In the first qualifier of the GMR Andhra Premier League (APL) 2025, Capital Amaravathi Royals will take on Tungabhadra Warriors. The match will be played at ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on August 21. The winning team will directly advance to the final while the losing side will get another chance in the second qualifier.
Capital Amaravathi Royals finished at the top of the points table with five wins and a loss from six matches in the league stage. On the other hand, Tungabhadra Warriors finished second with four wins and two matches in the league stage. In the upcoming match, there will be a great opportunity for some star players to reach specific milestones.
36: Capital Amaravathi Royals captain Hanuma Vihari needs 36 runs to complete 400 runs in the Andhra Premier League.
5: Tungabhadra Warriors batter Prasanth Kumar is five runs short to complete 700 runs in the APL.
Squads
Capital Amaravathi Royals: Ganta Adarsh, Jayanth Sai, Yara Sandeep, Chittieni Srihith, Penmetsa Panduranga Raju, Bodhala Vinay Kumar, Santosh Kumar, Gulfaam Saleh, Kirdant Karan Shinde, Battina Yashwanth, Tekkam Atchuth Kumar, K Thamas Ram Kumar, Gavvala Mallikarjuna, Seeram Venkata Rahul, Hanuma Vihari (c), SDNV Prasad, Buddharam Durgeshn Naidu, Akula Vijay, Bandaru Ayyappa, Karthik Raman, Manyala Pranith, Hemanth Kumar
Tungabhadra Warriors: Chidipothu P Vijay Venkatesh, Jai Chander Kesav, Prasanth Kumar, Gaddipathi Akash, GDS Suresh Kumar, Toshith Yadav, Cheepurapalli Stephen, CR Gnaneshwar, Kancherla Anand Josiah, Shree Samanyu Datta, Allapureddy Ardrit, KV Sasikanth, M Datta Reddy, Madha Deepak, Gutta Rohit, Maheep Kumar (c), Varun Satwik, Chennu Siddhardha, Saurabh Kumar, Brahma Teja.