KKR vs RCB IPL 2025 highlights: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt fifties power Royal Challengers Bengaluru to easy victory

That's it. RCB have hammered KKR by 7 wickets and 3.4 overs to spare. Virat Kohli remained unbeaten at 59 off 36 balls.

OUTTT!!!! Vaibhav Arora gets the better of Rajat Patidar, but its too late by now. Patidar departs for 34. RCB 162/3 (15.3)

It's all aby bout RCB at the moment at Eden Gardens. After Phil Salt and Devdutt Padikkal were dismissed by Varun Chakaravarthy and Sunil Narine, Virat Kohli has taken up the mantle. In fact, Virat Kohli also completed 1000 runs against KKR, becoming third batter after Rohit Sharma and David Warner to do so. Fifty for Kohli too. RCB 126/2 (12.5)

Fifty for Phil Salt in just 25 balls, exactly what RCB coach Andy Flower wanted the Englishman to do. RCB 86/0 (7)

A brilliant first over by Harshit Rana to finish the powerplay. This is also RCB's second-highest powerplay score in IPL history. RCB 80/0 (6)

Spencer Johnson returns into the attack and Virat Kohli welcomes the Australian with back-to-back sixes. Phil Salt ends the over with a four. RCB 75/0 (5)

Spin is introduced for the first time in the innings. Varun Chakaravarthy comes into attack. Phil Salt treats the same with 21 runs in the over. RCB 58/0 (4)

Phil continues to rub Salt to KKR's wounds with a back-to-back boundaries off Vaibhav Arora. Virat Kohli gets into the act too with another four to his name. A six towards the third man by Phil Salt to end the over. RCB 37/0 (3)

Just a four and a single in the over to start Spencer Johnson's IPL journey. RCB 17/0 (2)

Here we go in the chase. Phil Salt and Virat Kohli walk out for RCB. Vaibhav Arora starts the bowling for KKR. He is the Impact Player in place of Angkrish Raghuvanshi for KKR. RCB 12/0 (1)

Two wickets in the final two overs, as RCB restrict KKR to KKR 174/8 in 20 overs. At one time it looked like KKR would go to 230-plus, but the RCB spinners have pulled things well to keep the score under 200.

Impact Player: Devdutt Padikkal has come in as an Impact Player for Suyash Sharma.

RCB have surely put KKR on the backfoot with the quick wickets of Rinku Singh and Andre Russell. Krunal Pandya has struck gold. He's changed the match completely. Since the wicket of Ajinkya Rahane, KKR have lost wickets at regular intervals - 5 wickets for 43 runs. KKR 155/6 (17)

KKR are in deep trouble as they lose Venkatesh Iyer for just six runs, playing onto his stumps off Krunal Pandya. KKR 125/4 (12.1)

Back-to-back wickets for RCB to claw back into the game. The KKR skipper tries to go after Krunal Pandya, but is caught out at the deep. Angkrish Raghuvanshi joins Venkatesh Iyer in the middle. KKR 110/3 (10.4)

OUTTT!!!! After a four and a six, Sunil Narine edges to Jitesh Sharma for a 26-ball 44. Rasikh Salam Dar finally gets a wicket. KKR 107/2 (10)

BANGGGG!!!! Ajinkya Rahane reaches his fifty in style with a huge six off Suyash Sharma. What a start by the captain himself. Wait, Sunil Narine is taking on the young leggie to keep boundaries coming. KKR 96/1 (9)

When it is going your way, it is going your way. Fifty partnership comes up between Ajinkya Rahane and Sunil Narine with two fours and a six from the skipper. Four more added to the total. KKR 60/1 (6)

Spin is introduced for the first time in the game. BANGGG!!!! Sunil Narine wastes no time as he clobbers Krunal Pandya for a huge six. Back-to-fours from Ajinkya Rahane. KKR 40/1 (5)

Rasikh Salam Dar comes into the attack and Ajinkya Rahane welcomes him with a boundary. BANGGGG!!! The captain takes the charge for a super six. Easy pickings for Jinx. WAOOOOO!!! Rahane goes again. This time he picks a wide delivery for a maximum. KKR 25/1 (4)

KKR have been caught off-guard early in the IPL 2025 opener. After a wicket in the first over, Yash Dayal starts with just one run in his first six balls. KKR 5/1 (2)

OUTTTT!!!! Quinton de Kock gets an inside edge only for Jitesh Sharma to take a diving catch. What an entertaining first over here. Suyash Sharma will be a much relieved man now. KKR 4/1 (1)

DROPPEDDDD!!!!! After a sweet boundary from QDK, the South African gets a top edge only for Suyash Sharma to put down. How costly that bis going to be? Notably, Suyash represented KKR in the last season.

Sourav Ganguly, Jhulan Goswami and Jay Shah ring the Eden bell to start the proceedings. Expectedly, Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine are opening the batting for KKR. Josh Hazlewood is opening for RCB.

Time for toss. Rajat Patidar and Ajinkya Rahane are in the middle for the toss. RCB win the toss and opt to bowl.

KKR are unbeaten in the last four encounters against RCB. Can they make it five?

With the Opening Ceremony done and dusted, time for real action. Spencer Johnson gets his debut cap for KKR. Toss coming up soon.

While Disha Patani and Karan Aujla set the stage on fire, RCB's Lungi Ngidi and Jacob Bethell are sat next to each other watching the opening ceremony.

Shahrukh Khan opens the IPL 2025 Opening Ceremony in a swag before Shreya Ghoshal takes the centre stage with her melodious voice at the iconic Eden Gardens.

Both KKR and RCB players have arrived at the stadium. Eden Gardens is gearing up for the big Opening Ceremony.

Virat Kohli has turned cricket into his world.

Virat Kohli will be playing his 400th T20 match when he takes the field against KKR today. He will thus become the third Indian to play 400 T20s after Rohit Sharma and Dinesh Karthik. Interestingly, Kohli had also featured in IPL's first-ever match between KKR and RCB back in 2008.

Good news for all the cricket fans in Kolkata. The skies are clear and the cover has been removed too.

All set for the big opener today.

So far, KKR have played six season-opening matches in IPL. Out of the six matches, KKR have won five times.

The craze for Virat Kohli and RCB is unmatchable.

One of the major takeaways from the scenes outside the Eden Gardens is that the craze for RCB and Virat Kohli. Although it is a home match for KKR, but the craze for RCB is super.

Eden Gardens is very special for Rajat Patidar. It was back at this venue in 2022 that the then RCN rookie got his maiden IPL hundred against LSG in the Eliminator. Among the names that time like Virat Kohli, Glenn Maxwell and Faf du Plessis, Patidar stook tall with a 112 of just 54 balls including 12 fours and seven sixes. Three years later, Patidar is starting his IPL captaincy journey at the same venue.

The KKR vs RCB clash is still atleast four hours to go but the scenes outside Eden Gardens is crazy as fans have already started to come in for the match and the opening ceremony.

Coming from an injury, which forced Anrich Nortje to miss SA20 and the Champions Trophy, there is a little chance that the South African be a part of the playing XII. Australian Spencer Johnson looks to make the XII, considering the left-arm angle and the variety he offers.

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At the moment, there is no rain but the sun is out. Although there are few dark patches of clouds over the stadium, hopefully the skies clear out before the toss.

“God bless you. Please be healthy, be happy. And thank you Chandu (Chandrakant Pandit) sir for looking after them. Welcome aboard to the new members. Thank you Ajinkya for joining us and being our captain, god bless you. I hope you will find a good home here and play well with all of us. God bless you all.”

Good news for all the fans in Kolkata. The sun is shining bright now before the IPL 2025 opener.

Eden Gardens is the one of the most well equipped stadiums in India with proper drainage system and the covers for the entire ground. If there is no heavy showers, then the match will take place at Eden Gardens.

A trough has been created extending from Central Odisha to Vidarbha and the win influence over eastern India. Due to this, the weather situation in Bengal is unstable. To add more to that, an anticyclonic circulation over the Bay of Bengal at lower tropospheric levels is adding more complexity.

The Boss has arrived at the E-Den to cheer for his Knights.

In case you missed it, the training sessions of both the teams on March 21, were cancelled due to rain at the Eden Gardens.

This is the second time KKR and RCB playing an opening match of an IPL season. The first time, it was during the opening match of IPL on April 18, 2008.

If the KKR vs RCB match is washed out, both teams will share one point each.