IPL 2025 has started. Its first match is being played between Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bangalore. In the opener match held at Eden Gardens, the new captain of Bengaluru's team Rajat Patidar became the boss. He won the coin and decided to bowl first. At the same time, Ajinkya Rahane, who is captaining for the Kolkata team for the first time, got a chance to field first after losing the toss. During this, both the captains also announced their playing XI.

KKR's playing-11:

Sunil Naren, Quinton de Kock, Venkatesh Iyer, Ajinkya Rahane (captain), Ramandeep Singh, Rinku Singh, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Andre Russell, Harshit Rana, Varun Chakraborty, Spencer Johnson.

RCB's playing-11:

Phil Soult, Virat Kohli, Tim David, Rajat Patidar (Captain), Liam Livingston, Jitesh Sharma (wicketkeeper), Krunal Pandya, Rasikh Salam Dar, Josh Hazlewood, Yash Dayal, Suyash Sharma.

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