Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore Match Scorecard – Kolkata marks the thrilling start of the IPL 2025 season, Kolkata 22 March, 2025, March 22, 2025. Conducted at the iconic Eden Gardens, this high-octain clash was performed brilliantly from both teams. Fans closely followed Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Royal Challengers Bangalore Match Scorecard – first match at Eden Gardens, Kolkata closely on 22 March, 2025 to catch every border, wickets and turning points. The scorecard provides a detailed insight into the player’s contribution and the dynamics of the match. It was an entertaining opener who promises to be an exciting season. Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Details Venue Eden Gardens, Kolkata Match Kolkata knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match day 22 March 2025 – night 1st match Tournament Indian Premier League 2025 Toss Details Royal Challengers Bengaluru, elected to field first On Field Umpires Abhijeet Bengeri, Vinod Seshan Third Umpire Jayaraman Madanagopal Referee Prakash Bhatt Man of the Match Krunal Pandya, RCB KKR Impact Player Vaibhav Arora In, Angkrish Raghuvanshi Out RCB Impact Player Devbutt Padikkal in, Suyash Sharma out Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Scorecard 1st inning Kolkata Knight Riders: Batting R B 4s 6s SR Quinton de Kock † c †Sharma b Hazlewood 4 5 1 0 80 Sunil Narine c †Sharma b Rasikh Salam 44 26 5 3 169.23 Ajinkya Rahane (c) c Rasikh Salam b Pandya 56 31 6 4 180.64 Venkatesh Iyer b Pandya 6 7 1 0 85.71 Angkrish Raghuvanshi c †Sharma b Yash Dayal 30 22 2 1 136.36 Rinku Singh b Pandya 12 10 1 0 120 Andre Russell b Suyash Sharma 4 3 1 0 133.33 Ramandeep Singh not out 6 9 0 0 66.66 Harshit Rana c †Sharma b Hazlewood 5 6 1 0 83.33 Spencer Johnson not out 1 1 0 0 100 Extras (lb 2, w 4) 6 Total 20 Ov (RR: 8.70) 174/8 Did not bat: Varun Chakravarthy  Fall of the wickets: Wicket No. Score Batsman Out Over 1 4 Quinton de Kock 0.5 ov 2 107 Sunil Narine 9.6 ov 3 109 Ajinkya Rahane 10.3 ov 4 125 Venkatesh Iyer 12.1 ov 5 145 Rinku Singh 14.6 ov 6 150 Andre Russell 15.4 ov 7 168 Angkrish Raghuvanshi 18.5 ov 8 173 Harshit Rana 19.5 ov Royal Challengers Bengaluru Bowling Bowling R M O W Dot Ball 4s 6s WD NB ECON Josh Hazlewood 22 0 4 2 16 3 1 0 0 5.5 Yash Dayal 25 0 3 1 7 3 1 0 0 8.33 Rasikh Salam 35 0 3 1 9 3 3 2 0 11.66 Krunal Pandya 29 0 4 3 8 2 1 1 0 7.25 Suyash Sharma 47 0 4 1 8 6 2 1 0 11.75 Liam Livingstone 14 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 0 7 2nd inning Royal Challengers Bengaluru: Batting R B 4s 6s SR Phil Salt c Johnson b Varun 56 31 9 2 180.64 Virat Kohli not out 59 36 4 3 163.88 Devdutt Padikkal c Ramandeep Singh b Narine 10 10 1 0 100 Rajat Patidar (c) c Singh b Arora 34 16 5 1 212.5 Liam Livingstone not out 15 5 2 1 300 Extras (lb 2, w 1) 3 Total 16.2 Ov (RR: 10.83) 177/3 Did not bat: Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Salam, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal  Fall Of The Wickets: Wicket No. Score Batsman Out Over 1 95 Phil Salt 8.3 ov 2 118 Devdutt Padikkal 11.4 ov 3 162 Rajat Patidar 15.3 ov Kolkata Knight Riders Bowling Bowling R M O W Dot Ball 4s 6s WD NB ECON Vaibhav Arora 42 0 3 1 4 7 1 1 0 14 Spencer Johnson 31 0 2.2 0 7 3 3 0 0 13.28 Varun Chakravarthy 43 0 4 1 7 5 2 0 0 10.75 Harshit Rana 32 0 3 0 4 5 0 0 0 10.66 Sunil Narine 27 0 4 1 5 1 1 0 0 6.75 Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Match Scorecard 1st Match Result: Kolkata Knight Riders: 174/8 Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 177/3 (16.2/20 over) 🏆 Result: Royal Challengers Bengaluru won by 7 wickets (with 22 balls remaining)