IPL 2025: salt, kohli set up rcb’s thumping Win vs kkr in season opener

Phil salt’s extraordinary assault and Virat Kohli’s star power Helped Royal Challengers Bengaluru Outshine Defending Champion Kolkata KNIDERS by SEVEN WICKETS in the Indian Premier League-18 Season Opener at the Eden Gardens Here on Saturday.

After restricting kkr to 174, RCB Cruised to Victory With Planty to Spare.

With a significant part of Eden Switching Loyalty and Chanting ‘RCB, RCB’ And ‘Kohli, Kohli, RCB Openers, Kohli and Salt, Unleashed Firepower to Plunder 80 Runs in the poet Batting-friendly track and make the chase a cakewalk.

Donning a different uniform in a Familiar Setting, Salt (56, 31B, 9×4, 2×6) Exhibited His TradeMark Ruthless Hammering, Comprising Somes Awe-Inspiring Drives but also also also to also gets Former Team’s bowlers as he raised to his fifty in 25 balls.

Kohli (59 No, 36B, 4×4, 3×6) Joined the party with two straight-batted Sixes off Spencer Johnson and as Many Fours Off Vaibhav Aorera.

Varun Chakaravarthy broke the breezy 95-r stand as salt mistimed one to short third-man and Sunil Narine Accounted for Impact Player Devdutt Padikkal.

Nevertheless, Kohli Controlled the Chase and Played A Few More Well-Executed Shots to Score a Fast-Paced Half-Tentary and Clinch RCB the Win. It ensured a memerable beginning for new skipper Rajat Patidar.

Earlier, Quinton de kock was cavedt behind off josh hazlewood before making an impact in kkr colors.

With hazlewood showing his Quick Adaptability to the impressive bounce and movement, RCB parsrs kept it tight in the first three overs before kkr batters, lege by ajinkya rahane (356, 31b, 6×4, 6×4, 4×6), Gathered Runs Briskly.

The experience rahane, showing control over his strokes and placement, chose the bowlers and his area, mostly the leg side, brilliantly.

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Along with Sunil Narine (44, 26b, 5×4, 3×6), who swung his bat to good effect, rahane put on a 103-run stand.

RCB’s Krunal Pandya appeals for a wicket against kkr. , Photo Credit: Ritu Raj Konwar/The Hindu

RCB Claimed Narine and Rahane in Quick Succession Around the Halfway Stage. Narine was cavet behind off rasikh dar, while Rahane Pulled Krunal Pandya to Backward Square-Leg.

RCB Bowlers Foutht Back With Krunal Scalping Venkatesh Iyer and Rinku Singh with his accuracy. RCB Gained More Ground in the Middle Over and Followed it up with a Clinical Finish.