IPL 2025: 'Battle' between these 6 players in KKR vs RCB match!
The first match of IPL 2025 started between kolkata Knight Riders and royal challengers Bangalore at 7:30 pm. On one side RCB will have strong batsmen like virat kohli, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, on the other side there are big hitters like Andre Russell, sunil Narayan, Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock. Batsmen dominate the Eden Gardens Stadium but spinners will play an important role here. Varun Chakraborty will give a tough fight to Virat Kohli. Here we are telling about the 3 battles of today's match in IPL.
Quinton de Kock vs josh Hazlewood
Quinton de Kock is playing for the kolkata Knight Riders team this time. He will open the innings for KKR. He will be challenged by josh Hazlewood, who will bowl the opening overs for RCB. The face-off between these two foreign players will be exciting, it remains to be seen who wins. De Kock has scored 3157 runs in 107 matches played in IPL, which includes 23 half-centuries and 2 centuries. Hazelwood has taken 12 wickets in 12 IPL matches. De Kock is ahead on the basis of experience.
Harshit Rana vs Phil Salt
Phil salt is a strong batsman, he tries to hit big from the first ball irrespective of his form. He will open the innings for RCB but KKR's fast bowler Harshit Rana will challenge him. Harshit's recent performance in international cricket has been excellent, which will boost his morale.
Virat kohli vs varun Chakraborty
Virat kohli is the batsman who has scored the most runs (8004) in IPL, he starts slowly but has the power to hit big shots. Virat kohli will face KKR's spin, in which the big name is varun Chakraborty. He also impressed a lot in the Champions Trophy, in which he took 9 wickets in 3 matches played. The battle of kohli vs spin will be exciting today.
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