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RCB vs KKR IPL 2025 Highlights: Royal Challengers Bangalore badly washed Kolkata Knight Riders in the first match of IPL 2025. With this, RCB players have gone ahead in the race of Orange and Purple Cap.
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Highlights
- RCB defeated KKR in the first match of IPL 2025.
- With this victory, RCB has opened an account in the point table.
- RCB players went ahead in Orange and Purple Cap race.
New Delhi. IPL 2024 champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) started with defeat in the current season. Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) washed KKR badly in the first match of IPL 2025. With this victory, he has opened an account in the point table. RCB players have also gone to the forefront of Orange Cap and Purple Cap race after defeating KKR.
Royal Challengers Bangalore and Kolkata Knight Riders were played on Saturday. RCB captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and decided to bowl first. His decision proved to be correct. The Bangalore bowlers did not allow KKR batter to score a big score. KKR scored 174 for 8 wickets in 20 overs. Royal Challengers Bangalore won the match by 7 wickets in the 17th over thanks to the strong batting of Virat Kohli and Phil Sold.
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Virat Kohli scored the highest 59 runs in the match. King Kohli, who came out to open with Phil Sold, returned from the field only after winning the team. Virat Kohli has taken himself at the forefront of the Orange Cap race of IPL 2025 thanks to his best performance. Phil Soult and Ajinkya Rahane are second in this race with 56-56 runs. The Orange Cap was won by Virat Kohli in IPL 2024.
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All -rounder Krunal Pandya took the most 3 wickets in this match. He shifted these wickets when Kolkata Knight Riders scored 109 runs for 2 wickets and were moving towards a big score. He was adjudged Player of the Match for this performance. Krunal Pandya has now become at the forefront of the purple cap race of the tournament. Paer Josh Hazlewood of RCB is at number two in this race with 2 wickets.
