The inaugural match of IPL 2025 will compete with Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) today. The match will be played at Eden Gardens in Kolkata from 7:30 pm. Kolkata Knight Riders will captain Ajinkya Rahane, while Royal Challengers will handle the Bangalore command.
In this match, both teams will keep an eye on the playing XI, as this is the first match of the season, which is difficult to estimate the final combination. However, both teams will try to choose their best combination after understanding the pitch. The impact player may also have an important role in this match, with Kolkata Knight Riders options like Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Adhikar Roy and Mayank Markande, while RCB may have Suyash Sharma or Rasik Salaam Dar as Impact Player.
According to ‘Impact Player Rule’, both teams have to give the names of some substitute players besides playing XI. One of these players can be brought as an impact player. The impact player can bat and bowl like any other cricketer, but when he comes to the field, the first player on the field cannot be used. If the match becomes 10 overs or less due to rain or any other reason, the impact player will not be used.
Potential playing xi:
KKR:
Quinton Dickock (wicketkeeper), Sunil Naren, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora.
Impact all: Angkrish Raghuvanshi/Group Roy/Mayank Markande
RCB:
Virat Kohli, Phil Salat, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Liam Livingstone, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
Impact all: Rasik Salaam Dar/Suyash Sharma
RCB Squad:
Virat Kohli, Phil Salat, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Liam Livingstone, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Swapnil Singh, Lungi Anggidi, Romario Shepherd, Manoj Bhandaghe, Rasik Salam Dar, Jacob Bethel, Suyash Sharma, Mohit Rathi, Swastik Chikara, Abhinandan Singh.
Kkr squad:
Quinton Dickock (Wicketkeeper), Sunil Naren, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty, Spenser Johnson, Vaibhav Arora, Rehmanullah Gurbaz, Manish Pandey, Moin Ali, Anrich Nokia, Rowman Puel, Roy, Roy, Roy Markande, Chetan Sakaria, Lavanith Sisodia.