RCB dominated the first game of the IPL 2025 against the Kolkata Knight Riders. Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, and the bowlers were the game’s stars.
Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Bengaluru Royal Challengers Highlights of the 2025 IPL: In Saturday’s IPL 2025 opener at Eden Gardens, Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) crushed the defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by seven wickets. In just 16.2 overs, RCB was able to chase down KKR’s meager score of 174. Prior to Phil Salt and Virat Kohli displaying their class by slamming half-centuries on their way to a resounding victory, Krunal Pandya (3/29) and Josh Hazlewood (2/22) were the ball’s top players. The sole bright spot for KKR was captain Ajinkya Rahane’s half-century.
Against the Kolkata Knight Rider on Saturday, Virat Kohli became the third player to reach 1000+ runs. The dependable batter reached the 1,000-run milestone against the three-time champions with this knock. Former Mumbai Indians captain Rohit Sharma (1070) and former Australia opener David Warner (1093) are the other two batsmen to reach this milestone.
