The Andhra Premier League 2025 (APL 2025) has returned with its fourth season of exciting cricketing activity and it is living up to the hype. Organized by the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA), the season officially commenced on August 8, 2025, gathering seven competitive franchises all wanting the ultimate championship title.
As the league continues its expansion with additional teams, young players across Andhra Pradesh are entering the limelight and demonstrating their talent on a professional stage. Thus far, it has been largely a mixed bag of dominant performances and spectacular finishes, with a few but expected rain delays, classic ingredients of T20 action.
Andhra Pradesh League 2025 – Full Schedule
The 4th season of the Andhra Premier League began on Aug 8th, 2025 and aims to deliver more than two weeks of glorious T20 action. The tournament once again follows its past structure, with the top four teams from the league stage moving to playoffs that feature two qualifiers, an eliminator, and a grand final. All matches of the Andhra Premier League 2025 are being played at Dr. YSR ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam, which contributes to an exciting atmosphere due to the passionate fans.
| Date | Match Details | Match Result | Time (IST) |
|---|---|---|---|
| August 08, Fri | Kakinada Kings vs Amaravati Royals | Amaravati Royals won by 3 wkts (DLS target 173 in 14 ovs) | 8:00 PM |
| August 09, Sat | Royals of Rayalaseema vs Vijayawada Sunshiners | Vijayawada Sunshiners won by 7 wkts | 1:30 PM |
| August 09, Sat | Simhadri Vizag Lions vs Tungabhadra Warriors | Tungabhadra Warriors won by 7 wkts | 6:30 PM |
| August 10, Sun | Vijayawada Sunshiners vs Kakinada Kings | Vijayawada Sunshiners won by 24 runs | 1:30 PM |
| August 10, Sun | Royals of Rayalaseema vs Bhimavaram Bulls | Bhimavaram Bulls won by 7 wkts | 6:30 PM |
| August 11, Mon | Tungabhadra Warriors vs Amaravati Royals | Amaravati Royals won by 5 wkts | 1:30 PM |
| August 11, Mon | Simhadri Vizag Lions vs Kakinada Kings | Kakinada Kings won by 5 wkts | 6:30 PM |
| August 12, Tue | Bhimavaram Bulls vs Amaravati Royals | Amaravati Royals won by 3 wkts | 1:30 PM |
| August 12, Tue | Vijayawada Sunshiners vs Simhadri Vizag Lions | Simhadri Vizag Lions won by 8 wkts | 6:30 PM |
| August 13, Wed | Royals of Rayalaseema vs Tungabhadra Warriors | Royals of Rayalaseema won by 51 runs | 1:30 PM |
| August 13, Wed | Vijayawada Sunshiners vs Bhimavaram Bulls | No result due to rain | 6:30 PM |
| August 15, Fri | Royals of Rayalaseema vs Simhadri Vizag Lions | Match abandoned due to rain | 1:30 PM |
| August 15, Fri | Tungabhadra Warriors vs Bhimavaram Bulls | Tungabhadra Warriors won by 13 runs (18 overs) | 6:30 PM |
| August 16, Sat | Simhadri Vizag Lions vs Amaravati Royals | Amaravati Royals won by 7 wkts | 1:30 PM |
| August 16, Sat | Kakinada Kings vs Tungabhadra Warriors | Tungabhadra Warriors won by 10 wkts (7 ovs, DLS target 37) | 6:30 PM |
| August 17, Sun | Simhadri Vizag Lions vs Bhimavaram Bulls | Match abandoned due to rain | 1:30 PM |
| August 17, Sun | Kakinada Kings vs Royals of Rayalaseema | Kakinada Kings won by 1 run (5 overs) | 6:30 PM |
| August 18, Mon | Tungabhadra Warriors vs Vijayawada Sunshiners | Tungabhadra Warriors won by 4 wkts | 1:30 PM |
| August 18, Mon | Royals of Rayalaseema vs Amaravati Royals | Amaravati Royals won by 7 wkts | 6:30 PM |
| August 19, Tue | Kakinada Kings vs Bhimavaram Bulls | Bhimavaram Bulls won by 27 runs | 1:30 PM |
| August 19, Tue | Amaravati Royals vs Vijayawada Sunshiners | Vijayawada Sunshiners won by 9 wkts | 6:30 PM |
| August 21, Thu | Eliminator | Bhimavaram Bulls won by 6 wkts | 1:30 PM |
| August 21, Thu | Qualifier 1 | Amaravati Royals won by 8 wkts | 6:30 PM |
| August 22, Fri | Qualifier 2 | Tungabhadra Warriors won by 5 wkts | 6:30 PM |
| August 23, Sat | Final | Tungabhadra Warriors won by 5 wkts | 6:30 PM |
Points Table: Andhra Pradesh League 2025
| Teams | Match | Won | Lost | Tied | Points | NRR |
| Amaravati Royals (Q) | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 0.302 |
| Tungabhadra Warriors (Q) | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 0.796 |
| Vijayawada Sunshiners (Q) | 6 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 0.856 |
| Bhimavaram Bulls (Q) | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0.637 |
| Kakinada Kings (E) | 6 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 4 | -1.29 |
| Simhadri Vizag Lions (E) | 6 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | -1.4 |
| Royals of Rayalaseema (E) | 6 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | -0.603 |
Andhra Premier League 2025 – Teams & Squads
1. Amaravati Royals
Hanuma Vihari (C), Karan Shinde, B Vinay Kumar, Sdnv Prasad, SV Rahul, Yara Sandeep, Bandaru Ayyappa, Gulfaam Saleh, Pandu Rangaraju, SMD Rafi, G Mallikarjuna, Atchut Hemanth, A V Vijay, B Santosh Kumar, V Jayanth Sai, G Adarsh, C Srihith, B Yaswanth, K Durgesh Kumar, KT Ram Kumar.
