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As per reports, KKR will face RCB at Eden Gardens on March 22 to kick off IPL 2025. The ultimate is about for May 25 at the identical venue.
The KKR-RCB rivalry shall be reignited in the brand new IPL season.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) will tackle Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) on the Eden Gardens to kick off the IPL 2025 season on March 22, in response to a Cricbuzz report. The season will proceed the tradition of the defending champions hosting the primary match of the fresh season.
The report said the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) is yet to disclose the total schedule for the tournament but has provided the ten franchises with some ‘key dates’. These include the date for the ultimate — which will even be held on the Eden Gardens on Sunday, May 25.
The second match of the season after the KKR-RCB opener shall be runners-up from last yr, Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) hosting Rajasthan Royals (RR) on the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Uppal on March 23. The report added that aside from the standard home venues of every franchise, matches will even be held in Guwahati and Dharamsala, that are the second homes of Rajasthan Royals and Punjab Kings respectively.
Last season, KKR got here on top of each encounters against RCB. While the primary clash on the Chinnaswamy Stadium was a straightforward win for the visitors, the second, on the Eden Gardens, was decided in the ultimate over. The teams have shared a nagging rivalry over time, partially resulting from the IPL relationship between their biggest superstar icons Gautam Gambhir (not at KKR) and Virat Kohli.
“One team I all the time wish to beat each time and doubtless even in my dreams was RCB,” Gautam Gambhir had once told Star Sports. I just wish to… They’re the second-most high-profile team, a flamboyant team, with the owner, and the squad – Chris Gayle, Virat Kohli, AB de Villiers. Not won anything, but still thought they won all the pieces and that form of attitude, I can’t take that.”
RCB on Saturday appointed Rajat Patidar on the helm. KKR, meanwhile, is one in all the 2 teams to have yet to disclose their captain.
Patidar’s Madhya Pradesh teammate, Venkatesh Iyer, is one in all the choices for the franchise. Nevertheless, like throughout the IPL 2025 retentions, the team appears to be taking its time in making the decision.
