Indian Premier League 2025: Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru in Kolkata on March 22, 2025
Phil Salt’s extraordinary assault and Virat Kohli’s star power propelled Royal Challengers Bengaluru to outshine defending champion Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in the Indian Premier League-18 season opener at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata on Saturday (March 22, 2025).
After restricting KKR to 174, RCB cruised to victory with plenty to spare.
With a significant part of Eden switching loyalty and chanting ‘RCB, RCB’ and ‘Kohli, Kohli’, RCB openers, Kohli and Phil Salt, unleashed firepower to plunder 80 runs in the Powerplay on a batter-friendly track and make the chase a cakewalk.
IPL 2025, KKR vs RCB HighlightsDonning a different uniform in a familiar setting, Salt (56, 31b, 9x4, 2x6) exhibited his trademark ruthless hammering, comprising some awe-inspiring drives but a...