The defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders will take on the Royal Challengers Bengaluru in the opening encounter of the 18th edition of Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025. The much-awaited game is scheduled to be played at Eden Gardens Stadium, Kolkata on 22nd March 2025 at 07:30 PM IST. Kolkata Knight Riders have made some significant changes in their squad. They have parted ways with their title-winning skipper Shreyas Iyer, and to many people's surprise, Ajinkya Rahane has been handed the captaincy. They have roped in some big names such as Quinton de Kock, Anrich Nortje, Spencer Johnson and Rovman Powell. Manish Pandey has been added to the KKR camp. All in all, their squads seem to be decent. Royal Challengers Bengaluru, on the other hand, have made a bold decision by releasing their former skipper Faf du Plessis, Glenn Maxwell, and Mohammed Siraj. However, their auction signings look solid on paper, as they have brought in Phil Salt, Liam Livingstone, Jacob Bethell, Tim David, and Bhuvneshwar Kumar. Moreover, they have appointed Rajat Patidar as their captain for the 2025 edition. Their batting, apart from Virat Kohli and Rajat Patidar, heavily depends on the overseas batters, which is a concern as none of them have performed well recently. The battle between these two teams has always been interesting. Multiple milestones and records have been set in their previous encounters, and this match also brings some key milestones and stats to watch out for. Let's have a look at the key stats & milestone to watch out for in this match: Also Read | Top 10 Batters with Most Sixes in Powerplay Overs in IPL Key Stats to Watch Out For in KKR vs RCB Most Runs in KKR vs RCB Matches Players Runs Innings Virat kohli 962 31 Chris Gayle 606 15 AB de Villiers 475 19 Gautam Gambhir 475 14 Brendon McCullum 411 7 Most Wickets in KKR vs RCB Matches Players Wickets Innings Sunil Narine 26 20 Yuzvendra Chahal 19 17 Andre Russell 17 15 Vinay Kumar 14 10 Varun Chakravarthy 14 10 Most Sixes in KKR vs RCB Matches Players Sixes Chris Gayle 40 Andre Russell 35 Virat Kohli 28 AB de Villiers 25 Sunil Narine 20 Also Read | Which Bowler Has Delivered the Most Dot Balls in IPL Key Player Milestones to Watch in KKR vs RCB Virat Kohli needs 38 more runs to be only the third player in IPL to score 1,000 or more runs against KKR in IPL. (962) If Sunil Narine picks up 3 wickets in this match, he will be the joint-highest wicket-taker against RCB in IPL. Currently, Jasprit Bumrah sits at the top with 29 wickets. Sunil Narine is 3 sixes away from completing 100 sixes in IPL. Andre Russell needs 16 runs to complete 2,500 runs in Indian Premier League (IPL). Andre Russell has scored 956 runs at Eden Gardens in IPL. If he scores 54 more runs, he will be only the third batter after Gautam Gambhir and Robin Uthappa to score 1,000 runs at this venue in IPL. Rajat Patidar needs 37 runs to complete 2,500 runs in T20 cricket. As Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru prepare for the IPL 2025 season opener, some significant milestones and records are up for grabs. With the big players looking to etch their names into the record book, there is going to be a spectacular contest at Eden Gardens.