Andhra Premier League

Andhra Premier League

Countries	India
Administrator	Andhra Cricket Association
Format	Twenty20
First edition	2022
Latest edition	2024
Next edition	2025
Tournament format	Round-robin and Playoffs
Number of teams	7
Current champion	Vizag Warriors
Most successful	Coastal Riders Rayalaseema Kings Vizag Warriors (1 title each)
TV	Star Sports FanCode
Website	andhracricket.org/andhrapremierleague/

The Andhra Premier League is a Twenty20 franchise cricket tournament played in the state of Andhra Pradesh in India. It is organized by the Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) and sanctioned by the Board of Control for Cricket in India. It was first contested in 2022 by six teams and, as of 2025, is contested by seven. ^{[1] [2] [3]} It is currently sponsored by GMR Group and consequently officially named the GMR APL.

History

The Andhra Premier League was launched in July 2022. ^{[4] [5]} The tournament is played in a round-robin format followed by playoffs resulting in a total of 19 matches between 6 teams. ^[6]

The inaugural season of the tournament was held from 6 to 17 July 2022. ^[7] The second season of the tournament was held from 16 to 27 August 2023. ^[8] The third season of the tournament was held from 30 June to 13 July 2024. ^[9] The fourth season of the tournament started from 8th August, 2025 with an opening match between the Kakinada Kings and the Amaravthi Royals.

Andhra Pradesh High Court stays Andhra Premier League 2025 franchise auctions until further orders. Major relief for existing team owners challenging Andhra Cricket Association's unilateral and misleading auction process. ^[2]

Teams

Current teams

Seven new franchises are competing in the league from 2025 edition. The franchises are named after a city it is representing in the state. ^[10]

Amaravati Royals

Bhimavaram Bulls

Kakinada Kings

Royals of Rayalaseema

Tungabhadra Warriors

Vijayawada Sunshiners

Vizag Warriors

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Team locations

APL teams

Team	City / Region	Owner	Coach	Captain
Amaravati Royals	Amaravati	Aparna Marine Exports	Vadada Abhraham	Hanuma Vihari
Bhimavaram Bulls	Bhimavaram	Marlin Global Energy, Pavanputra Sports and Entertainment	Narendra Varma	Nitish Kumar Reddy
Kakinada Kings	Kakinada	RK Sports	L. N. Prasad Reddy	K. S. Bharat
Royals of Rayalaseema	Rayalaseema	Akshara Enterprises India	Paidikalva Vijaykumar	Shaik Rasheed
Simhadri Vizag Lions	Visakhapatnam	Steel Exchange India Ltd	Madhusudhan Reddy	Ricky Bhui
Tungabhadra Warriors	Kurnool	Vijetha Super Market	A. G. Pradeep	Maheep Kumar
Vijayawada Sunshiners	Vijayawada	Mythri Movie Makers, Sun International	Varadarajan Vijayasaradhi	Ashwin Hebbar

Defunct teams

Ahead of the 2025 season, Six franchises competing in the league were defuncted. The franchises were named after a city or region in the state. ^[11]

Team	City / Region	Period
Bezwada Tigers [12]	Vijayawada	2022-24
Coastal Riders [13]	Coastal Andhra	2022-24
Godavari Titans [14]	Godavari Region	2022-24
Rayalaseema Kings [15]	Rayalaseema	2022-24
Uttarandhra Lions [16]	North Andhra	2022-24
Vizag Warriors [17]	Visakhapatnam	2022-24

Timeline of teams

Present teamsFormer teams

Tournament season and results

Season	Final				Player of the season
	Venue	Winners	Result	Runners-up
2022	ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium	Coastal Riders 176/8 (19.1)	Won by 7 runs Scorecard	Bezawada Tigers 169/7 (20)	—
2023		Rayalaseema Kings 160/5 (16.3)	Won by 5 wickets Scorecard	Coastal Riders 155/8 (18)	Maramreddy Reddy
2024 [18]		Vizag Warriors 189/5 (20)	Won by 87 runs Scorecard	Uttarandhra Lions 102/10 (16.3)	Ashwin Hebbar

Team performance

• Teams are listed alphabetically.
  •  C : Champions
  •  RU : Runners-up
  •  PO : team qualified for the Playoffs

Season Franchise	2022 [19]	2023 [20]	2024 [21]	2025
Amaravati Royals
Bhimavaram Bulls
Kakinada Kings
Royals of Rayalaseema
Simhadri Vizag Lions
Tungabhadra Warriors
Vijayawada Sunshiners
Bezwada Tigers	RU	5th	6th
Coastal Riders	C	RU	PO
Godavari Titans	6th	PO	5th
Rayalaseema Kings	PO	C	PO
Uttarandhra Lions	PO	PO	RU
Vizag Warriors	5th	6th	C

Overall statistics

Franchise	App.	Mat.	W	L	NR
Amaravati Royals	1
Bhimavaram Bulls	1
Kakinada Kings	1
Royals of Rayalaseema	1
Simhadri Vizag Lions	1
Tungabhadra Warriors	1
Vijayawada Sunshiners	1
Bezwada Tigers	3	18	4	10	4
Coastal Riders	3	20	11	7	2
Godavari Titans	3	17	5	11	1
Rayalaseema Kings	3	22	12	6	4
Uttarandhra Lions	3	19	10	8	1
Vizag Warriors	3	18	9	9	0

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