The 2025 season of the Indian Premier League is set to kick off at the Eden Gardens with Kolkata Knight Riders facing off against Royal Challengers Bengaluru. Here is a look at the predicted playing XIs for both teams:
KKR Predicted Playing XI:
Batting 1st: Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (wk), Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Anrich Nortje.
Bowling 1st: Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock (wk), Ajinkya Rahane (c), Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Anrich Nortje, Varun Chakaravarthy.
Impact Player options: Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Varun Chakaravarthy, Anukul Roy, Manish Pandey, Luvnith Sisodia.
RCB Predicted Playing XI:
Batting 1st: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Devdutt Padikkal, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal.
Bowling 1st: Phil Salt, Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Jitesh Sharma (wk), Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Rasikh Salam.
Impact Player options: Rasikh Salam, Devdutt Padikkal, Suyash Sharma, Swapnil Singh, Swastik Chhikara.
The Dream11 fantasy team picks for the KKR vs RCB match are as follows:
WICKETKEEPERS: Quinton de Kock, Phil Salt
BATSMEN: Virat Kohli, Venkatesh Iyer, Rajat Patidar (c)
ALL ROUNDERS: Sunil Narine (vc), Andre Russell, Liam Livingstone, Krunal Pandya
BOWLERS: Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Varun Chakaravarthy
Team Composition: KKR 5-6 RCB | Credits Left: 8.5
The squads for both teams include key players like Ajinkya Rahane, Quinton de Kock, Virat Kohli, and Devdutt Padikkal. Both teams are gearing up for an exciting start to the season at the iconic Eden Gardens.
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