The first-ever IPL match was played between the Kolkata Knight Riders (KKR) and the Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) on April 18, 2008, at the M. Chinnaswamy Stadium in Bangalore.
Kolkata Knight Riders, led by Sourav Ganguly, won the match convincingly. The game is famous for Brendon McCullum's explosive innings of 158 off 73 balls*, which remains one of the greatest knocks in IPL history.