkata Knight Riders are the defending Champions of the Indian Premier League (IPL). Ajinkya Rahane will lead them in this season of IPL. They won 9 games out of 14 on the group stage in the IPL 2024. Moreover, KKR won the final match of IPL 2024 by 8 wickets against Sunrisers Hyderabad. They will try to perform well in the IPL 2025 season and surely want to reach the Final again.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru 

Royal Challengers Bengaluru performed well in the last season. They won 7 games out of 14 to reach the eliminator match in the previous season. However, RCB didn’t perform well in the eliminator match and lost by 4 wickets against Rajasthan Royals. Rajat Patidar will lead them in this season of IPL. They will try to perform well in this season of IPL.

Past Performance Stats at the Venue

The average 1st innings score at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, in T20 matches, is 152 runs, and the batting second average score is 140.

     Weather Report

• Cloudy Day
• Rain Chance – 70%
• Humidity – 72%
• Wind – 10 kph

KKR vs RCB Toss Prediction

Advantages of Bowling First on This Pitch

The team that was bowling first won 56% of the matches. And in 67% of the matches, teams chose to bowl first here. So, there are more chances that teams will choose to bowl first after winning the toss. 

KKR vs RCB Head-to-Head Record

Total Head-to-Head Match – 35

Kolkata Knight Riders Won – 21

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Won – 14

Team Form (Last 5 Match in IPL)

Kolkata Knight Riders: – W, W, W, W, W,

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: – L, W, W, W, W, 

Probable Playing 11

Kolkata Knight Riders: Ajinkya Rahane ©, Angkrish Raghuwanshi, Quinton de Kock, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Spencer Johnson 

Impact Player:- Vaibhav Arora (if bat first)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Rajat Patidar ©, Virat Kohli, Phil Salt, Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma, Liam Livingstone, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Yash Dayal

Impact Player:- Rasikh Salam/Swapnil Singh (if bat first)

Must Picks for KKR vs RCB Match

Top wicket-keepers to pick

Quinton de Kock | WK | KKR: Quinton had an average performance in the last season of the IPL. He played 11 matches and scored 250 runs, with a strike rate of 134. But Having him on your fantasy team will increase your chances of winning.

Phil Salt | WK | RCB: Salt played well in the last season of IPL. He played 12 matches and scored 435 runs, with an impressive strike rate of 182. So Having him on your fantasy team will increase your chances of winning.

Top Batters to Pick 

Venkatesh Iyer | BAT | KKR: Venkatesh played well in the last season of the IPL. He played 15 matches and scored 370 runs, with an impressive strike rate of 158. His ability to score high makes him eligible for the fantasy team.

Virat Kohli | BAT | RCB: Virat played brilliantly well in the previous season of IPL. Moreover, he is the highest run scorer of the previous game. He played 15 matches and scored 741 runs. His ability to score high runs makes him eligible for the fantasy team.

Top All-Rounders to Pick

Sunil Narine | AR | KKR: Narine played brilliantly well in the last season of IPL. He played 15 matches, scored 488 runs, and took 17 wickets. He will surely help you gain important fantasy points in the first game.

Andre Russell | AR | KKR: Russell played well in the previous season of IPL. He played 15 matches and scored 222 runs. Russell took 19 wickets as well in the previous season. He is a good all-rounder and will surely help you gain important fantasy points.

Krunal Pandya | AR | RCB: Krunal played 14 matches and scored 133 runs. He took 6 wickets as well. Recently, He performed brilliantly with the bat and ball. He is a good all-rounder and will surely help you gain important fantasy points.

Top Bowlers to Pick

Varun Chakaravarthy | BOW | KKR: Varun Performed brilliantly well in the previous season as he was the second-highest wicket-taker last season. Varun took 21 wickets in 15 matches in the IPL 2024. He will surely help you gain important fantasy points.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar | BOW | RCB: 

Bhuvneshwar took 11 wickets in 16 matches in the previous season. We expect he will perform well in this season.

Captain & Vice-Captain

Captain

Phil Salt, Sunil Narine

Vice Captain

Virat Kohli, Varun Chakaravarthy 

KKR vs RCB Today Match Prediction

• Scenario 1

• Toss Winner: Kolkata Knight Riders (opts to bat first)
• Power-Play Score: 45-60
• KKR Total: 165-180
• Match Winner: Royal Challengers Bengaluru 

• Scenario 2

• Toss Winner: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (opts to bat first)
• Power-Play Score: 45-60
• RCB Total: 160-175
• Match Winner: Kolkata Knight Riders 

Dream11 Team For KKR vs RCB Match

Head-to-Head / Small League

Grand League / Mega League

Who Will Win the Match?

IPL 2025 Match Predictions

Disclaimer

The author created this team based on his knowledge, analysis, and judgment. While selecting your team, note the points mentioned and make your own decision. Also, once the toss occurs, you might modify the teams based on the playing XIs.