Match Preview: KKR vs RCB Dream11 team
Welcome back to Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) vs Royal Challengers (RCB) 1st T20 match preview, fantasy tips, and the best Dream11 team prediction site. In the 1st match of the 2025 IPL season, KKR and RCB face each other at the Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata, on 22/3/2025, at 7:30 pm.
The KKR team was in great form in the last 2024 IPL season, and they were champions for the third time in the last 2024 IPL season. However, there are many differences between their last IPL team and this IPL team. For example, this season will lead their team to Ajinkya Rahane, and some changes will be seen in the middle order and pace bowling attack.
The RCB team, on the other hand, qualified for the semis with an extraordinary performance at the end of the tournament after the first bad performance in the last 2024 IPL season. However, after the defeat of the RR team in the semis, RCB was left out of the tournament. Rajat Patidar will lead their team in this 2025 IPL season. This season, the RCB team’s opener, lower middle order, pace attack, and spin attack will show some changes.
So, in the first match of the 2025 IPL season, KKR and RCB’s playing 11 will be very strong, and the first match will be very exciting.
Match Details: KKR vs RCB Dream11 team
| Match | KKR vs RCB 1st T20 |
| Date | Sat, 22/3/2025 |
| Time | 07:30 pm |
| Venue | Eden Gardens, Kolkata |
| Series | IPL 2025 |
| TV Guide | JioHotstar |
Pitch Report: KKR vs RCB Dream11 team
This pitch is very good for batters. Spinners get some advantage towards the middle overs, and pacers get some advantage in the early innings. So, the big score can be seen from the two teams. The team that bats in the second innings will be more likely to win.
Average first innings score in the last IPL season- 201
Average second innings score in the previous IPL season- 194
Weather Report: KKR vs RCB Dream11 team
The weather will be partly cloudy.
Rain Percentage- 40%
Temperature- 27 to 30 Degrees Celsius
Probably Playing 11: KKR vs RCB Dream11 team
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Sunil Narine
- Quinton de Kock (WK)
- Ajinkya Rahane (C)
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Rinku Singh
- Andre Russell
- Ramandeep Singh
- Harshit Rana
- Vaibhav Arora
- Anrich Nortje
- Varun Chakaravarthy
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
- Phillip Salt (WK)
- Virat Kohli
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Rajat Patidar (C)
- Jitesh Sharma
- Liam Livingstone
- Krunal Pandya
- Yash Dayal
- Josh Hazlewood
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
- Suyash Sharma
Team News & Lineups: KKR vs RCB Dream11 team
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Quinton de Kock and Sunil Narine will open the batting for the KKR team.
- Quinton de Kock is a talented and attacking left-handed opener wicket-keeper batsman in the T20 format. His recent T20 form is not good, but his IPL T20 form is very good. He is seen playing well in the IPL all the time, so he can give the KKR team opener a good start.
- Sunil Narine is an attacking left-handed batsman and talented right-arm off-break bowler. He has the power to play big innings in power play and the ability to take wickets with the ball in hand. So, he is a good all-rounder and C/Vc choice for the Dream11 team.
- Ajinkya Rahane will lead the KKR team. He is a talented and classical right-handed batsman. He will bat at no 3rd position. You can avoid this player for your Fantasy team.
- Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh will handle middle-order batting for the KKR team. Venkatesh Iyer performed well in the last IPL season, so it is hoped he will do well this season and make his start well.
- Rinku Singh is a perfect finisher for the KKR team. Try to pick your Dream11 team.
- Andre Russell and Ramandeep Singh will handle lower middle-order batting for the KKR team.
- Andre Russell is a hard-hitting batsman and talented death-over fast bowler. He can score a high strike rate with the bat in the death overs and take wickets with the ball in hand. He is a good all-rounder and a safe C/Vc choice for the Dream11 team.
- Ramandeep Singh is a good lower middle-order batsman and a good right-arm medium-pacer bowler. Try to pick your Fantasy team.
- Anrich Nortje, Vaibhav Arora, and Harshit Rana will lead the pace attack along with Andre Russell.
- Anrich Nortje is an excellent right-arm fast bowler. However, he did not perform well in the last IPL season. Because of an injury, he has been out of the South Africa team for a long time. So, he is a risky bowler choice for the Dream11 team.
- Harshit Rana is a talented right-arm fast-medium pacer. He can take wickets in the power play and death overs. His recent form has been very good, so he is a good bowler choice for the Dream11 team.
- Vaibhav Arora is a good right-arm fast-medium pacer bowler. He can also take wickets in power playovers. Try to pick your Dream11 team.
- Varun Chakaravarthy, Sunil Narine, and Mayank Markande will lead the spin attack for the KKR team.
- Varun Chakaravarthy is a very talented right-arm leg-break bowler. He performed well for the India team in the recently concluded Complete England and Champion Trophy, so he is a good spinner and C/Vc choice for the Dream11 team.
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
- Phillip Salt and Virat Kohli will open the batting for the RCB team.
