Match Details
Match 18 | Aug 18, 2025, 1:30 PM IST
Venue: ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Live Stream: FanCode app/website
Match Preview
As the 2025 edition of the GMR Andhra Premier League (APL) nears its business end, in match number 18 of the T20 league, which is underway in Visakhapatnam, the Tungabhadra Warriors will take the field in their final league stage fixture. The K. Maheep Kumar-led side will take on Vijayawada Sun Shiners in the afternoon fixture on August 18 at the ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium. Although, the two sides are comfortably placed in the top four, the Warriors will be coming into this match after back-to-back wins in rain-marred matches.
The Kattingeri Ashwin Hebbar-led Vijayawada Sun Shiners are placed third in the standings with two wins in four games and one no result. Both teams will be vying to go all out, as they hope to finish at the top of the standings, boasting a blend of experience and igniting young talented minds.
Head-to-head
The two teams will lock horns for the first time ever in the GMR Andhra Premier League on Monday, August 18.
Weather Report
The temperature in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh will be around 29-30°C on August 18, with the weather set to be cloudy with chances of rain during the afternoon hours. The wind gusts of 30-32 km/h from west and south-west is likely to wash out the rain in Vizag.
Team News and Squad
Tungabhadra Warriors: Kodi Venkata Sasikanth, Cheepurupalli Stephen, D B Prasanth Kumar, CR Gnaneshwar, Gutta Rohit, Tellaputta Varin Satwik, Kommineni Maheep Kumar, Macha Datta Reddy, Andimani Brahma Teja, Kancherla Anand Josiah, Chennu Siddhardh, Allapureddy Ardrit, Gaddipathi Akash, M Shree Samnyu Datta, Jarapala Jai Chander Kesav, Chidipothu P Venkateshh, Madha Deepak, Makki Toshith Yadav, G Durga Srinivas Suresh Kumar, Kumar Saurabh.
Vijayawada Sun Shiners: Kattingeri Ashwin Hebbar, Mycherla Dheeraj Kumar, Mamidi Vamsi Krishna, Yarra Prithvi Raj, Akkaraju Lalith Mohan, Yedla Vasu, KSN Raju, Garimella Sai Poorna Teja, Munnangi Abhinav, Panyam Adithya Reddy, Gadam Eswar Rithvik, Gollapudi Sai Venkata Sumith, Tammutka Harsha Sai Sathvik, Sangaraju Sooraj Varma, Thanneeru Bharath, Shaik Zaheer Abbas, Velluri Kamalesh Siddharth, Tegada Sai.
Conclusion
Match number 18 of the GMR Andhra Premier League 2025, which will be played between Tungabhadra Warriors and Vijayawada Sun Shiners, will be a tight, neck-and-neck battle between the top two quality sides.