Kolkata, March 23 -- Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders suffered a 7-wicket loss against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening game of TATA IPL 2025 at the Eden Gardens here on Saturday night.
Skipper Ajinkya Rahane led from the front with a scintillating 56 runs in 31 balls to get KKR off to a blistering start, before the team stumbled in the middle overs, posting a total of 174/8.
Despite the result in the opening game, captain Rahane is confident that the batting unit will bounce back.
He said, "The guys who are batting in the middle order are experienced, dangerous and explosive players. They have handled many situations like this in the past. It's always about giving them the freedom and allowing them to go out there to...