IPL 2025 Grand Opening: RCB Demolish Defending Champions KKR In Their Den, Kickstart IPL In Style

'Chase master' Virat Kohli once again showcased his class with a sublime unbeaten half-century as Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB), backed by Krunal Pandya's game-changing triple strike crushed defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by seven wickets in the IPL opener on Saturday. Ajinkya Rahane, who has transformed his T20 game, dazzled on his Kolkata Knight Riders captaincy debut with a 25-ball fifty, but it was Krunal's 3/29 that ensured that the defending champions fell well short of the 200-mark, managing a below-par 174/8.