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KKR vs RCB Match 1 Live Betting Odds and Cricket Tips for the opening match IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens, Kolkata. The game will start at 7:30 PM if there is no delay due to the rain. All odds are sourced from BC. Game, a popular betting platform, reflects the latest available data as of the current date. 

Note that live betting odds fluctuate as the match progresses, so these are the indicative pre-match odds based on the current team’s form, conditions, and trends.

KKR vs RCB Match 1 Overview

  • Date: March 22, 2025
  • Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata 
  • Match Status: The match will start at 7:30 PM (IST)
  • Current Context: Kolkata Knight Riders are the defending champions of the IPL, while Royal Challengers Bangalore lost in the eliminator match against Rajasthan Royals.

Live Betting Odds on BC.Game

The following odds are illustrative based on typical pre-match and early live betting markets on BC. Game. Since exact live odds depend on real-time match developments (e.g., runs scored, wickets fallen), these are approximate starting points as of the toss or early overs.

KKR vs RCB Match 1 Live Betting Odds

LIVE ODDS

Royal Challengers Bengaluru third dismissal method (2 way) Caught 1.45

First innings overs 0 to 15 – Royal Challengers Bengaluru total Over 149.5 1.85

First innings over 10 – Royal Challengers Bengaluru total Over 8.5 1.8

First innings overs 0 to 10 – Royal Challengers Bengaluru total Under 90.5 1.85

Royal Challengers Bengaluru 1st 6 overs Over 54.5 1.85

Royal Challengers Bengaluru dismissal in first over Yes 3.8

First innings over 1 – Royal Challengers Bengaluru total Over 6.5 1.77

First innings – Kolkata Knight Riders’ total Under 189.5 1.87

Kolkata Knight Riders dismissal in 19 over Yes 2.1

Kolkata Knight Riders dismissal in 17 over No 1.42

First innings – Kolkata Knight Riders total at sixth dismissal Under 163.5 1.85

First innings overs 0 to 15 – Kolkata Knight Riders total Over 155.5 1.85

First innings over 9 – Kolkata Knight Riders total Over 9.5 1.7

First innings overs 0 to 10 – Kolkata Knight Riders total Under 93.5 1.8

Kolkata Knight Riders’ dismissal in the sixth over No 1.32

First innings overs 0 to 10 – Kolkata Knight Riders total – 72.5 RUNS Over 72.5 1.85

First innings overs 0 to 6 – Kolkata Knight Riders total- 42.5 RUNS YES:1.87

Match Winner Odds

  • KKR to Win: 1.80
  • RCB to Win: 2.0

Top Batsman Odds

Kolkata Knight Riders: 1.9

  • KKR Batsman to score 50 runs in first Inning odds:
  • Ajinkya Rahane to score 50 runs: 4.20
    • Tip: Rahane scored 242 runs in 12 innings. However, he didn’t score any half-centuries in the previous season, but his current form is excellent.
  • Sunil Narine to score 50 runs: 5.50
    • Tip: Sunil scored 488 runs in 14 innings. He scored 3 half-centuries and one century in IPL 2024.
  • Venkatesh Iyer to score 50 runs: 3.95
    • Tip: He scored 370 runs in 13 innings. He scored 4 half-centuries in IPL 2024.
  • RCB Batsman to score 50 runs in first Inning:
  • Virat Kohli to score 50 runs: 3.0
    • Tip: Virat Kohli is the highest run scorer of the previous season. He scored 741 runs in 15 innings. He scored 5 half-centuries in IPL 2024.
  • Phil Salt to score 50 runs: 3.95
    • Tip: Salt scored 435 runs in 12 innings in the previous season. He scored 4 half-centuries in IPL 2024. Last year, he was a part of the Kolkata Knight Riders, so he has better knowledge of this ground.
  • Rajat Patidar to score 50 runs: 3.95
    • Tip: Rajat scored 395 runs in 13 innings. He scored 5 half-centuries in IPL 2024.

Top Bowler Odds

  • KKR Top Bowler:
  • Andre Russell: 3.0
    • Tip: Russell took 19 wickets in 14 innings in the previous season. He is in the top 4 players who took the most wickets in the previous season.
  • Varun Chakaravarthy: 2.40
    • Tip: Varun took 21 wickets in 14 innings in the previous season. He is in the top 2 players who took the most wickets in the previous season.
  • Harshit Rana: 2.90
    • Tip: Harshit took 19 wickets in 11 innings in the previous season. He is in the top 51 players who took the most wickets in the previous season.
  • RCB Top Bowler:
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar: 2.55
    • Tip: He took 11 wickets in 16 innings in the previous season. Kumar is also a very experienced bowler who has the ability to take wickets in the first power play.
  • Josh Hazlewood: 2.50
    • Tip: Josh’s height and bounce could trouble KKR’s batsmen on this pitch.
  • Krunal Pandya: 3.40
    • Tip: High-risk, high-reward with his spin bowling, as the pitch is also a bit slow due to rain.

Other Popular Markets

  • Highest Opening Partnership:
  • Kolkata Knight Riders: 1.90
    • Tip: Sunil Narine and Quinton de Kock have been consistent in scoring runs.
  • Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 1.80
    • Tip: Virat Kohli and Phil Salt could start well if they didn’t make any mistakes with the new-ball spell.

Match Conditions and Strategy Insights

  • Pitch Report: Eden Gardens pitch is undercover due to rain from yesterday. It will become a slow pitch. However, the batting first average score at this ground is 150 runs.
  • Weather: the match is 100% cloudy. There is a 45% chance of rain during the match.
  • Toss Impact: The team bowling first wins 56% of matches. Weather will play an important role in this match. So there is a high chance that the chasing team will win this match. So teams will prefer to bowl first.

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KKR Probable 11 for the Match 1

Probably Playing XI:

  • Ajinkya Rahane (Captain)
  • Sunil Narine 
  • Venkatesh Iyer
  • Rinku Singh
  • Andre Russell 
  • Ramandeep Singh 
  • Spencer Johnson 
  • Harshit Rana 
  • Vaibhav Arora 
  • Varun Chakaravarthy 

Impact Player:

  • Chetan Sakariya (if bat first)
  • Manish Pandey/Moeen Ali (if bowl first)

They are the defending Champions of the IPL. Moreover, they made a good Squad in the IPL 2025 auction. They will surely want to start with a win in the opening match of the IPL 2025.

 RCB Probable 11 for the Match 1

Probably Playing XI:

  • Rajat Patidar (Captain)
  • Virat Kohli 
  • Phil Salt 
  • Devdutt Padikkal 
  • Jitesh Sharma 
  • Liam Livingstone 
  • Tim David 
  • Krunal Pandya 
  • Bhuvneshwar Kumar 
  • Yash Dayal 
  • Josh Hazlewood 

Impact Player:

  • Rasikh Salam (if bat first)
  • Swapnil Singh (if bat second)

Royal Challengers Bengaluru perform very well in the previous season. However, they lost the eliminator match against the Rajasthan Royals. Moreover, Rajat Patidar is their newly appointed captain for the upcoming season of IPL 2025. They will surely want to win the title this season.

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