Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru LIVE Score, IPL 2025: KKR’s Rs 23.75 crore star Venkatesh Iyer disappointed, getting out cheaply against RCB in the opening match of IPL 2025 on Saturday at Eden Gardens. Captain Ajinkya Rahane slammed a half-century (56), while Sunil Narine smashed 44 as well. KKR reached 131/4 in 13 overs. Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) captain Rajat Patidar won the toss and opted to bowl against defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Experienced pacer Bhuvneshwar Kumar is not in RCB’s squad today. Virat Kohli was felicitated during the opening ceremony. (LIVE SCORECARD)

KKR Playing XI: Quinton de Kock (wk), Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy

RCB Playing XI: Virat Kohli, Phil Salt (wk), Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal

IPL 2025 LIVE Updates: Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru LIVE Score, Straight from the Eden Gardens in Kolkata: