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Kohli-Salt fifties power RCB to comfortable 7-wickets win over KKR in IPL 2025 opener
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India's legendary batter Virat Kohli stitched together a match-defining partnership with Phil Salt, as both scored fifties to help Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) secure a comprehensive 7-wickets victory over defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the IPL 2025 opener on Saturday.
KKR had a shaky start to the 18th edition of the IPL, losing opener Quinton de Kock in the very first over for just four runs, courtesy of a sharp delivery from right-arm pacer Josh Hazlewood.
However, skipper Ajinkya Rahane joined Sunil Narine in the middle, and the duo counterattacked, taking the team past the 50-run mark in just six overs. Rahane led from the front with a fluent 56 off 31 balls, stitching a crucial 103-run partnership with Narine, who contributed a fiery 44 off 26 deliveries.
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The world's most expensive cricket tournament kicked off with defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders setting a target of 175 for Rajat Patidar-led Royal Challengers Bengaluru.
KKR had a shaky start to the 18th edition of the IPL, losing opener Quinton de Kock in the very first over for just four runs, courtesy of a sharp delivery from right-arm pacer Josh Hazlewood.
However, skipper Ajinkya Rahane joined Sunil Narine in the middle, and the duo counterattacked, taking the team past the 50-run mark in just six overs. Rahane led from the front with a fluent 56 off 31 balls, stitching a crucial 103-run partnership with Narine, who contributed a fiery 44 off 26 deliveries.
At one point, KKR seemed poised to breach the 200-run mark, but RCB's disciplined bowling restricted them to a modest 174/8 in the tournament opener at Eden Gardens.
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