We look at the players battles for Match 1 of IPL to be played between KKR vs RCB. We will also have the Kolkata Knight Riders vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru player records and player head to head records.

KKR vs RCB player battle, player records and player head to head records for Match 1, IPL 2025

RCB Bowlers Last Two Years Stats

M - No. Of Matches, ADO - Avg. Death Over, APO - Avg. Powerplay Overs

Player Name M Total Wkts Avg. Wkts Avg. 1st Ing Avg. 2nd Ing ADO APO
Romario Shepherd (RFM) 81 97 1.2 1.5 0.9 - 1.3
Nuwan Thushara (RMF) 58 85 1.5 1.7 1.2 1.3 1.7
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RM) 57 68 1.2 1.4 1 2 1.7
Liam Livingstone (LB) 62 44 0.7 0.7 0.7 1 1
Suyash Sharma (LBG) 30 38 1.3 1.2 1.3 1 1
Yash Dayal (LMF) 36 34 0.9 0.9 0.9 1.6 2
Lungi Ngidi (RFM) 29 29 1 1.1 0.8 1.6 1.6
Krunal Pandya (SLO) 37 26 0.7 0.8 0.5 1 1.8
Rasikh Salam (RM) 16 23 1.4 1.8 1.1 2 1
Manoj Bhandage (RMF) 25 22 0.9 0.8 0.9 1.6 -
Abhinandan Singh (RMF) 10 17 1.7 2 1.3 1.3 2
Josh Hazlewood (RFM) 16 15 0.9 0.9 1 1.1 2.4
Swapnil Singh (SLO) 22 13 0.6 0.7 0.5 - 1.3
Jacob Bethell (SLO) 17 11 0.6 0.4 1 1.3 1
Tim David (OB) 21 8 0.4 0.5 0.1 - -
Mohit Rathee (LB) 5 2 0.4 - 0.7 1 1.3
Swastik Chikara (OB) 6 - - - - - -

KKR Bowlers Last Two Years Stats

M - No. Of Matches, ADO - Avg. Death Over, APO - Avg. Powerplay Overs

Player Name M Total Wkts Avg. Wkts Avg. 1st Ing Avg. 2nd Ing ADO APO
Sunil Narine (OB) 121 130 1.1 1.1 1 1 1
Varun Chakaravarthy (LBG) 66 112 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.2 1
Andre Russell (RF) 106 97 0.9 1.1 0.8 1 1
Spencer Johnson (LF) 66 87 1.3 1 1.6 1.1 1.7
Moeen Ali (OB) 83 67 0.8 0.6 1.1 - 1.4
Anrich Nortje (RF) 59 64 1.1 1.1 1 2 1.2
Mayank Markande (LB) 42 44 1 0.8 1.3 1 -
Harshit Rana (RF) 21 31 1.5 1.2 1.7 1.5 1.1
Ramandeep Singh (RM) 30 31 1 1.2 0.9 - -
Vaibhav Arora (RFM) 19 18 0.9 1 0.9 2 2
Umran Malik 13 10 0.8 0.7 0.9 1.5 1
Rinku Singh (OB) 6 9 1.5 - 1.8 - -
Venkatesh Iyer (RM) 16 8 0.5 0.9 0.2 1 -
Anukul Roy (SLO) 8 7 0.9 0.5 1 1 1.3
Chetan Sakariya (LMF) 2 3 1.5 1.5 - 1.5 1.5
Rovman Powell (RMF) 10 2 0.2 0.2 0.3 - -

