Sat Mar 22 16:40:00 UTC 2025: **RCB Triumphs Over KKR in IPL 2025 Opener**
Bengaluru, India – Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) started their IPL 2025 campaign with a resounding seven-wicket victory over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR). Virat Kohli’s masterful half-century and crucial contributions from Faf du Plessis and Krunal Pandya powered RCB to victory.
KKR, batting first, managed 174/8 in their 20 overs. In response, RCB chased down the target with ease, largely thanks to Kohli’s 59 runs off 36 balls, an innings studded with four boundaries and three sixes. This was Kohli’s 98th T20 half-century and his 56th in the IPL. The knock also saw Kohli surpass Suresh Raina to become the third batsman to score over 1000 runs against KKR, accumulating 1018 runs in 36 matches. Only David Warner (1093 runs in 28 matches) and Rohit Sharma (1070 runs in 34 matches) have surpassed this milestone against KKR. Warner currently holds the record for most IPL fifties with 62.
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