IPL 2025: KKR vs RCB Predictions, Match 1 – Winner, Most Runs, Most Wickets & Player of the Match

The Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 is set to start on March 22, at the Eden Garden, Kolkata. The today's first game of the tournament will be between the defending champions, Kolkata Knight Riders, and the Royal Challengers Bengaluru. The fans will be super excited for the beginning of the 2-month-long tournament filled with fun and thrilling games. This is the 18th season of the league. 

RCB will play their first game away from their home, so they surely hope for a better result to start the tournament on a good note. On the other hand, KKR will have their home-ground advantage and will try to make the most of it. In this article, you can find out the KKR vs RCB match predictions. 

IPL 2025:KKR vs RCB Today's match predictions: Winner, Most Runs, Most Wickets & Player of the Match for Match 1

Most Runs:

In the first game of the cash-rich tournament, Virat Kohli has a high chance of scoring the most runs. He has a good record at Eden Gardens, Kolkata, and he will mostly make use of the opportunity. He played 12 games and scored 353 runs at an average of 39.22. He has also scored a century and a half-century in the league. Hence, he can go after the bowlers in the first game. Kohli is having an amazing form, and the fans would love to watch him play. 

Most Wickets:

Without any doubt, Varun Chakaravarthy will take the most wickets in the game. He is a wicket-taking bowler who loves to confuse the batters during the game. It will be interesting to see the battle between Virat Kohli and Varun in the upcoming game. Moreover, there is a high chance that the pitches will favor the spinners more since KKR have a good spin attack. Hence, it will be interesting to see how the game goes. 

Player of the Match:

Since the game is scheduled to take place in Kolkata, and Sunil Narine is likely to bat and bowl, he can win the Player of the Match award. He opened the innings for KKR in the previous season and wreaked havoc on the bowlers. Surprisingly, he has hit huge maximums during the games against some of the best bowlers in the world. So, KKR can depend on him this year as well. 

Winner:

Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) have a better chance of winning the game against RCB because they have a better team, and they haven't lost a single game against RCBsince 2023. Also, KKR have some of the best bowlers in the tournament who can take wickets at regular intervals. Hence, they are more likely to win the game that RCB. 

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