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{{Short description|T20 cricket league played in Andhra Pradesh, India}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2024}}
{{Use Indian English|date=June 2024}}
{{Infobox cricket tournament main
| name = Andhra Premier League
| image =
| imagesize =
| caption =
| country = [[India]]
| administrator = [[Andhra Cricket Association]]
| cricket format = [[Twenty20]]
| first = 2022
| last = 2025
| next = [[2026 Andhra Premier League|2026]]
| tournament format = [[Round-robin tournament|Round-robin]] and [[Playoffs]]
| participants = 7
| champions = Tungabhadra warriors
| most successful = Coastal Riders<br/>Rayalaseema Kings<br />Vizag Warriors<br/>Tungabhadra warriors(1 title each)
| most runs =
| most wickets =
| qualification =
| website = {{URL|https://andhracricket.org/andhrapremierleague/}}
| current =
| TV = [[Star Sports (Indian TV network)|Star Sports]]<br/>[[FanCode]]
}}
The '''Andhra Premier League''' is a [[Twenty20]] franchise [[cricket]] tournament played in the state of [[Andhra Pradesh]] in [[India]]. It is organized by the [[Andhra Cricket Association]] (ACA) and sanctioned by the [[Board of Control for Cricket in India]]. It was first contested in 2022 by six teams and, as of {{CURRENTYEAR}}, is contested by seven.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Gilai |first=Harish |date=2022-05-08 |title=Andhra Cricket Association announces 'Andhra Premier League' for both men and women |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/andhra-cricket-association-announces-andhra-premier-league-for-both-men-and-women/article65394339.ece |access-date=2024-09-15 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref><ref name="AP High Court stays APL auctions - Telangana Today">{{Cite web |title=Andhra Premier League 2025 |url=https://telanganatoday.com/ap-high-court-stays-apl-auctions |access-date=2025-06-06 |website=[[Telangana Today]] |language=en}}</ref><ref name=teams>{{cite web |title=Andhra Premier League 2025 Teams – Squads & Players Info |website=Andhra Premier League |url=https://andhrapremierleague.in/teams/ |access-date=2025-08-09}}</ref> It is currently sponsored by [[GMR Group]] and consequently officially named the '''GMR APL'''.

== History ==
The Andhra Premier League was launched in July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Rao |first=V. Kamalakara |date=2022-05-09 |title=IPL-like cricket league for Andhra Pradesh |url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/current-affairs/090522/aca-all-set-to-host-andhra-premier-league.html |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=Deccan Chronicle |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Staff |first=CricTracker |date=2022-05-21 |title=Inaugural edition of Andhra Premier League slated to start on June 22 |url=https://www.crictracker.com/first-edition-of-the-andhra-premier-league-slated-to-start-from-june-22/ |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=CricTracker |language=en}}</ref> The tournament is played in a [[Round-robin tournament|round-robin format]] followed by [[playoffs]] resulting in a total of 19 matches between 6 teams.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andhra Premier League Trophy team series results |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/records/trophy/team-series-results/andhra-premier-league-945 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

The inaugural season of the tournament was held from 6 to 17 July 2022.<ref>{{Cite web |title=APL 2022 2022 Schedule {{!}} Andhra Premier League Fixtures & Results |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/andhra-premier-league-2022-1324246/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> The second season of the tournament was held from 16 to 27 August 2023.<ref>{{Cite web |title=APL 2023 2023 Schedule {{!}} Andhra Premier League Fixtures & Results |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/andhra-premier-league-2023-1391663/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> The third season of the tournament was held from 30 June to 13 July 2024.<ref>{{Cite web |title=APL 2024 2024 Schedule {{!}} Andhra Premier League Fixtures & Results |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/andhra-premier-league-2024-1439793/match-schedule-fixtures-and-results |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> The fourth season of the tournament started from 8th August, 2025 with an opening match between the Kakinada Kings and the Amaravthi Royals.[https://andhrapremierleague.in]

[[Andhra Pradesh High Court]] stays Andhra Premier League 2025 franchise auctions until further orders. Major relief for existing team owners challenging [[Andhra Cricket Association]]'s unilateral and misleading auction process.<ref name="AP High Court stays APL auctions - Telangana Today" />

