The much awaited IPL 2025 season is started and the first match of the brand new season was between Kolkata Knight Riders versus Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The champions of last year started really well but they couldn’t stand in front of the aggression of the batting unit of Royal Challengers Bangalore. So without making any further delay let’s get into the article to look back to the game.
A look back to the game between Kolkata Knight Riders versus Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and elected to field first, and the bowling unit struck earlier by removing Quinton de Kock for just 4. However, Sunil Narine and the captain of the side Ajinkya Rahane showcased a firework. They scored 44 from 26 and 56 from 31 respectively. It looked like the Kolkata Knight Riders was going to a massive score.
But the bowling unit of Royal Challengers Bengaluru came back into the game. As Venkatesh Iyer went back to the pavilion for just 6, Angkrish Raghuvanshi was able to contribute 30, Rinku Singh dismiss for 12.
Kolkata Knight Riders lost wickets quickly, Andre Russell added 4 to the total while Ramandeep Singh and Harshit Rana contributed 6 and 5 respectively. Spencer Johnson added 1 and Kolkata Knight Riders ended the innings at 174 with the loss of 8 wickets.
In the reply, Royal Challengers Bengaluru started in an aggressive manner. The opening unit started to dominate from the initial stage. Phil Salt smashed 56 from 31 while Virat Kohli was not out after scoring 59 from 36.
Devdutt Padikkal contributed 10 to the total while the captain of the side Rajat Patidar added 34 from 16 and Liam Livingstone contributed 15 from 5. That was enough for Royal Challengers Bengaluru to register 7 wickets victory over Kolkata Knight Riders.
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