{"id":21927,"date":"2025-03-22T21:27:12","date_gmt":"2025-03-22T15:57:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/?p=579579"},"modified":"2025-03-22T21:27:12","modified_gmt":"2025-03-22T15:57:12","slug":"ipl-2025-kkr-vs-rcb-phil-salt-set-to-open-for-rcb-against-former-team-kkr-in-season-opener","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/cricket\/ipl\/ipl-2025-kkr-vs-rcb-phil-salt-set-to-open-for-rcb-against-former-team-kkr-in-season-opener\/","title":{"rendered":"IPL 2025, KKR vs RCB: Phil Salt set to open for RCB against former team KKR in season opener"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Royal Challengers Bengaluru\u2019s explosive new signing, <strong>Phil Salt<\/strong>, is set to open the innings alongside Virat Kohli as RCB begins their chase of 174 against Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2025 opener at Eden Gardens. The English wicketkeeper-batter, who was a key player for KKR in the 2024 season, will now face his former franchise in a highly anticipated clash.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>RCB\u2019s big-money signing<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Salt was one of RCB\u2019s most expensive acquisitions in the IPL 2025 mega-auction, securing a deal worth \u20b911.50 crore. His stellar performances last season for <strong>KKR<\/strong> saw him amass <strong>435 runs<\/strong> in <strong>12 matches<\/strong> at an average of <strong>39.55,<\/strong> with an outstanding strike rate of 182.01. His best innings was an unbeaten 89*, and he played a crucial role in KKR\u2019s top order. However, with the franchise opting not to retain him, RCB seized the opportunity to add a dynamic hitter to their lineup.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>A dangerous opening duo for RCB<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">With a career IPL strike rate of 175.54, Salt is known for his aggressive powerplay approach. His attacking style complements Kohli\u2019s anchoring role, forming a well-balanced opening partnership for RCB. Against his former teammates, Salt will be eager to make a statement, especially at a venue he knows well.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><b>RCB eye strong start in the chase<\/b><\/h4>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Chasing 174, RCB will look for a flying start from their openers, and Salt\u2019s contribution could prove decisive. His ability to take on the bowlers early could put RCB in the driver\u2019s seat. As the match progresses, all eyes will be on Salt to see if he can deliver a match-winning knock against his former team.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Royal Challengers Bengaluru\u2019s explosive new signing, Phil Salt, is set to open the innings alongside Virat Kohli as RCB begins\u2026<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":385,"featured_media":42244,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21927","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-ipl"],"reading_time":"2 min read","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21927","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/385"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=21927"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/21927\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=21927"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=21927"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.businessupturn.com\/sports\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=21927"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}