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KKR VS RCB: RCB defeated KKR and made his IPL debut in 2025. RCB achieved the target of 175 runs kept by KKR by losing 3 wickets in 16.2 overs. In the match played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata …Read more
Virat Kohli- RCB won on the basis of Phil Salat.
Highlights
- Virat Kohli- Phil Salat played half-century innings
- Krunal Pandya shook 3 wickets
- Rahane scored first half -century of IPL 2025
New Delhi. Royal Challengers Bangalore started winning the Kolkata Knight Riders in the first match to win IPL 2025. Chasing the target of 175 runs kept by KKR, RCB won by scoring 177 runs at the loss of 3 wickets in 16.2 overs. On behalf of RCB, opener Virat Kohli and Phil Soult scored explosive half -centuries. Kohli and Salt made fireworks of fours and sixes at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
The opening pair of Virat Kohli and Phil Soult gave RCB a great start. Both shared a 95 -run partnership for the first wicket. Salt was dismissed for 56 runs off 31 balls. He hit 9 fours and 2 sixes. Devdutt Padikkal was dismissed for 10 runs off 10 balls. Captain Rajat Patidar was dismissed for 34 runs off 16 balls. Virat Kohli returned unbeaten after scoring 59 runs. Kohli hit 4 fours and 3 sixes off 36 balls. Liam Livingstone returned unbeaten after scoring 15 runs off 5 balls.
Earlier, Ajinkya Rahane made a brilliant start under the captaincy of KKR and scored a half -century in 25 balls. But due to the three wickets of Krunal Pandya, the champion team, which was far away from the figure of 200 runs, could only manage 174 runs for 8 wickets. Rahane, 36, who played his previous T20 match for India in 2016, has been named the captain of KKR in place of Shreyas Iyer. He played an innings of 56 runs off 31 balls. Sunil Narayan gave him a brilliant support with 44 runs in 26 balls. Both laid the foundation of a big score by shaking 103 runs in 55 balls at a speed of more than 10 runs per over for the second wicket.
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Krunal, however, took three wickets for 29 runs in the middle overs and curbed KKR’s Rangati. After this leftist spinner dismissed Rahane, Venkatesh Iyer (six) and Rinku Singh (12) showed the path of the pavilion in their consecutive overs. KKR’s lower middle -order batsmen disappointed. It included his most expensive Rs 23.75 crore players Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh and Andre Russell. Due to the failure of these batsmen, the team could score 23 runs after losing two wickets in the last four overs. Josh Hazlewood, who walked Quinton Dickock (four) in the first over of the innings, achieved two successes for 22 runs in four overs.
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In front of Hazlewood and Yash Dayal’s brilliant bowling, KKR scored just nine runs in the first three overs. Rahane surprised the RCB bowlers by adopting an aggressive stand in the fourth over. He scored two sixes and 16 runs in the over of Rasikh Salaam Dar. Narayan intensified the team’s run rate with sixes and a four against Suyash Sharma despite struggling with his timing. At the end of the powerplay, KKR’s score was 60 runs for one wicket. Rahane’s innings showed the harmony of aggression and patience. Continuing aggressive standing against Krunal and Yash Dayal, he hit sixes on flick and bridge shot. Captain Rajat Patidar handed over the ball to Krunal Pandya in the 11th over and he slowed down the speed of KKR’s innings.
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He then moved Iyer and Rinku. Suyash, who was expensive in his initial overs, dismissed Andre Russell (four) and gave RCB a big success. Due to this, the team’s score was 150 runs for six wickets. Suyash, however, scored 47 runs in his four overs. Angkrish Raghuvanshi helped the team cross 170 runs with an innings of 30 runs in 22 balls.