2. Vijayawada Sunrisers
Ashwin Hebbar (C), Gadde Samanvith, Sangaraju Sooraj Varma, S Zaheer Abbas, Dheeraj Kumar, Harsha Sai Satvik, Gadam Eswar Rithvik, K S Narasimha Raju, Sai Venkata Sumith, Kamalesh Siddharth, Munnangi Abhinav, Yadla Vasu, Garimella Teja, Mamidi Vamsi Krishna, Tegada Sai Kumar, Prithvi Raj Yarra, Lalith Mohan, and Thanneeru Bharath
3. Royals of Rayalaseema
Kolla Kiran, Siraparapu Ashish, Manoj Kumar, Shaik Rasheed (C), Pyla Avinash, Maddila Harsha Vardhan, Madhav Rayudu, Suryadevara Chakravarthy, Girinath Reddy, Sai Pranav Chandra, Dheeraj Reddy, Satya Sai Sathwik, M Vasu Deva Raju, Dhruva Kumar Reddy, Gundluri Reddy, Poda Yashwanth, Jagarlapudi Ram, and Vinukonda Venu.
4. Simhadri Vizag Lions
Ricky Bhui (c), Yuvaraju Merapala, Abhishek M Reddy, Dhanush Marthala, Roshan Pavan Kumar Patiwada, Haneesh Veera Reddy Kogatam, Sai Sandeep Kumar Chennuboina, Satyanarayana Swamy Naidu Gandham, Yeswanth Bailapudi, Saiteja Kavuri, Kaldhi Ajay Kumar, Ranjeet Darji, Dheeraj Lakshman Kothakoona, Dharani Kumar Naidu Ellutla, Sai Sriram Devandla Venkata, Girish Kumar Reddy Yeddala, Harsha Vardhan Myla, Mohammed Kamil Shaik, Pradhneesh Sai Vattikulla, Vijay Thripurana.
5. Tungabhadra Warriors
Chidipothu P Vijay Venkatesh, Jai Chander Kesav, Prasanth Kumar, Shree Samanyu Datta, Kancherla Anand Josiah, CR Gnaneshwar, Gutta Rohit, Varun Satwik, Gaddipathi Akash, Maheep Kumar (C), Brahma Teja, GDS Suresh Kumar, Toshith Yadav, Allapureddy Ardrit, Saurabh Kumar, Chennu Siddhardha, M Datta Reddy, Cheepurapalli Stephen, KV Sasikanth, and Madha Deepak.
6. Kakinada Kings
KS Bharat (c), P Tapaswi, K Sudharsan, M Anjaneyulu, Shaik Kamaruddin, M Lekhaz Reddy, Yarragunta Pramod, C Varun Teja Reddy, P Manikanta Gangadhar, KSS Jayanth, AV Surya, ANV Lohith, S Bhargav Mahesh, KN Prudhvi Raj, SH Srinivas, M Ravikiran, P Arjun Tendulkar, KP Sai Rahul, G Manish.
7. Bhimavaram Bulls
Nitish Kumar Reddy (c), Satyanarayana Raju, Hari Shankar Reddy, Sasank Srivats, Hemanth Reddy, Munish Varma, Sai Sravan, T Vamsi Krishna, M Yuvan, B Satvik, K Revanth Reddy, Bhaswanth Krishna, Sai Surya Teja Reddy, CH Shiva, C Raviteja, N Himakar, Kashyap Prakash, P Bhuvaneswar Rao, J Vishnu Datta, Pinniti Tejaswi.
APL 2025 Auction Highlight
On July 14, the APL 2025 player auction was held, featuring more than 520 players up for bidding – the largest number of participants at an APL auction to date. Each franchise carefully constructed their squads by retaining core players and signing some new players.
| Player | Team | Price |
|---|---|---|
| Paila Avinash | Royals of Rayalaseema | 11.5 |
| P Girinath Reddy | Royals of Rayalaseema | 10.05 |
| Satyanarayana Raju | Bhimavaram Bulls | 9.8 |
| Sourabh Kumar | Tungabhadra Warriors | 8.8 |
Conclusion
Andhra Premier League 2025 is about to be one of the most competitive seasons yet. The Amaravati Royals have established superiority through their impeccable outings up to this point, but it is still a long and arduous journey to the trophy.
Every team still has a chance, and the rain delays have simply made the points race even tighter. As we move closer to the playoffs for APL 2025, it promises to be edge-of-the-seat action at Dr. YSR ACA-VDCA Stadium in Visakhapatnam.
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