== Teams ==

=== Current teams ===
Seven new franchises are competing in the league from 2025 edition. The franchises are named after a city it is representing in the state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andhra Premier League will feature seven teams, say officials of ACA|url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/cricket-fever-rises-andhra-premier-league-will-feature-seven-teams-say-officials/article69760213.ece |access-date=2025-07-01 |website=The Hindu|language=en}}</ref>

{{Location map+|India Andhra Pradesh|alt=Locations of the APL teams
|places={{location map~ |India Andhra Pradesh
|lat=16.5408 |long=80.5150 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|Amaravati Royals}}</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |India Andhra Pradesh |lat=16.5400 |long=81.5232 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|Bhimavaram Bulls}}</div>|position=right}}
{{location map~ |India Andhra Pradesh |lat=16.9600 |long=82.2400 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|Kakinada Kings}}</div>|position=left}}
{{location map~ |India Andhra Pradesh |lat=14.4673 |long=78.8241 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|Royals of Rayalaseema}}</div>|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |India Andhra Pradesh |lat=15.8281 |long=78.0373 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|Tungabhadra Warriors}}</div>|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |India Andhra Pradesh |lat=16.5062 |long=80.6480 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|Vijayawada Sunshiners}}</div>|position=bottom}}
{{location map~ |India Andhra Pradesh |lat=17.686815 |long=83.218483 |label= <div style="font-size:100%;">{{nowrap|Vizag Warriors}}</div>|position=left}}
|caption=Team locations|float=right|width=250}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%;"
|+APL teams
|-
! Team || City / Region || Owner || Coach || Captain
|-
| [[Amaravati Royals]] || [[Amaravati]] || [[Aparna Marine Exports]] || Vadada Abhraham ||[[Hanuma Vihari]]
|-
| [[Bhimavaram Bulls]] || [[Bhimavaram]] || [[Marlin Global Energy]], [[Pavanputra Sports and Entertainment]] || Narendra Varma ||[[Nitish Kumar Reddy]]
|-
| [[Kakinada Kings]] || [[Kakinada]] || [[RK Sports]] || [[L. N. Prasad Reddy]] ||[[K. S. Bharat]]
|-
| [[Royals of Rayalaseema]] || [[Rayalaseema]] || [[Akshara Enterprises India]] || [[Paidikalva Vijaykumar]] ||[[Shaik Rasheed]]
|-
| [[Simhadri Vizag Lions]] || [[Visakhapatnam]] || [[Steel Exchange India Ltd]] || Madhusudhan Reddy || [[Ricky Bhui]]
|-
| [[Tungabhadra Warriors]] || [[Kurnool]] || [[Vijetha Super Market]] || [[A. G. Pradeep]] ||[[Maheep Kumar]]
|-
| [[Vijayawada Sunshiners]] || [[Vijayawada]] || [[Mythri Movie Makers]], [[Sun International]] || Varadarajan Vijayasaradhi ||[[Ashwin Hebbar]]
|}

=== Defunct teams ===
Ahead of the 2025 season, Six franchises competing in the league were defuncted. The franchises were named after a city or region in the state.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Andhra Premier League Teams List |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/andhra-premier-league-2024-1439793/teams |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="font-size:100%; text-align: left;"
|-
! Team || City / Region || Period
|-
| Bezwada Tigers<ref>{{Cite web |title=Bezawada Tigers Cricket Team {{!}} BET {{!}} Bezawada Tigers Team News and Matches |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/team/bezawada-tigers-1324248 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> || [[Vijayawada]] || 2022-24
|-
| Coastal Riders<ref>{{Cite web |title=Coastal Riders Cricket Team {{!}} COR {{!}} Coastal Riders Team News and Matches |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/team/coastal-riders-1324241 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> || [[Coastal Andhra]] || 2022-24
|-
| Godavari Titans<ref>{{Cite web |title=Godavari Titans Cricket Team {{!}} GOT {{!}} Godavari Titans Team News and Matches |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/team/godavari-titans-1324242 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> || Godavari Region || 2022-24
|-
| Rayalaseema Kings<ref>{{Cite web |title=Rayalaseema Kings Cricket Team {{!}} RAK {{!}} Rayalaseema Kings Team News and Matches |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/team/rayalaseema-kings-1324244 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> || [[Rayalaseema]] || 2022-24
|-
| Uttarandhra Lions<ref>{{Cite web |title=Uttarandhra Lions Cricket Team {{!}} UTL {{!}} Uttarandhra Lions Team News and Matches |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/team/uttarandhra-lions-1324243 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> || [[North Andhra]] || 2022-24
|-
| Vizag Warriors<ref>{{Cite web |title=Vizag Warriors Cricket Team {{!}} VIW {{!}} Vizag Warriors Team News and Matches |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/team/vizag-warriors-1324245 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> || [[Visakhapatnam]] || 2022-24
|}

