IPL 2025: 3 Key Matches for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB)

The Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will be coming into the IPL 2025 season with renewed vigor and energy. They will be captained by young Rajat Patidar after RCB parted ways with Faf du Plessis after three seasons ahead of the IPL 2025 mega auction.

The new look The RCB team will still have seniors like Virat Kohli, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Josh Hazlewood, Liam Livingstone, Rajat Patidar, Krunal Pandya, and more. But they will also have fresh blood in Jacob Bethell, Phil Salt, Rasikh Dar, Suyash Sharma, and more egging them on to achieve their goal of IPL glory.

However, for that to happen, the RCB team will have to go through some tough opponents in the tournament, and that’s why we will take a look at the 3 key matches for the Royal Challengers Bengaluru franchise in the IPL 2025 tournament.

Here are the 3 key matches for Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) in IPL 2025:

1. KKR v. RCB, March 22

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will face defending champions Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) in the opening match of the IPL 2025. This tournament opener between KKR and RCB will take place on March 22 at the Eden Gardens in Kolkata. This will be the game that will set the tone of the IPL 2025 going forward.

RCB and KKR also have a storied history and have faced each other 34 times in the IPL. KKR leads the way with 20 wins, and RCB has lost 14 games. They have played very high-scoring matches, with RCB’s highest score against KKR being 221 and KKR chasing that down, scoring 222 runs. This match will be a key for both games, as a win for RCB will set the precedence for them in the tournament.

2. CSK v RCB, March 28

Another rivalry is between Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) and Chennai Super Kings (CSK), which is known as the Southern Derby. The two sides will clash in Chennai for the first time in IPL 2025 on March 28, and RCB will want to win this game to establish dominance.

Chennai Super Kings and Royal Challengers Bengaluru have clashed 34 times, and CSK has won 21 times, while RCB has won only 11 times. But RCB has scored many impactful victories over CSK in recent years, including their clash in the final league game of IPL 2024, which RCB won to knock CSK out of the playoffs. 

3. MI v RCB, April 7

Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) will visit Mumbai to clash with Mumbai Indians (MI) in their third match of the IPL 2025. This will be a key game for both MI and RCB, as it will be the first home game for the Mumbai side, while RCB will want to take the advantage of having some away wins in their pocket.

The MI and RCB rivalry has seen both teams clashing 33 times in the IPL. MI has won 19 games, and RCB has won 14 matches. However, the matches between both sides have been nail-biting, to say the least.

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