Match Details
Match 16 | Aug 17, 2025, 1:30 PM IST
Venue: ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Live Stream: FanCode app/website
Match Preview
With the fourth edition of the GMR Andhra Premier League (APL) underway in Visakhapatnam, in the 16th match of the T20 league, the Simhadri Vizag Lions will once again take the field after playing the Capital Amaravathi Royals a day prior. The Ricky Bhui-led side, who have their eyes set on the top four spot, will take on Bhimavaram Bulls in the afternoon match on Sunday, August 17 at the ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium.
While both teams will be vying to go all out in the upcoming match, the Simhadri Vizag Lions are placed sixth in the GMR APL 2025 standings with only one win, two losses and one no result, their opponents in the upcoming match - the Bhimavaram Bulls - are sitting at the fourth place with a solitary win in four games, but with a comparatively better net run-rate.
Head-to-head
There is no official head-to-head record pertaining to this specific match.
Weather Report
The temperature in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh will be around 28-30°C on August 17, with the rain expected to play a spoilsport. With rain in the forecast and cloud cover expected to be around 99 per cent during the afternoon hours, the wind is set to blow at 19-20 km/h from east and north-east.
Team News and Squad
Simhadri Vizag Lions: Bhui Ricky, Tripurna Vijay, Bailapudi Yeswanth, Kavuri Saiteja, Reddy Abhishek M, K Haneesh Veera Reddy, Kaldhi Ajay Kumar, Y Girish Kumar Reddy, Jarajapu Durgakumar, E Dharani Kumar Naidu, P Roshan Pavan Kumar, D Venkata Sai Sriram, Marthala Dhanush, C Sai Sandeep Kumar, Darji Ranjeet, Myla Harsha Vardhan, Shaik Mohammed Kamil, Vattikulla Pradhneesh Sai, K Dheeraj Lakshman, Merapala Yuvaraju.
Bhimavaram Bulls: Kaki Nitish Kumar Reddy, P Venkata Satyanarayana Raju, M Hemanth Reddy, M Harishankar Reddy, B Munish Varma, Allur Sasank Srivats, Thanneru Vamsi Krishna, Nimmala Himakar, T Vigneshwara Sai Sravan, Bendalam Satvik, Muvvala Yuvan, Kalluru Revanth Reddy, A Sai Surya Teja Reddy, Challarapu Siva, K Kashyap Prakash, Patnala Bhuvaneswar Rao, Chennupati Raviteja, Pinninti Tejaswi, Ommi Bhaswanth Krishna, Jajula Vishnu Datta.
Conclusion
Match number 16 of the GMR Andhra Premier League 2025, which will be played between Simhadri Vizag Lions and Bhimavaram Bulls will be one to watch with the competition getting intense as the teams' eye top four finish.