IPL 2025: Kohli's '1000-Run' Feat Helps RCB Drub Defending Champions KKR

Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru Highlights, IPL 2025: Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) demolished reigning champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) by seven wickets in the opening game of IPL 2025 at Eden Gardens on Saturday. KKR managed to post a total of just 174, which RCB chased down in just 16.2 overs. Krunal Pandya (3/29) and Josh Hazlewood (2/22) starred with the ball, before Phil Salt and Virat Kohli showed their class, smashing half-centuries en route to a dominant win. For KKR, captain Ajinkya Rahane's half-century was the only positive. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Virat Kohli on Saturday became the third player to complete 1000-plus runs against Kolkata Knight Rider. With this knock, the stalwart batter completed the 1,000-run mark against the three-time champions. The other two batters to achieve this landmark are former Australia opener David Warner (1093) and former Mumbai Indians skipper Rohit Sharma (1070).

IPL 2025 Highlights - Kolkata Knight Riders and Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Straight from the Eden Gardens in Kolkata: