RCB started Kolkata Knight Riders by 7 wickets and started with a big win of IPL 2025. In this match played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata, KKR batted first and scored 174 runs, in response to which Bangalore’s team achieved 7 wickets.
The match was Virat Kohli and Phil Salt, the heroes of the RCB win. While bowling, Karnal Pandya turned the match aspect for Bengaluru.
Virat Kohli and Phil Salt’s betting smoke
Virat Kohli was the Orange Cap winner of IPL 2024, he has also maintained his form in IPL 2025. He played an unbeaten 59 in the first match. He made a 95 -run opening partnership with Phil Salt. Salt gave the RCB a brilliant start by playing 56 off 31 balls. Together, the Bengaluru team scored 80 runs in the powerplay.
RCB captain Rajat Patidar also made a big contribution to his team’s victory by scoring 34 off 16 balls. Finally Liam Livingston hit Spencer Johnson’s victorious shot for the RCB on the ball.
Virat completed 1000 runs against KKR
Virat Kohli has completed 1000 runs against KKR. He achieved this in his 33rd innings against Kolkata Knight Riders. Let me tell you that David Warner is currently the record for scoring the highest run against a single team in the IPL, who has scored 1134 runs against Punjab Kings.
Talking about KKR bowling, only Vaibhav Aurora, Varun Chakraborty and Sunil Narayan were able to take one wicket each. Apart from Naren, all the remaining bowlers scored at an economy rate of more than 10.