Sri Lanka, March 23 -- Royal Challengers Bengaluru 177 for 3 (Kohli 59*, Salt 56, Patidar 34, Narine 1-27) beat Kolkata Knight Riders 174 for 8 (Rahane 56, Narine 44, Raghuvanshi 30, Krunal 3-29, Hazlewood 2-22) by seven wickets

Royal Challengers Bengaluru defeated Kolkata Knight Riders by seven wickets in their IPL 2025 opener. Chasing 175, RCB reached 177 for 3 with 22 balls remaining.

Virat Kohli scored an unbeaten 59 off 36, while Phil Salt contributed 56 off 31. Rajat Patidar added 34 runs.

Earlier, Kolkata posted 174 for 8, with Ajinkya Rahane scoring 56 and Sunil Narine adding 44. Josh Hazlewood took 2 for 22, and Krunal Pandya claimed 3 for 29 to limit KKR.

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