Defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) began their IPL 2025 campaign with a seven-wicket loss to Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) at Eden Gardens on March 22.
Despite Ajinkya Rahane's half-century, KKR couldn't defend 174 as Virat Kohli and Phil Salt powered RCB to victory. Here's a detailed breakdown of KKR's season so far, including standings, player stats, and upcoming matches.

| Pos | Team | M | W | L | T | N/R | PTS | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Royal Challengers Bengaluru | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +2.137 |
| 2 | Kolkata Knight Riders | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2.137 |
| 3 | Chennai Super Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 4 | Delhi Capitals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 5 | Gujarat Titans | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 6 | Lucknow Super Giants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 7 | Mumbai Indians | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 8 | Punjab Kings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 9 | Rajasthan Royals | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
| 10 | Sunrisers Hyderabad | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | - |
RCB Next Match: CSK vs RCB 7:30 PM IST; MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai - March 28
| Overall Position | Player | Runs | Innings | HS | Avg | SR | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ajinkya Rahane | 56 | 1 | 56 | 56.00 | 180.64 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 4 |
| 4 | Sunil Narine | 44 | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 169.23 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 |
| 6 | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | 30 | 1 | 30 | 30.00 | 136.36 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 |
| 8 | Rinku Singh | 12 | 1 | 12 | 12.00 | 120.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 10 | Venkatesh Iyer | 6 | 1 | 6 | 6.00 | 85.71 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 11 | Ramandeep Singh | 6 | 1 | 6* | - | 66.66 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | Harshit Rana | 5 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 83.33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 13 | Andre Russell | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 133.33 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 14 | Quinton De Kock | 4 | 1 | 4 | 4.00 | 80.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| 15 | Spencer Johnson | 1 | 1 | 1* | - | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Overall Position | Player | Wkts | Mat | Ov | BBI | Econ | SR | 4w | 5w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Krunal Pandya | 3 | 1 | 4.0 | 29/3 | 7.25 | 8.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2 | Josh Hazlewood | 2 | 1 | 4.0 | 22/2 | 5.50 | 12.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | Yash Dayal | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 25/1 | 8.33 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 6 | Rasikh Dar | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 35/1 | 11.66 | 18.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 7 | Suyash Sharma | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 47/1 | 11.75 | 24.00 | 0 | 0 |
| POS | Player | 6s |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Ajinkya Rahane | 4 |
| 3 | Sunil Narine | 3 |
| 6 | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | 1 |
Also read: Most Runs in IPL 2025 | Most Wickets | IPL Points Table
| POS | Player | 4s |
|---|---|---|
| 2 | Ajinkya Rahane | 6 |
| 3 | Sunil Narine | 5 |
| 6 | Angkrish Raghuvanshi | 2 |
| 8 | Rinku Singh | 1 |
| 10 | Venkatesh Iyer | 1 |
| 11 | Harshit Rana | 1 |
| 12 | Andre Russell | 1 |
| 13 | Quinton De Kock | 1 |
| POS | Player | Runs | BF | SR | 4s | 6s | Against | Venue | Match Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Virat Kohli | 59* | 36 | 163.88 | 4 | 3 | KKR | Eden Gardens | 22 March 2025 |
| 3 | Phil Salt | 56 | 31 | 180.64 | 9 | 2 | KKR | Eden Gardens | 22 March 2025 |
| 5 | Rajat Patidar | 34 | 16 | 212.50 | 5 | 1 | KKR | Eden Gardens | 22 March 2025 |
| 7 | Liam Livingstone | 15* | 5 | 300.00 | 2 | 1 | KKR | Eden Gardens | 22 March 2025 |
| 9 | Devdutt Padikkal | 10 | 10 | 100.00 | 1 | 0 | KKR | Eden Gardens | 22 March 2025 |
| Match No. | Venue | Date | Time (IST) | Match |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | ACA Stadium, Guwahati | March 26 (Wed) | 7:30 pm | Rajasthan Royals vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 12 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | March 31 (Mon) | 7:30 pm | Mumbai Indians vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 15 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | April 3 (Thu) | 7:30 pm | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Sunrisers Hyderabad |
| 19 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | April 6 (Sun) | 3:30 pm | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Lucknow Super Giants |
| 25 | MA Chidambaram Stadium, Chennai | April 11 (Fri) | 7:30 pm | Chennai Super Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 31 | New PCA Stadium, New Chandigarh | April 15 (Tue) | 7:30 pm | Punjab Kings vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 39 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | April 21 (Mon) | 7:30 pm | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Gujarat Titans |
| 44 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | April 26 (Sat) | 7:30 pm | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Punjab Kings |
| 48 | Arun Jaitley Stadium, Delhi | April 29 (Tue) | 7:30 pm | Delhi Capitals vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 53 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | May 4 (Sun) | 3:30 pm | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Rajasthan Royals |
| 57 | Eden Gardens, Kolkata | May 7 (Wed) | 7:30 pm | Kolkata Knight Riders vs Chennai Super Kings |
| 60 | Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad | May 10 (Sat) | 7:30 pm | Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
| 68 | M Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru | May 17 (Sat) | 7:30 pm | Royal Challengers Bengaluru vs Kolkata Knight Riders |
Note: Fixtures are subject to change. For the most current schedule, please refer to the official IPL website.
* - Overseas Players