royal challengers bengaluru vs kolkata knight riders scorecard are one of the strongest teams in IPL history. Where one team has a winning streak for a few years, the other team has finally lifted the IPL trophy in 2025 after 18 years. The tournament has always been interesting, but this time it became even more interesting. Because of the sheer competitiveness and aggressive face-offs that all the teams had.
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About Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders
Information
Details
Match
Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore- 1st Match
Series
Indian Premier League 2025
Date
22nd March, 2025 (Saturday)
Venue
Eden Gardens, Kolkata
Toss
Royal Challengers Bengaluru won the toss and opted to bowl
Player of the Match
Krunal Pandya
Umpires
Abhijeet Bengeri, Vinod Seshan
Match Referee
Prakash Bhatt
3rd Umpire
Jayaraman Madanagopal
Start Time
7:30 pm Local, 2:00 pm GMT
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Scorecard
Royal Challengers Bangalore (1st match IPL 2025)
RCB was founded in 2008 by United Spirits. RCB has faced quite a lot of losses until they won their first IPL trophy in 20-25 after 18 years. The years were tough because the team worked hard, and still, there was no sign of victory. In the year 2009, RCB went to the finals but lost the title to the Deccan Chargers. The years followed with 2011, 2016, where RCB reached the finals but still couldn’t win the title. The partnership between Virat Kohli and AB de Villiers was remembered for making records and leading the team to the finals. RCB won their first IPL trophy in 2024 in the Women’s Premier League 2024, creating history for RCB. And in 2025, the male cricket players of the Indian Premier League won the IPL trophy again after so many years. Currently, the captain of the RCB in IPL is Rajat Patidar. The fanbase of RCB is called “12th Man”.
From the start, fans have known Kolkata Knight Riders to be a strong team. Shah Rukh Khan owns the team. In 2008, Sourav Ganguly led the team but received mixed reactions. In 2011, however, under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir, the team did reach the playoffs, where Jacques Kallis and Yusuf Pathan played an important role. KKR won the trophy in the year 2012, defeating Chennai Super Kings. They also won the 2014 IPL trophy, where they defeated Kings XI Punjab. Eoin Morgan’s captaincy led to the team reaching 2021 final. Kolkata has a 14 match winning streak. The current captain is Ajinkya Rahane and the fanbase is called “Knight Club” or “Knights Army”. The fans often chant Ami KKR (I am KKR) to support the team.
Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Scorecard Match Scorecard
1st Innings – Kolkata Knight Riders
Batter
Dismissal
R
B
4s
6s
SR
de Kock (wk)
c Jitesh Sharma b Hazlewood
4
5
1
0
80
Narine
c Jitesh Sharma b Rasikh Salam
44
26
5
3
169.23
Ajinkya Rahane (c)
c Rasikh Salam b Krunal Pandya
56
31
6
4
180.65
Venkatesh Iyer
b Krunal Pandya
6
7
1
0
85.71
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
c Jitesh Sharma b Yash Dayal
30
22
2
1
136.36
Rinku Singh
b Krunal Pandya
12
10
1
0
120
Russell
b Suyash Sharma
4
3
1
0
133.33
Ramandeep Singh
not out
6
9
0
0
66.67
Harshit Rana
c Jitesh Sharma b Hazlewood
5
6
1
0
83.33
Spencer Johnson
not out
1
1
0
0
100
Extras
(b 0, lb 2, w 4, nb 0, p 0)
6
Total
174-8 (20 Overs, RR: 8.7)
1st Innings- Royal Challengers Bangalore
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
Hazlewood
4
0
22
2
5.5
Yash Dayal
3
0
25
1
8.3
Rasikh Salam
3
0
35
1
11.7
Krunal Pandya
4
0
29
3
7.2
Suyash Sharma
4
0
47
1
11.8
Livingstone
2
0
14
0
7
Kolkata Knight Riders Fall of Wickets
Batter
Score
Over
de Kock
4-1
0.5
Narine
107-2
9.6
Ajinkya Rahane
109-3
10.3
Venkatesh Iyer
125-4
12.1
Rinku Singh
145-5
14.6
Russell
150-6
15.4
Angkrish Raghuvanshi
168-7
18.5
Harshit Rana
173-8
19.5
2nd Innings- Royal Challengers Bangalore
Batter
Dismissal
R
B
4s
6s
SR
Philip Salt
c Spencer Johnson b Varun Chakaravarthy
56
31
9
2
180.65
Virat Kohli
not out
59
36
4
3
163.89
Devdutt Padikkal
c Ramandeep Singh b Narine
10
10
1
0
100
Rajat Patidar (c)
c Rinku Singh b Vaibhav Arora
34
16
5
1
212.5
Liam Livingstone
not out
15
5
2
1
300
Extras
(b 0, lb 2, w 1, nb 0, p 0)
3
Total
177-3 (16.2 Overs, RR: 10.84)
2nd Innings- Kolkata Knight Riders
Bowler
O
M
R
W
ECO
Vaibhav Arora
3
0
42
1
14
Spencer Johnson
2.2
0
31
0
13.3
Varun Chakaravarthy
4
0
43
1
10.8
Harshit Rana
3
0
32
0
10.7
Sunil Narine
4
0
27
1
6.8
Royal Challengers Bangalore Fall out of wickets
Batter
Score
Over
Philip Salt
95-1
8.3
Devdutt Padikkal
118-2
11.4
Rajat Patidar
162-3
15.3
In-Depth Match Commentary & Analysis
The IPL match between RCB and KKR was held on 22nd March, 2025, in Eden Gardens, Kolkata. RCB won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Kolkata Knight Riders started strong, scoring 50 runs and losing 1 wicket(powerplay benefit). Sunil Narine and Ajinkya Rahane had a 100-run partnership in 9 overs.
Rahane scored a half-century, scoring 56 runs in 31 balls. Krunal Pandya took 3 wickets in 29 runs, putting KKR under pressure. Eventually, KKR scored 174 runs in 20 overs with only 8 wickets down.
RCB had to chase 175 runs in the 2nd innings to win the match. RCB scored 80 runs in the Powerplay with Phil Salt scoring 50 runs in 25 balls.
Virat Kohli made 50 runs in 30 balls and eventually chased the target in 16.2 overs. RCB scored 177 runs and won by 7 wickets.
Aspect
Details
Date & Time
Mar 22, 2025, Sat – 07:30 PM IST
Venue
Eden Gardens, Kolkata, India
KKR Score
174/8
RCB Score
177/3
Result
RCB won by 7 wickets
Player of the Match
Krunal Pandya
Match Highlights:Royal Challengers Bangalore vs Kolkata Knight Riders Match Scorecard
Krunal Pandya became the player of the match(Royal Challengers Bangalore), taking 3 wickets in 29 runs. It put pressure on the KKR team for a bit.
Ajinkya Rahane and Sunil had a wonderful 100-run partnership in the first 10 overs, strengthening the Kolkata Knight Riders.
RCB chased the target with a competitive and strategic team where Virat Kohli and Phil Salt scored half-centuries and reached 80/0.
Royal Challengers Bangalore’s splendid performance during the match led them to chase the target in just 16.2 overs and 22 balls, and become the winners.
Conclusion
This article is aimed at providing information on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders Scorecard players’ squads, and much more. The match was intense, and the fans were thrilled by the performance of the team. The team players of both teams gave their best and gave each other tough competition. Eventually, the Royal Challengers Bangalore won the match by 7 wickets and lifted the IPL trophy after 18 long years.
