The highly anticipated IPL 2025 opener will feature Royal Challengers Bengaluru taking on Kolkata Knight Riders on March 22 at Eden Gardens.
Defending champions KKR will rely on their star spinner Sunil Narine, who impressed with his all-round performance last season. In the spin department, Narine will be supported by Varun Chakravarthy.
Sunil Narine stats against Royal Challengers Bengaluru
Narine, who debuted in the IPL in 2012, has an amazing bowling average of 20.57 versus RCB. He has grabbed an incredible 26 wickets in 21 IPL games for KKR versus RCB. His outstanding 6.68 economy rate further solidifies his standing as one of the league’s most dangerous bowlers.
Sunil Narine stats as bowler
Sunil Narine will play his longtime nemesis Virat Kohli again in the forthcoming encounter. The outstanding batsman for the RCB has been plagued by the West Indian spinner, who has dismissed him four times in 16 innings. Kohli has only hit two sixes off his bowling and has a respectable average of 31.75 against Narine.
The explosive Liam Livingstone is another important member of the RCB team, although he has had difficulty against Narine, scoring only 84.00.
