KKR vs RCB set to be first match in IPL 2025: Full list of all season opener matches in Indian Premier League listed – sportingnews.com

Mayank Bande
Kolkata Knight Riders

The Eden Gardens in Kolkata is all set to play hosts for the Indian Premier League’s opening game when it returns for the 18th season on Saturday, March 22, 2025.
The defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders will face their arch-rivals, the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in a mouth-watering opening clash as they look to start off the mega cricket event with a win.
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The Bengaluru-based franchise on the other hand would be looking forward to securing an early win away from home early on in the season.
As the IPL rivals lock horns in the opening match of the 2025 season, let us have a look at the teams who have played the opening clashes in previous editions of the tournament.
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Interestingly KKR and RCB have previously played in the first match of a season during the very inaugural edition of the league in 2008.
That match was held in Bengaluru, which KKR won comfortably, courtesy of a swashbuckling 158(73) from Brendon McCullum.
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Mayank Bande has extensive experience in cricket writing. His work has previously appeared on platforms like OneCricket and Last Word on Sports. Beyond cricket, Mayank closely follows football as an FC Barcelona supporter, along with tennis and Olympic sports. Despite holding a degree in Business Administration, he chose to pursue a career in sports, bringing sharp analysis to his writing as someone who once played cricket.

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