With three trophies, Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) are among the most successful franchises in the Indian Premier League (IPL). KKR won its first-ever IPL title in 2012 and added a second trophy two years later. Both triumphs were under Gautam Gambhir’s leadership. The franchise is the defending champions after thrashing Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2024 final.
IPL 2025 KKR Match Schedule
In IPL 2025, KKR will host Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their opening match. The three-time winners will meet Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, and Punjab Kings twice this season. Two of KKR’s 14 league-stage matches will start at 3:30 PM.
Here’s the KKR IPL 2025 schedule:
KKR IPL 2025 Venues
Eden Gardens will host KKR’s home games in IPL 2025. KKR will also play their away matches at Barsapara Cricket Stadium, Wankhede Stadium, Chidambaram Stadium, Mullanpur Stadium, Arun Jaitley Stadium, Rajiv Gandhi Cricket Stadium, and Chinnaswamy Stadium. vs RCB - March 21 (7:30 PM) vs SRH - April 3 (7:30 PM) vs LSG - April 6 (3:30 PM) vs GT - April 21 (7:30 PM) vs PBKS - April 26 (7:30 PM) vs RR - May 4 (3:30 PM) vs CSK - May 7 (7:30 PM)
Here’s the list of KKR's IPL 2025 matches at Eden Gardens:
KKR IPL 2025 Full Players’ List
KKR purchased world-class overseas players and a few proven domestic players at the IPL 2025 mega auction. Ahead of the mega event, the franchise retained its two long-serving overseas players and four domestic players, who had an excellent IPL 2024 season. Venkatesh Iyer, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and Angkrish Raghuvanshi returned, while they bolstered batting and bowling units by securing the services of Quinton de Kock, Rovman Powell, Umran Malik, and Moeen Ali.
KKR IPL 2025 Squad: Andre Russell🌎, Sunil Narine🌎, Varun Chakaravarthy, Rinku Singh, Harshit Rana, Ramandeep Singh, Ajinkya Rahane, Quinton de Kock🌎, Moeen Ali🌎, Anrich Nortje🌎, Rovman Powell🌎, Rahmanullah Gurbaz🌎, Venkatesh Iyer, Umran Malik, Manish Pandey, Angkrish Raghuvanshi, Vaibhav Arora, Mayank Markande, Anukul Roy, Spencer Johnson🌎, Luvnith Sisodia
FAQs
Who will Kolkata Knight Riders play in their IPL 2025 opening match?
Kolkata Knight Riders will lock horns against Royal Challengers Bengaluru in their IPL 2025 opener on March 21 at 7:30 PM.
Which teams will Kolkata Knight Riders play twice in IPL 2025?
Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad, Chennai Super Kings, and Punjab Kings are the teams Kolkata Knight Riders will play twice in IPL 2025.
Who are Kolkata Knight Riders’ overseas players in IPL 2025?
Andre Russell, Sunil Narine, Quinton de Kock, Moeen Ali, Anrich Nortje, Rovman Powell, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, and Spencer Johnson are Kolkata Knight Riders’ overseas players in IPL 2025.