Who Will Take Most Wickets in KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 Match 1?

Cricket’s biggest festival begins today i.e. on March 22, Saturday. The 18th season of the Indian Premier League, the IPL 2025 season is here with the opening match of the season to be played between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at the Eden Gardens from 7:30 P.M IST.

There will be lot of spotlights on his match-up as both the teams will be looking to start their respective campaign with a win here. However, there looms the threat rain in Kolkata on matchday and the match could even be abandoned without a result.

However, the fans and players are hopeful that there will be cricket action to start the IPL 2025 season without any rain interference. RCB in particular will be hoping that the match is played in full. RCB have not won against KKR in the last 4 matches and they will be hoping to end that streak.

IPL 2025 Match Prediction

In this article, we will take a look at the list of bowlers who could take most wickets during this KKR vs RCB match 1 of IPL 2025.

Bhuvneshwar Kumar

With Mohammed Siraj no longer a part of the franchise, Royal Challengers Bengaluru’s (RCB) lead bowler in this IPL 2025 season will be Bhuvneshwar Kumar, coming in from Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH). RCB fans will be know the fact that Bhuvi has a great track-record vs KKR, taking 32 wickets so far with an economy rate of 8.0. He has also done well at the Eden Gardens taking 13 wickets in Kolkata in the IPL.

Krunal Pandya

Left-arm orthodox spin bowler Krunal Pandya was once a big threat for the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Between 2016-2018, Krunal bagged 6 wickets in 6 matches. Although his performance slowed down since, he is one of the most experienced bowlers in the RCB line-up and one of top wicket-taker vs KKR in this RCB line-up. He could trouble the KKR batters with his tight line and length.

Sunil Narine

For the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), KKR’s mystery bowler Sunil Narine is going to be a big obstacle. Sunil has extraordinary numbers against RCB taking 26 wickets so far against the Bengaluru franchise. He has consistently troubled the RCB batters over the years. Sunil has also got a great track-record at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata, taking 71 wickets so far with economy rate of 6.30.

Varun Chakravarthy

While Sunil Narine was already an issue for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), now Varun Chakravarthy has been a lethal weapon against Patidar’s side. Varun has taken 14 wickets vs RCB in the IPL till 2024 and has an economy rate less than 7. Varun with his mystery bowling has been a real trouble and him and Sunil Narine make it double trouble for RCB.