KKR vs RCB Dream11 Prediction: IPL 2025, Match 1 Fantasy Cricket Tips For Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Kolkata Knight Riders will take on Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the first match of IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday, March 22.

Led by Ajinkya Rahane, KKR, is entering this encounter with a strong all-round squad. The defending champions defeated SRH in the last season’s grand finale. Meanwhile, RCB finished at the fourth rank in IPL 2024 but lost to Rajasthan Royals in the eliminator.

KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 Match 1 Details

Match: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Match 1, IPL 2025

Time & Date: 7:30 PM IST, Saturday, March 22

Venue: Eden Gardens, Kolkata

KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 Match 1 Probable XIs

Kolkata Knight Riders

Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Anrich Nortje, Vaibhav Arora, Varun Chakravarthy.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru

Virat Kohli, Phil Salt (wk), Rajat Patidar (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Liam Livingstone, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma.

KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 Match 1 Pitch Report

The Eden Gardens in Kolkata would be a belter for batters. However, spinners will have their fair share in the middle overs. With short boundaries on offer, we can expect big scores in both innings of the game.

KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 Match 1 Top Picks

Varun Chakravarthy

Varun Chakravarthy is coming into this series after good T20I series against England and an exceptional Champions Trophy.

Andre Russell

Andre Russell is another exceptional all-rounder who can take the game away from the opposition.

KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 Match 1 Captain picks

Sunil Narine

Sunil Narine can be an exceptional captaincy choice, who can give valuable points in both bat and ball.

Virat Kohli

Virat Kohli, the former RCB skipper, can be another valuable player who can give a lot of points with the bat.

KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 Match 1 Head to Head Dream11 team

Quinton de Kock, Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Venkatesh Iyer, Rajat Patidar, Sunil Narine (c), Andre Russell (vc), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana.

KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 Match 1 Grand League Dream11 team

Quinton de Kock, Phil Salt, Virat Kohli (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rajat Patidar, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Tim David, Josh Hazlewood, Varun Chakravarthy (vc), Harshit Rana.

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