IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders vs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Probable Playing XIs
The highly anticipated 2025 season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is set to kick off with an exciting clash between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB). The opening match will take place on March 22, 2025, at Eden Gardens, Kolkata.
While the official team line-ups are yet to be announced, here are the probable playing XIs based on available information:
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) – Probable Playing XI:
1. Sunil Narine – All-rounder
2. Quinton de Kock – Wicketkeeper-Batsman
3. Venkatesh Iyer – All-rounder
4. Manish Pandey – Top-order Batsman
5. Rovman Powell – Middle-order Batsman
6. Rinku Singh – Middle-order Batsman
7. Andre Russell – All-rounder
8. Varun Chakravarthy – Bowler
9. Anrich Nortje – Bowler
10. Umran Malik – Bowler
11. Harshit Rana – Bowler
Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) – Probable Playing XI:
1. Virat Kohli – Batsman
2. Phil Salt – Wicketkeeper-Batsman
3. Devdutt Padikkal – Batsman
4. Rajat Patidar (Captain) – Batsman
5. Liam Livingstone – All-rounder
6. Tim David – All-rounder
7. Krunal Pandya – All-rounder
8. Bhuvneshwar Kumar – Bowler
9. Josh Hazlewood – Bowler
10. Yash Dayal – Bowler
11. Lungi Ngidi – Bowler
Who do you think will show his strength in this match between KKR vs RCB which is going to start on 22nd March?
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These line-ups are speculative and may change as the match approaches. The confirmed playing XIs will be revealed on the day of the game. Stay tuned for updates!