KKR Vs RCB Head To Head Record: A Look At Key Stats Ahead Of IPL 2025 Opener

Let us take a quick look at the head-to-head record of these two teams and also some key numbers in the KKR vs RCB rivalry

Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane and vice captain Venkatesh Iyer
Kolkata Knight Riders captain Ajinkya Rahane and vice captain Venkatesh Iyer during a training session ahead of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025, at Eden Gardens, in Kolkata, West Bengal. Photo: PTI
info_icon

18 years after the iconic Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengalore to kick off the Indian Premier League (IPL), we have completed a full circle and the two teams are yet again up against each other, this time to kick off the 2025 edition of the tournament. (Full Coverage | More Cricket News)

Since that fateful night on 2008 when IPL started, KKR have won three titles including one last year. RCB meanwhile are still stuck at zero even though they have changed the Bangalore in their name to Bengaluru.

The KKR vs RCB rivalry has given some memorable matches over the years. On the opening night of the IPL, we had that iconic 158 not out from Brendon McCullum that lit up the league. Another memorable game was when RCB were bowled out for just 49. Last season also, we had a memorable game where RCB fell just a run short of KKR's 222-run total.

Let us take a quick look at the head-to-head record of these two teams and also some key numbers in the KKR vs RCB rivalry.

KKR Vs RCB Rivalry Key Numbers

  • Most runs: Virat Kohli 962

  • Most wickets: Sunil Narine 26

  • Highest score: Brendon McCullum 158*

  • Best Bowling: Varun Chakravarthy 4/15

Squads

KKR: Ajinkya Rahane (c), Rinku Singh, Quinton de Kock, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Venkatesh Iyer, Ramandeep Singh, Andre Russell, Anrich Nortje, Harshit Rana, Sunil Narine, Varun Chakaravarthy, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Rovman Powell, Manish Pandey, Spencer Johnson, Luvnith Sisodia, Anukul Roy, Moeen Ali, Chetan Sakariya


RCB: Virat Kohli, Rajat Patidar (c), Yash Dayal, Liam Livingstone, Phil Salt, Jitesh Sharma, Josh Hazlewood, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, Krunal Pandya, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Swapnil Singh, Tim David, Romario Shepherd, Nuwan Thushara, Manoj Bhandage, Jacob Bethell, Devdutt Padikkal, Swastik Chhikara, Lungi Ngidi, Abhinandan Singh, Mohit Rathee

Get the Latest Cricket News, today's match Live Cricket Scores, Match Results, and upcoming cricket series & schedule at Outlook India. To follow our special coverage of the Asia Cup 2025, News updates, Asia Cup 2025 Schedule, Asia Cup teams' Squad, Asia Cup Points table, and stats.

Published At:

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

Advertisement

×