- Phillip Salt is an excellent right-handed wicket-keeper batsman in T20Is. His recent T20 form has been very good. Currently, in T20Is, he is ranked third in the ICC Rankings. So, he is a key wicket-keeper and a good C/Vc choice for the Dream11 team.
- Virat Kohli is one of the most talented and famous batsmen in world cricket. As much as it is to say that, it is less than being told. He has a good ability to finish the match single-handedly. So, he is a good batsman and C/Vc choice for the Dream11 team.
- Devdutt Padikkal is a good left handed batsman. But his recent domestic T20 form is not good. You can avoid this player for the Dream11 team. He will bat at no 3rd position.
- Rajat Patidar and Liam Livingstone will handle middle-order batting for the RCB team.
- Rajat Patidar will lead the RCB team. He played some good innings in the last 2024 IPL season. He is also capable of playing the spin ball, so he is a key batsman and C/Vc choice for the Dream11 team.
- Liam Livingstone is an attacking right-handed batsman and a good right-arm leg-break bowler. He has a good ability to score in the last five overs. And the ability to take wickets with the ball in hand. So he is a good all-rounder and tries to pick C/Vc for the Dream11 team.
- Jitesh Sharma and Krunal Pandya will handle lower middle-order batting for the RCB team.
- Jitesh Sharma is a good right-handed wicket-keeper batsman. You can avoid this player for the Dream11 team.
- Krunal Pandya is a good lower middle-order batsman and left-arm orthodox spinner. He is a good all-rounder for the Dream11 team.
- Josh Hazlewood, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, and Yash Dayal will lead the pace attack for the RCB team.
- Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar are both talented right-arm fast bowlers. Both bowlers can take wickets in power playovers, making them good choices for the Dream11 team.
- Yash Dayal is a promising left-arm fast medium pacer bowler. He performed well in the last IPL season for the RCB team and can take wickets in the death overs. He is a good bowler choice for the Dream11 team.
- Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, and Liam Livingstone will lead the spin attack for the RCB team.
- Suyash Sharma is a good right-arm leg-break bowler. He has a good ability to take wickets in the middle overs. Try to pick your Fantasy team.
Team Recent Forms: KKR vs RCB Dream11 team
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RCB-
KKR vs RCB Head-to-Head Record
| Total matches played | KKR won | RCB won |
| 34 | 20 | 14 |
Key Players: KKR vs RCB Dream11 team
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
- Sunil Narine
- Andre Russell
- Varun Chakaravarthy
- Harshit Rana
- Venkatesh Iyer
- Rinku Singh
- Quinton de Kock
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
- Virat Kohli
- Phillip Salt
- Rajat Patidar
- Liam Livingstone
- Josh Hazlewood
- Krunal Pandya
- Yash Dayal
Riskey Players for Dream11 team
- Ramandeep Singh
- Ajinkya Rahane
- Devdutt Padikkal
- Anrich Nortje
- Vaibhav Arora
- Bhuvneshwar Kumar
Captain & Vice Captain Combination for Dream11 team
- Phillip Salt & Sunil Narine
- Phillip Salt & Varun Chakaravarthy
- Virat Kohli & Andre Russell
- Andre Russell & Rajat Patidar
- Sunil Narine & Josh Hazlewood
- Sunil Narine & Harshit Rana
- Rajat Patidar & Yash Dayal
- Phillip Salt & Andre Russell
- Sunil Narine & Virat Kohli
KKR vs RCB Dream11 team
Dream11 GL team
Wicket-Keeper- Phillip Salt (C),
Batter- Virat Kohli, Venkatesh Iyer, Rajat Patidar, Rinku Singh,
All-Rounder- Sunil Narine, Andre Russell (Vc), Liam Livingstone,
Bowler- Varun Chakaravarthy, Josh Hazlewood, Harshit Rana,
Dream11 SL team
Wicket-Keeper- Phillip Salt,
Batter- Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (Vc),
All-Rounder- Sunil Narine (C), Andre Russell, Krunal Pandya,
Bowler- Varun Chakaravarthy, Josh Hazlewood, Harshit Rana, Yash Dayal,
Team Squads: KKR vs RCB Dream11 team
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR)
Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Manish Pandey, Anukul Roy, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane (C), Moeen Ali, Rovman Powell, Andre Russell, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Sunil Narine, Ramandeep Singh, Quinton de Kock (WK), Varun Chakaravarthy, Harshit Rana, Luvnith Sisodia, Chetan Sakariya, Anrich Nortje, Vaibhav Arora, Spencer Johnson, Mayank Markande,
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)
Liam Livingstone, Devdutt Padikkal, Virat Kohli, Krunal Pandya, Swasrik Chikara, Rajat Patidar (C), Jacob Bethell, Tim David, Manoj Bhandage, Jitesh Sharma (WK), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Phillip Salt (WK), Yash Dayal, Romario Shepherd, Abhinandan Singh, Rashik Dar Salam, Lungi Ngidi, Josh Hazlewood, Nuwan Thushara, Suyash Sharma.
Winning Prediction
RCB will win this match.
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