Match Details
Eliminator | Aug 21, 2025, 1:30 PM IST
Venue: ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam
Live Stream: FanCode app/website
Match Preview
As the fourth edition of the GMR Andhra Premier League (APL) has reached its penultimate stage, in the first match of the playoffs - the third-placed Vijayawada Sun Shiners will take on Bhimavaram Bulls in the afternoon match on Thursday, August 21 at the ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium. Both teams will be coming into this match, high on confidence after registering wins in their respective previous matches.
The Kattingeri Ashwin Hebbar-led Vijayawada Sun Shiners won their final league stage fixture by massive nine-wicket margin over Capital Amaravathi Royals, the M Hemanth Reddy-led Bhimavaram Bulls defeated Kakinada Kings by 27 runs to seal a birth in the top four. Both teams will be vying to go all out, as a loser will make the way out of the GMR APL 2025.
Head-to-head
Total matches: 1
Vijayawada Sun Shiners: 0
Bhimavaram Bulls: 0
No Result: 1
Weather Report
The temperature in Vizag, Andhra Pradesh will be around 32-33°C on August 21, with the weather set to be cloudy with some sunshine during the afternoon hours.
Team News and Squad
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.
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
The Eliminator of the GMR Andhra Premier League 2025, which will be played between Vijayawada Sun Shiners and Bhimavaram Bulls will be a tight, neck-and-neck battle as the winner will see the loser of Qualifier 1 (Capital Amaravathi Royals vs Tungabhadra Warriors) in the Qualifier 2 on Friday, August 22.