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IPL 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru – Stats Preview

Kolkata Knight Riders will kick off their title defense against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Saturday. Both teams would look to come up with a collective effort and begin their campaign on a winning note.

Rajat Patidar has been given the captaincy onus and he would look to lead from the front. Patidar has been given the backing by Andy Flower and Virat Kohli and he would look to deliver his best for the franchise as a leader. 

RCB doesn’t have a lot of quality in the spin department as they only have the services of Krunal Pandya and Suyash Sharma.

On the other hand, Kolkata Knight Riders have good balance but don’t have a lot of experience in the fast bowling line-up. 

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Rinku Singh needs four sixes to complete 50 maximums in the IPL. He also needs 107 runs to complete 1000 runs in the tournament.

Moeen Ali needs five fours to complete 100 boundaries in the IPL.

Sunil Narine needs three sixes to reach 100 maximums in the tournament.

Andre Russell needs 16 runs to reach the 2500-run mark in the IPL.

Devdutt Padikkal needs eight sixes to reach 50 maximums in the IPL.

Tim David needs four sixes to reach 50 maximums in the IPL.

Krunal Pandya needs six fours to complete 150 boundaries in the IPL.

Liam Livingstone needs 61 runs to reach the 1000-run mark in the IPL.

Jitesh Sharma needs five sixes to complete 50 maximums in the IPL.

KKR squad for IPL 2025:

Batters: Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rovman Powell, Ajinkya Rahane, Manish Pandey, Luvnith Sisodia.

Wicketkeepers: Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz.

All-rounders: Venkatesh Iyer, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Anukul Roy, Ramandeep Singh, Moeen Ali.

Fast bowlers: Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Anrich Nortje, Spencer Johnson, Chetan Sakariya.

Spinners: Mayank Markande, Varun Chakaravarthy.

RCB squad for IPL 2025:

Batters: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara.

Wicketkeepers: Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma.

All-rounders: Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell.

Fast bowlers: Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Nuwan Thushara, Yash Dayal, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh.

Spinners: Suyash Sharma, Mohit Rathee.

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