KKR vs RCB IPL 2025: Head to Head Records and Stats of Star Players

KKR vs RCB: The 18th edition of the Indian Premier League is all set to begin on 22nd March, Saturday. The opening match of the cash-rich contest is going to be played between the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on 7:30 PM Indian Standard Time (IST).

Kolkata Knight Riders Preview:

The defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders won the final against Sunrisers Hyderabad in IPL 2024. The team which had a strong batting line-up with the likes of Travis Head and Abhishek Sharma failed to go-through the opening spell of Mitchell Starc.

Kolkata Knight Riders bundled the opposition for 113 runs and won the game with 8 wickets and more than nine overs in hand. It was their third title in the Indian Premier League and will look to continue the same in this tournament as well.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru Preview:

On the other side, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, one of the most popular teams is yet to clinch the title in this cash-rich tournament. Seventeen seasons have passed by but the Bengaluru-based franchise is still getting a lot of support from their fans.

Despite having a strong side, Royal Challengers Bengaluru failed several times in the playoffs. One of them is the IPL 2016 final against the David Warner-led Sunrisers Hyderabad.

RCB eventually lost the game by a margin of just 6 runs. Hence, RCB and their fans would be expecting to clinch the title in the upcoming edition of the Indian Premier League.

Head-to-Head Records of KKR vs RCB:

These two teams share an intense IPL rivalry from the very first match of the Indian Premier League. There have been 35 competitive matches played between the two teams and it is Kolkata Knight Riders who have won 21 matches while RCB have won 14 matches till date.

Highest Run-Scorers among current players

This is the list of highest active run scorers from the matches played between the two teams.

Highest Wicket-takers among current players

This is the list of highest active wicket-takers from the matches played between the two teams.