The reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders will begin their title defense against Royal Challengers Bengaluru at the Eden Gardens, Kolkata on Saturday. KKR will be led by experienced Ajinkya Rahane and the Mumbai batter will look to get the best out of his players.
KKR have got quality players in their line-up and the likes of Moeen Ali, Quinton de Kock, Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarthy, and Anrich Nortje will hold the key.
Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Schedule for IPL 2025
– March 22 (Saturday) – vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Kolkata – 7:30 PM
– March 26 (Wednesday) – vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Guwahati – 7:30 PM
– March 31 (Monday) – vs Mumbai Indians (MI) in Mumbai – 7:30 PM
– April 3 (Thursday) – vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Kolkata – 7:30 PM
– April 6 (Sunday) – vs Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) in Kolkata – 3:30 PM
– April 11 (Friday) – vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Chennai – 7:30 PM
– April 15 (Tuesday) – vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) in New Chandigarh – 7:30 PM
– April 21 (Monday) – vs Gujarat Titans (GT) in Kolkata – 7:30 PM
– April 26 (Saturday) – vs Punjab Kings (PBKS) in Kolkata – 7:30 PM
– April 29 (Tuesday) – vs Delhi Capitals (DC) in Delhi – 7:30 PM
– May 4 (Sunday) – vs Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Kolkata – 7:30 PM
– May 7 (Wednesday) – vs Chennai Super Kings (CSK) in Kolkata – 7:30 PM
– May 10 (Saturday) – vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in Hyderabad – 7:30 PM
– May 17 (Saturday) – vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in Bengaluru – 7:30 PM
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.
KKR Probable Playing XI:
Quinton de Kock, Sunil Narine, Venkatesh Iyer, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakaravarthy, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora.
