IPL 2025: As IPL 2025 is going to commence from March 22, 2025, the whole Indian cricket fans can’t hold back their excitement. the first match which is scheduled to be between Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore is set to take place by 7:00 PM IST at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata.

As the much anticipated clash is set to happen, let’s take a look back at their past encounters.

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In IPL history, KKR and RCB have faced off 34 times. With 20 victories, KKR has dominated, while RCB has won 14. KKR has won four of their past five meetings, while RCB’s most recent victory dates back to the 2022 Indian Premier League.
The first-ever IPL match featured Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) against Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). After that, now they are again crossing paths in the season opener seventeen years later.

Here is a look at some of the iconic matches between these two teams.

1. 2002, Match 1, Bengaluru (KKR won by 140 runs
2. 2009, Match 41, Centurion (RCB won by six wickets
3. 2013, Match 12, Bengaluru (RCB won by eight wickets
4. 2016, Match 30, Bengaluru (KKR won by five wickets)
5. 2017, Match 27, Kolkata (KKR won by 82 runs)
6. 2017, Match 46, Bengaluru (KKR won by six wickets)
7. 2019, Match 17, Bengaluru (KKR won by five wickets)
8. 2024, Match 36, Kolkata (KKR won by one run)

KKR’s Predicted XI vs RCB: Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

RCB’s Predicted XI vs KKR: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, (c), Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patida Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

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