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Match 1 of the 2025 version of the Indian Premier League was clinched by Royal Challengers Bengaluru by seven wickets with 22 deliveries to spare on the Eden Gardens in opposition to Kolkata Knight Riders on Saturday, March 22. IPL 2025 acquired off to a rollicking begin with RCB registering their eleventh win of their opening video games within the historical past of the IPL.
KKR posted 174 on the board with skipper, Ajinkya Rahane, top-scoring with 56. Sunil Narine supplied one other cameo up high with an entertaining 44 off 26 deliveries. The 2 added 103 runs for the second wicket. Their partnership regarded fairly menacing for the vacationers.
Nonetheless, aside from them, nobody clicked for the hosts. Angkrish Raghuvanshi caught round for 22 deliveries, dding 30 runs. The mix of Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, and Ramandeep Singh yielded solely 22 runs off as many deliveries. Together with Josh Hazlewood, Krunal Pandya was the decide of the bowlers for RCB, conceding 29 runs and selecting three wickets.
Coming to the run-chase, Phil Salt and Virat Kohli began off the innings with a flurry of mesmerising pictures. Very quickly, RCB reached 80 with out the lack of any wicket of their pursuit of the 175-run goal. It was their second-largest whole within the powerplay of their historical past of the IPL. Salt departed moments earlier than the opening stand would have surpassed the 100-run mark.
Nonetheless, Kohli didn’t cease there. After Devdutt Padikkal was dismissed for a run-a-ball 10, he mixed together with skipper, Rajat Patidar, to plunder the KKR bowling assault. Patidar ended up offering an enormous increase to the innings. Liam Livingstone late blows helped RCB wrap up the sport by way of a convincing margin on the finish. Solely Narine (1/27) ended up conceding lower than 10 per over.
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