The mega-match of IPL 2025 will be exciting on 22 March 2025 at 7:30 PM. When two teams Royal Challengers Bangluru and Kolkata Knight Riders will face each other at Eden Gardens. Both teams will take the field with their best players, and it will be a memorable match for cricket lovers. RCB will be led by Rajat Patidar, while KKR will rely on the strength of vice-captain Venkatesh Iyer. Let’s further analyze the history and players of these two teams.
Royal Challengers Bangluru (RCB) is one of the most popular teams of India Premier League (IPL). In September 2007, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) announced the establishment of (IPL) cricket T20 competition, and this competition was started in the year 2008 which today has become the richest board among the cricket boards of all the countries around the world (BCCI) board. The teams of this league were auctioned on 24 January 2008 in Mumbai, in which 8 cities of India including Mumbai and Bangalore were represented. (RCB) franchise was bought by Gujarat industrialist Vijay Mallya for $111.6 million, which was the second highest bidder among the 8 teams. Apart from this, Mumbai franchise was bought by Reliance Industries for $111.9 million, which was the richest franchise team of the IPL league.Royal Challenger Bangluru Captain 2008 To 2025.
Royal Challengers Bangluru Captaincy 2008-25
| Players(RCB) | Years(2008-25) |
|---|---|
| Rahul Dravin | 2008 |
| Kevin Pietersen | 2009 |
| Anil Kumble | 2010 |
| Daniel Vettori | 2011-12 |
| Virat Kohali | 2013-21 |
| Faf-Du Plessis | 2022-24 |
| Rajat Patidar | 2025 |
Kolkata Knight Riders History 2008-25
The Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) franchise was established in 2008, during the initial phase of the India Premier League (IPL). The team was bought by Bollywood superstar Shah Rukh Khan and actress Juhi Chawla in partnership for $75.09 million, which was equivalent to about 2.98 billion at that time. The team was led by Sourav Ganguly in 2008 and 2010, while Brendon McCullum was the captain of the team in 2009. The KKR team has won a total of 3 IPL titles so far, including two titles under the captaincy of Gautam Gambhir and 1 title under the captaincy of Shreyas Iyer. The craze and fan base of this team increased a lot in the initial phase itself because the owner of the team was a Bollywood superstar, and Brendon McCullum played an innings of 158 runs which was the most explosive performance of IPL.
Captaincy History KKR 2008 To 2025
| Players(KKR) | Years(2008-25) |
|---|---|
| Saurabh Ganguli | 2008 |
| Brendon McCullum | 2009 |
| Saurabh Ganguli | 2010 |
| Gautam Gambhir | 2011-17 |
| Dinesh Kartik | 2018-20 |
| Eoin Morgan | 2021 |
| Shreyas Iyer | 2022-24 |
| Ajinkya Rahane | 2025 |
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Royal Challengers Bangluru Team
Royal Challenger Bangluru team has always been known for its aggressive game and star players. Like every year, this time too, under the captaincy of Rajat Patidar, legendary players like Virat Kohli, Philip Salt and Livingstone are included in this team, who have the ability to change the course of any match. Virat Kohli has returned to his old form, whose explosive performance was seen in the ICC match against Australia and Pakistan. Bhuvneshwar and Yash Dayal are famous for their explosive bowling, when both of them are in their form, they become a headache for the batsmen. Because of these players, RCB Vs KKR IPL 2025 will be exciting.
Kolkta Knight Riders Team
Know the strength of RCB Vs KKR IPL 2025.
The team of Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) Champions 2024 is also looking strong and in a different spirit this time as compared to last year. Under the leadership of captain Ajinkya Rahane, aggressive batting of Nitish Rana and Andra Rachel will be seen, both these players have won many matches on their own against RCB. Apart from these, KKR has many such players who have the skill to win the match on their own. The team’s star players Rinku Singh and Venkatesh Iyer are famous for their power hitting, who can play an important role for their team in this match as well. At the same time, the pair of Sunil Narayan and Varun Chakraborty in bowling can make the batsmen bite the dust.
Pitch and weather conditions For RCB Vs KKR IPL 2025
This match will be played at Eden Garden Stadium in Kolkata, which is known for its big boundaries and excellent bowling. Big scores cannot be expected on this pitch. The capacity of this stadium is about 68000, which is the second largest stadium in India and the third largest stadium in the world. Batting first on this pitch can prove to be good because bowling is easy in the second innings. If we talk about the weather, it rained a day before the match started and there is a possibility of rain today as well, the temperature will be 29° at 2 pm and the winds will blow at a speed of 11 K/M per hour. If the weather is clear, the 20-over match will give full enjoyment to the spectators.
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Key Players Of RCB Vs KKR IPL 2025
RCB Team Playing Squads
Rajat Patidar(Captain), Virat Kohali, Jocob Bethell, Phil Salt(Wicket-keeper), Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Salam, Jitesh Sharma,Liam Livingstone , Tim David, Devdutt Padikkal, Krunal Pandya, Suyash Sharma, Swastik Chikara, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara,Yash Dayal, Swapnil Singh, Lungi Ngidi, Mohit Rathee,Abhinandan Singh
KKR Team Playing Squads
Ajinkya Rahane(Captain), Venkatesh Iyer, Rinku Singh, Umran Malik, Harshit Rana, Andrew Russell, Quinton de Kock(Wicket Keeper), Anrich Nortje, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakravarty, Manish Pandey, A Raghuvanshi, Ramandeep Singh, Spencer Johnson, Rovman Powell, Luvnith Sisodia, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Chetan Sakariya, Moeen Ali, Vaibhav Arora, Anukul Roy, Mayank Markande
Rcb is the best team of ipl