Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru LIVE Score, IPL 2025: KKR captain Ajinkya Rahane made a blistering start, helping them recover after the loss of an early wicket against RCB in the opening match. KKR reached 60/1 in six overs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) got the perfect start, as Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) opener Quinton de Kock was dismissed by Josh Hazlewood in the very first over. RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and opted to bowl against defending champions KKR in the opening match of IPL 2025 on Saturday at the Eden Gardens. Experienced pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is not in RCB’s squad today. Virat Kohli was felicitated during the opening ceremony, being the only player who has played all 18 seasons for the same team. Despite rain threat and an orange alert in Kolkata, no rain seems to be in forecast for the match. (LIVE SCORECARD)

KKR Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

RCB Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt (wk), Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

IPL 2025 LIVE Updates: Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru LIVE Score, Straight from the Eden Gardens in Kolkata: