The fourth edition of the GMR Andhra Premier League will kickstart with an opening match between Kakinada Kings and Capital Amaravathi Royals at ACA VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on August 8. Wicketkeeper batter KS Bharat will take charge as skipper for the Kings while the Royals will be led by Hanuma Vihari.
In the opening match of GMR APL 2025, it will also be a great opportunity for some players to reach specific milestones in their T20 career.
27: Kakinada Kings skipper KS Bharat need 27 runs to complete 1600 runs in T20 cricket
2: Capital Amaravathi Royals fast bowler Bandaru Ayyappa need 2 scalps to complete 50 T20 wickets
93: Capital Amaravathi Royals captain Hanuma Vihari is 93 runs short of 1800 runs in T20 cricket
55: Kakinada Kings batter Sirla Srinivas need 55 runs to reach the milestone of 200 T20 runs
Team news and squads
Kakinada Kings: Mopada Ravikiran, Pinninti Tapaswi, Pitta Arjun Tendulkar, Sirla Srinivas, Adabala Lohith, Adivishnu Surya, Chagam Reddy, Kodavandla Sudharsan, Manikanta Gangadhar, Manish Golamaru, Midde Anjaneyulu, Sai Rahul, Shaik Kamaruddin, KN Prudhvi Raj, Mitta Lekhaz Reddy, Srikar Bharat, Kaki Jayanth, Samadhi Bhargav Mahesh, Yarragunta Pramod
Capital Amaravathi Royals: Ganta Adarsh, Gulfaam Saleh, Hanuma Vihari, Jayanth Sai, Karan Shinde, Singupuram Prasad, Yara Sandeep, Battina Yashwanth, Buddharam Durgeshn Naidu, Chittineni Srihith, Tekkam Atchuth Kumar, Akula Vijay, Penmetsa Panduranga Raju, Thamas Ram Kumar, Bandaru Ayyappa, Bodhala Kumar, Gavvala Mallikarjuna, Karthik Raman, Santosh Kumar, Seeram Venkata Rahul