KKR Vs RCB IPL 2025, Head-To-Head Stats: Most Wins, Runs, Wickets, Top Performers And More – News18

Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will face Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the first match of IPL 2025 on Saturday (March 22) at Eden Gardens in Kolkata. Both the teams will have new captains after they opted not to retain the ones who led them in the 2024 season. Kolkata Knight Riders defeated RCB in both the matches played last season, and on Saturday they will start as favourites once again, but they can’t afford to take RCB lightly, who, along with batting superstar Virat Kohli, include the likes of Phil Salt and Josh Hazlewood.
Salt was with KKR in the IPL 2024 and scored big runs at the top. The Knight Riders will be wary of the threat posed by the English wicketkeeper-batter.
Also read: KKR’s likely playing XI vs RCB
In addition to Salt, RCB team management and fans will have high expectations from the likes of new captain Rajat Patidar and all-rounder Krunal Pandya.
Also read: RCB’s likely playing XI vs KKR
KKR, on the other hand, will bank upon the experience of four Rs – Ajinkya Rahane, Rinku Singh, Andre Russell and Ramandeep Singh – in the middle order to get the job done. KKR’s biggest strength in IPL 2025 is the spin attack, which consists of Sunil Narine and Varun Chakaravarthy along with Moeen Ali, Mayank Markande and Anukul Roy.
Ahead of the first match of IPL 2025, here’s a look at head-to-head stats of 34 IPL matches played so far between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
Matches: 34
KKR won: 20
RCB won: 14
Highest total: 222/6 in 20 overs by KKR on April 21, 2024, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata and 222/3 in 20 overs by KKR on April 18, 2008, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Lowest total: 49 all out in 9.4 overs by RCB on April 23, 2017, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Biggest win (by runs): KKR beat RCB by 140 runs at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru on April 18, 2008.
Biggest win (by wickets): RCB beat KKR by 9 wickets (172-run target) on April 22, 2011, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Smallest win (by runs): KKR beat RCB by 1 run at Eden Gardens in Kolkata on April 21, 2024.
Smallest win (by wickets): RCB beat KKR by 3 wickets (129-run target) in Navi Mumbai on March 30, 2022.
Most runs: 962 runs in 34 matches by Virat Kohli of RCB.
Highest score: 158* from 73 balls by Brendon McCullum of KKR on April 18, 2008, at M Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bengaluru.
Most wickets: 26 wickets in 21 matches by Sunil Narine of KKR.
Best bowling figures: 4/15 in 3.4 overs by Varun Chakaravarthy of KKR on April 6, 2024, at Eden Gardens in Kolkata.
Highest partnership by runs: 123 runs for the first wicket between Chris Gayle and Tillakaratne Dilshan for RCB in Kolkata on April 22, 2011.
Most wins as captain: 9 wins in 21 matches by Virat Kohli of RCB.
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