Andhra Premier League

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Andhra Premier League
Countries India
Administrator Andhra Cricket Association
Format Twenty20
First edition2022
Latest edition2024
Next edition 2025
Tournament format Round-robin and Playoffs
Number of teams7
Current championVizag Warriors
Most successfulCoastal 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.

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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]

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Amaravati Royals
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Bhimavaram Bulls
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Kakinada Kings
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Royals of Rayalaseema
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Tungabhadra Warriors
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Vijayawada Sunshiners
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Vizag Warriors
Team locations
APL teams
TeamCity / RegionOwnerCoachCaptain
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]

TeamCity / RegionPeriod
Bezwada Tigers [12] Vijayawada 2022-24
Coastal Riders [13] Coastal Andhra 2022-24
Godavari Titans [14] Godavari Region2022-24
Rayalaseema Kings [15] Rayalaseema 2022-24
Uttarandhra Lions [16] North Andhra 2022-24
Vizag Warriors [17] Visakhapatnam 2022-24

Timeline of teams

Andhra Premier League

Present teamsFormer teams

Tournament season and results

SeasonFinalPlayer of the season
VenueWinnersResultRunners-up
2022 ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium Coastal Riders
176/8 (19.1)
Won by 7 runs
Scorecard
Bezawada Tigers
169/7 (20)
2023Rayalaseema 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

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
RU5th6th
Coastal Riders
CRUPO
Godavari Titans
6thPO5th
Rayalaseema Kings
POCPO
Uttarandhra Lions
POPORU
Vizag Warriors
5th6thC

Overall statistics

FranchiseApp.Mat.WLNR
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
3184104
Coastal Riders
3201172
Godavari Titans
3175111
Rayalaseema Kings
3221264
Uttarandhra Lions
3191081
Vizag Warriors
318990

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