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Kolkata: The 18th season of the Indian Premier League (IPL) is starting today. The first match of the tournament will be played between defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) in Kolkata.
The final of the last season of the league was played between Kolkata and Hyderabad. In this, Kolkata defeated Hyderabad by 8 wickets and won the IPL title for the third time. Whereas, Bangalore is looking for its first title.
Match details,
1st match Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bangalore
Date: March 22
Stadium: Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata
Time: Toss- 7:00 PM, Match start- 7:30 PM
Kolkata is ahead in head to head
Kolkata is ahead of Bangalore in head to head. 35 IPL matches have been played between the two. Kolkata won 21 and Bangalore won 14. Both teams clashed 12 times at Eden Gardens, KKR won 8 times and RCB won only 4 times.
After the exit of world class all-rounder
Shreyas Iyer, the command of Kolkata has been handed over to the experienced Ajinkya Rahane. The all-rounders include Andre Russell, Ramandeep Singh and Venkatesh Iyer. The team also has excellent bowlers like Varun Chakraborty, Spencer Johnson, Vaibhav Arora and Harshit Rana.
Bangalore has match winners like Hazelwood-Bhuvneshwar
Bangalore has often struggled with its bowlers in the IPL, but the team has included match winners like Josh Hazlewood and Bhuvneshwar Kumar for this season. However, the team lacks a match-winning spinner, Krunal Pandya is the most experienced spinner in the team. The franchise has appointed Rajat Patidar as the captain for IPL 2025.
Pitch Report
The pitch of Eden Gardens Stadium is batting friendly. So far 93 IPL matches have been played in this stadium. Teams batting first here have won 38 matches and teams chasing have won 55 matches. The highest team score of this stadium is 262/2, which Punjab Kings made against Kolkata last year.
Weather Condition
The weather in Kolkata will not be good on March 22. There is a possibility of occasional rain in some parts in the morning. It will be cloudy throughout the day, there is a 74% chance of rain. The temperature here is expected to be between 21 to 28 degrees on this day.
Where can you watch the match?
Live streaming of the match will be on JioHotstar app and website. On TV, the match will be broadcast on Star Sports Network and Network 18 channels.
