The GMR Andhra Premier League (APL) 2025, the fourth edition of the premier franchise T20 tournament in Andhra Pradesh, was a rousing success after seven teams battled across 25 matches in 16 days for the ultimate glory at the ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. Tungabhadra Warriors became the champions of the GMR APL 2025 after defeating Capital Amaravathi Royals in the final by five wickets on Saturday, August 23.
All the seven teams and their players left it all on the line in the field to secure the prestigious GMR APL trophy, but only one team managed to get their hands on it, and it was none other than Tungabhadra Warriors, led by K Maheep Kumar. After losing twice to Capital Amaravathi Royals - captained by Hanuma Vihari - in the league stage and the Qualifier 1, the pressure was on Tungabhadra Warriors to learn from their past mistakes, and they did just that by convincingly getting the better of their nemesis in the final.
Bhimavaram Bulls managed to defeat Vijayawada Sun Shiners in the Eliminator of the GMR APL 2025, but they weren’t able to proceed through to the final despite being so close to it. Kakinada Kings, Simadri Vizag Lions, and Royals of Rayalaseema lost four matches each in the league stage of the tournament before getting separated on the points table on the basis of the net run rate (NRR)
Below is the stats based recap of the teams and their performances in the fourth edition of the GMR APL, including the playoffs and the final.
Performance of Teams in GMR APL 2025
Tungabhadra Warriors - Tungabhadra Warriors became the champions of the GMR APL 2025 after the captain K Maheep Kumar was their highest scorer of the tournament with 263 runs in eight innings at a strike-rate of 123.47, while being supported by DB Prasanth Kumar (243 runs in nine innings at 136.52 SR) and Gutta Rohit (223 runs in seven innings at 190.60 SR). The bowling department of Warriors had KV Sasikanth becoming the joint highest wicket-taker in the tournament with 14 scalps in nine matches in the tournament, while C Stephen took 13 wickets.
Matches Played: 9
Won: 6
Lost: 3
N/R: 0
Final Standing: Champions
Capital Amaravathi Royals - Capital Amaravathi Royals became the runners-up of the GMR APL 2025 - despite winning their first five matches in league stage in a row - with their captain Hanuma Vihari making a massive all-round contribution, scoring 299 runs in seven innings at a strike-rate of 148.02 while picking up eight wickets in seven matches, to get named the player of the tournament. The other key performers for Royals included SV Rahul, who put together 206 runs in eight innings at a strike rate of 150.36, while Bandaru Ayyappa picked up eight wickets in eight matches.
Matches Played: 8
Won: 6
Lost: 2
N/R: 0
Final Standing: Runners-Up
Bhimavaram Bulls - Bhimavaram Bulls had their GMR APL 2025 campaign end with a defeat against Tungabhadra Warriors in the Qualifier 2, but TV Sai Sravan Sravan scored 216 runs in just five innings at a strike-rate of 164.89, to win the emerging player of the tournament award. Maramreddy Hemanth Reddy took eight wickets in seven matches, becoming the most sought after bowler for his team.
Matches Played: 8
Won: 3
Lost: 3
N/R: 2
Final Standing: 3rd Place
Vijayawada Sun Shiners - Vijayawada Sun Shiners reached the Eliminator of the GMR APL 2025 before being eliminated by Bhimavaram Bulls, but it didn’t deter their captain K Ashwin Hebbar, who won the coveted Orange Cap by scoring 315 runs in seven innings at a strike-rate of 175.98. On the bowling side of things, Satyanarayana Raju - who has already made a name for himself in the IPL - earned himself the purple cap after taking 14 wickets in just seven matches, while being supported by Prithvi Raj Yarra with 11 wickets.
Matches Played: 7
Won: 3
Lost: 3
N/R: 1
Final Standing: 4th Place
Kakinada Kings - Kakinada Kings finished in fifth place in the league standings of the GMR APL 2025 after a difficult time of it, but their captain KS Bharat was in decent form with the bat. He scored 207 runs in six innings at a strike-rate of 183.19, while their bowling department had Midde Anjaneyulu take seven wickets in just five matches of the tournament.
Matches Played: 6
Won: 2
Lost: 4
N/R: 0
Final Standing: 5th Place
Simhadri Vizag Lions - Simhadri Vizag Lions had their GMR APL 2025 end on a tough note with a washout against Bhimavaram Bulls, finishing in sixth place, but regardless, their star player Kogatam Haneesh Reddy managed to score the only hundred of the tournament against Vijayawada Sun Shiners. He ended up with 172 runs to his name in four innings for Lions at a strike-rate of 156.36, while Bailapudi Yeshwanth registered the second best bowling figures of the tournament (4/15) versus Sun Shiners.
Matches Played: 6
Won: 1
Lost: 3
N/R: 2
Final Standing: 6th Place
Royals of Rayalaseema - Royals of Rayalaseema did end up in seventh and bottom place in the GMR APL 2025, but they had a massive positive in their captain Shaik Rasheed scoring 251 runs in just five innings at a strike-rate of 156.88. Jagarlapudi Ram took nine wickets in five matches, to prove his worth as someone to look out for in the league in the near future.
Matches Played: 6
Won: 1
Lost: 4
N/R: 1
Final Standing: 7th Place