RCB Batters Last Two Years Stats

M - No. Of Matches, R - Runs, A/R - Avg. Run

Player Name M R A/R Avg. 1st Ing Avg. 2nd Ing SR vs Pacers SR vs Spinner
Phil Salt (RHB) 100 2689 26.9 23.1 30.4 166 146.8
Tim David (RHB) 117 2296 19.6 17.2 22 165.4 132
Liam Livingstone (RHB) 86 1789 20.8 18.8 22.9 157.4 100.2
Virat Kohli (RHB) 39 1560 40 39.8 40.3 151.7 120.2
Jacob Bethell (LHB) 46 1082 23.5 26.2 21.8 137.5 140.6
Romario Shepherd (RHB) 72 1046 14.5 16.2 12 151.4 117
Swastik Chikara (RHB) 21 955 45.5 39.4 65 180.2 151.9
Rajat Patidar (RHB) 26 763 29.3 32.8 24.6 150.6 193.1
Krunal Pandya (LHB) 35 644 18.4 18.7 18.2 124.1 107.9
Jitesh Sharma (RHB) 35 619 17.7 21.2 13.6 142.6 136.9
Devdutt Padikkal (LHB) 31 610 19.7 18.6 20.8 118.3 117.5
Manoj Bhandage (LHB) 26 515 19.8 24.3 4.8 191.6 113
Swapnil Singh (RHB) 20 271 13.6 10.4 17.4 131 118.8
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RHB) 20 184 9.2 9.1 9.3 128.8 87.2
Lungi Ngidi (RHB) 16 55 3.4 2.9 3.9 80 138.5
Rasikh Salam (RHB) 7 38 5.4 7.7 3.8 125 57.1
Mohit Rathee (RHB) 5 34 6.8 3 12.5 88.2 135.7
Nuwan Thushara (RHB) 12 15 1.3 1.2 1.3 68.4 28.6
Josh Hazlewood (LHB) 5 11 2.2 1 4 57.9 -
Yash Dayal (RHB) 4 9 2.3 1 2.7 42.9 600

KKR Batters Last Two Years Stats

M - No. Of Matches, R - Runs, A/R - Avg. Run

Player Name M R A/R Avg. 1st Ing Avg. 2nd Ing SR vs Pacers SR vs Spinner
Rahmanullah Gurbaz (RHB) 119 2823 23.7 25.7 22.1 137.9 136.6
Rovman Powell (RHB) 115 2355 20.5 23.1 18.1 149.4 131.2
Quinton de Kock (LHB) 88 2267 25.8 23.9 27.9 141 124.8
Andre Russell (RHB) 114 2131 18.7 18.7 18.7 162.2 145.1
Rinku Singh (LHB) 76 1870 24.6 24.6 24.6 162.8 129.8
Moeen Ali (LHB) 90 1568 17.4 17.8 17.1 125.4 122.3
Venkatesh Iyer (LHB) 46 1183 25.7 21 32.5 155 127.4
Ajinkya Rahane (RHB) 35 1174 33.5 22.7 43.8 158.2 133.7
Sunil Narine (LHB) 90 1062 11.8 13.8 9.2 134.7 149.1
Ramandeep Singh (RHB) 43 1051 24.4 24.6 24.2 184 160.3
Manish Pandey (RHB) 35 846 24.2 33.1 18.9 125.5 129.3
Luvnith Sisodia (LHB) 20 583 29.1 25.8 31.4 151.4 140.3
Angkrish Raghuvanshi (RHB) 13 274 21.1 21.5 20.4 135 114.1
Spencer Johnson (LHB) 21 94 4.5 3.2 6.2 129.2 12.5
Anrich Nortje (RHB) 17 90 5.3 7.1 4 121.5 73.3
Anukul Roy (LHB) 6 68 11.3 5.5 23 112.5 151.9
Mayank Markande (RHB) 11 52 4.7 3.6 5.7 105.7 107.1
Varun Chakaravarthy (RHB) 10 26 2.6 2.6 2.6 95.2 30
Chetan Sakariya (LHB) 2 4 2 - 2 100 -
Harshit Rana (RHB) 1 - - - - - -

KKR vs RCB, Player Head to Head Battle (T20)

Ajinkya Rahane ( KKR | BAT ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RM) 104 117 88.9 7
Krunal Pandya (SLO) 64 59 108.5 4

Virat Kohli ( RCB | BAT ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Moeen Ali (OB) 26 18 144.4 2
Sunil Narine (OB) 162 157 103.2 4
Andre Russell (RF) 121 82 147.6 3
Anrich Nortje (RF) 41 42 97.6 2
Mayank Markande (LB) 36 33 109.1 1
Varun Chakaravarthy (LBG) 40 39 102.6 1
Harshit Rana (RF) 23 17 135.3 1

Manish Pandey ( KKR | BAT ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Josh Hazlewood (RFM) 1 4 25 1
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RM) 25 26 96.2 4
Lungi Ngidi (RFM) 12 11 109.1 1
Romario Shepherd (RFM) 10 5 200 1
Suyash Sharma (LBG) 3 5 60 1

Swapnil Singh ( RCB | AR ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Andre Russell (RF) 0 1 0 1
Varun Chakaravarthy (LBG) 0 1 0 1

