KKR vs RCB: The first match of the 18th edition of the Indian Premier League will be played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore today on March 22. This match to be held at Eden Gardens will start at 7:30 pm. There is a possibility of heavy rain here on this day, so winning the toss will be very important here. Let us tell you who benefits more on the pitch of Eden Gardens Stadium, batsman or bowler? How is the IPL record here?
Both teams would like to start the IPL with a win. An orange alert for rain has been issued here on the day of the match. If it rains on the morning of the match, then the behavior of the pitch here may change. Let us know how the Eden Gardens pitch behaves. Which area gets more help from the pitch here?
KKR vs RCB Eden Gardens Stadium Pitch Report
The Eden Gardens pitch is beneficial for batsmen. Here spinners get an edge over fast bowlers. In IPL, KKR spinners Sunil Narayan, Varun Chakraborty have achieved a lot of success here. There will be a lot of turn on the pitch. The average score here is 180.
The toss will be important at Eden Gardens
The toss has become very important amid heavy rains in Kolkata. Here the captain who wins the toss will want to chase the target. Anyway, chasing the target here is good.
KKR vs RCB How will the weather be in Kolkata today?
Heavy rain is expected in the KKR vs RCB match. According to the weather report, there is an 80 percent chance of rain in Kolkata on March 22. Humidity will be up to 76 percent. However, the chance of rain will decrease to 45 percent at the time of the match (7:30 pm).
KKR vs RCB Eden Gardens IPL Record
The score of 262 runs at Eden Gardens is the highest score in IPL, which Punjab Kings made against KKR. The lowest score on this ground is 49 runs and this unwanted record is in the name of RCB. The team batting first here has won 38 matches and the team bowling first has won 55 matches.
Kolkata Knight Riders Players 2025
Ajinkya Rahane (Captain), Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Rinku Singh, Lavnith Sisodia, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Sunil Narine, Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh, Anukul Roy, Rovman Powell, Venkatesh Iyer, Moeen Ali, Varun Chakravarthy, Harshit Rana, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Umran Malik, Anrich Nortje, Spencer Johnson.
Royal Challengers Bangalore Players 2025
Rajat Patidar (Captain), Virat Kohli, Swastik Chikara, Devdutt Padikkal, Jitesh Sharma, Philip Salt, Manoj Bhandage, Tim David, Krunal Pandya, Liam Livingstone, Romario Shepherd, Jacob Bethell, Swapnil Singh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Nuwan Thushara, Lungi Ngidi, Yash Dayal, Rasikh Dar Salam, Suyash Sharma, Mohit Rathi, Abhinandan Singh.
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