Moeen Ali ( KKR | AR ) (LHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Lungi Ngidi (RFM) 37 17 217.6 3
Romario Shepherd (RFM) 27 14 192.9 1

Sunil Narine ( KKR | AR ) (LHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Josh Hazlewood (RFM) 2 3 66.7 1
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RM) 35 33 106.1 2
Krunal Pandya (SLO) 15 9 166.7 1
Lungi Ngidi (RFM) 15 9 166.7 1
Yash Dayal (LMF) 28 16 175 1

Andre Russell ( KKR | AR ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Josh Hazlewood (RFM) 14 11 127.3 1
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RM) 105 40 262.5 1
Liam Livingstone (LB) 22 8 275 1
Romario Shepherd (RFM) 48 26 184.6 1

Quinton de Kock ( KKR | WK ) (LHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Josh Hazlewood (RFM) 38 29 131 3
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RM) 67 70 95.7 2
Krunal Pandya (SLO) 26 18 144.4 1
Lungi Ngidi (RFM) 38 25 152 1
Yash Dayal (LMF) 13 13 100 1

Krunal Pandya ( RCB | AR ) (LHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Moeen Ali (OB) 7 19 36.8 2
Sunil Narine (OB) 32 35 91.4 3
Andre Russell (RF) 39 28 139.3 2
Umran Malik 24 16 150 1
Harshit Rana (RF) 9 8 112.5 1

Liam Livingstone ( RCB | AR ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Sunil Narine (OB) 21 25 84 1
Andre Russell (RF) 54 28 192.9 1
Varun Chakaravarthy (LBG) 24 23 104.3 3
Harshit Rana (RF) 1 3 33.3 1

Jitesh Sharma ( RCB | WK ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Anrich Nortje (RF) 6 9 66.7 1
Varun Chakaravarthy (LBG) 2 4 50 1
Umran Malik 9 5 180 1

Rinku Singh ( KKR | BAT ) (LHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Yash Dayal (LMF) 50 21 238.1 2

Rovman Powell ( KKR | AR ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Josh Hazlewood (RFM) 20 12 166.7 2
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RM) 37 31 119.4 1
Krunal Pandya (SLO) 17 23 73.9 1
Liam Livingstone (LB) 118 45 262.2 2
Romario Shepherd (RFM) 91 34 267.6 3

Venkatesh Iyer ( KKR | AR ) (LHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Romario Shepherd (RFM) 27 16 168.8 1
Yash Dayal (LMF) 39 16 243.8 1

Phil Salt ( RCB | WK ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Andre Russell (RF) 73 33 221.2 2
Anrich Nortje (RF) 7 5 140 1
Anukul Roy (SLO) 0 1 0 1
Mayank Markande (LB) 19 16 118.8 2

Rajat Patidar ( RCB | BAT ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Andre Russell (RF) 1 4 25 2
Mayank Markande (LB) 56 19 294.7 1
Varun Chakaravarthy (LBG) 12 12 100 1

Romario Shepherd ( RCB | AR ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Sunil Narine (OB) 11 23 47.8 2
Andre Russell (RF) 80 37 216.2 2
Anrich Nortje (RF) 41 26 157.7 1

Tim David ( RCB | BAT ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Andre Russell (RF) 77 39 197.4 3
Anrich Nortje (RF) 41 24 170.8 2
Varun Chakaravarthy (LBG) 21 14 150 1
Spencer Johnson (LF) 20 23 87 2

Devdutt Padikkal ( RCB | BAT ) (LHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Moeen Ali (OB) 12 11 109.1 1
Sunil Narine (OB) 9 8 112.5 1
Andre Russell (RF) 8 4 200 1
Anrich Nortje (RF) 17 11 154.5 3
Umran Malik 16 24 66.7 2

Rahmanullah Gurbaz ( KKR | WK ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Bhuvneshwar Kumar (RM) 22 20 110 2
Nuwan Thushara (RMF) 57 34 167.6 3

Jacob Bethell ( RCB | AR ) (LHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Harshit Rana (RF) 4 6 66.7 1

Angkrish Raghuvanshi ( KKR | BAT ) (RHB)

Player Name Runs Balls Strike Rate Outs
Nuwan Thushara (RMF) 12 4 300 1
Yash Dayal (LMF) 3 2 150 1