=== Timeline of teams ===
<timeline>
DateFormat = yyyy
ImageSize = width:500 height:auto barincrement:25
Period = from:2022 till:2026
TimeAxis = orientation:horizontal
PlotArea = right:120 left:20 bottom:50 top:5 #> to display a count on the left side of the graph, use "left:20" to suppress the count, use "left:20"<#
Colors = id:barcolor
id:line value:pink
id:bg value:white
id:Present value:rgb(0.4,0.80,0.67) # Use this color to denote a team that is a current league member
id:Former value:rgb(0.742,0.727,0.852) # Use this color to denote a team that is a former league member

PlotData=

width:15 textcolor:black shift:(5,-5) anchor:from fontsize:S

bar:1 color:Present from:2025 till:end text: Amaravati Royals (2025-present)

bar:2 color:Present from:2025 till:end text: Bhimavaram Bulls (2025-present)

bar:3 color:Present from:2025 till:end text: Kakinada Kings (2025-present)

bar:4 color:Present from:2025 till:end text: Tungabhadra Warriors (2025-present)

bar:5 color:Former from:2022 till:2025: text: Bezwada Tigers (2022–2024)
bar:5 color:Present from:2025 till:end text: Vijayawada Sunshiners (2025-present)

bar:6 color:Former from:2022 till:2025: text: Rayalaseema Kings (2022–2024)
bar:6 color:Present from:2025 till:end text: Royals of Rayalaseema (2025-present)

bar:7 color:Former from:2022 till:2025: text: Vizag Warriors (2022–2024)
bar:7 color:Present from:2025 till:end text: Simhadri Vizag Lions (2025-present)

bar:8 color:Former from:2022 till:2025: text: Uttarandhra Lions (2022–2024)

bar:9 color:Former from:2022 till:2025: text: Coastal Riders (2022–2024)

bar:10 color:Former from:2022 till:2025: text: Godavari Titans (2022–2024)

ScaleMajor = gridcolor:line unit:year increment:1 start:2022
TextData =
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textcolor:black
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</timeline>

{{Font color||{{RGB|102|205|170}}|Present teams}} {{Font color||{{RGB|190|186|220}}|Former teams}}

== Tournament season and results ==
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! rowspan=2 | Season || colspan=4 | Final || rowspan=2 | Player of the season
|-
! Venue || Winners || Result || Runners-up
|-
! 2022
| rowspan=4 | [[ACA–VDCA Cricket Stadium]] || Coastal Riders<br/>176/8 (19.1) || '''Won by 7 runs'''<br/>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/andhra-premier-league-2022-1324246/coastal-riders-vs-bezawada-tigers-final-1324267/full-scorecard Scorecard] || Bezawada Tigers<br/>169/7 (20) || {{N/A}}
|-
! 2023
| Rayalaseema Kings<br/>160/5 (16.3) || '''Won by 5 wickets'''<br/>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/andhra-premier-league-2023-1391663/coastal-riders-vs-rayalaseema-kings-final-1391682/full-scorecard Scorecard] || Coastal Riders<br/>155/8 (18) || Maramreddy Reddy
|-
! 2024<ref>{{Cite news |date=2024-07-14 |title=Vizag Warriors bag Andhra Premier League Season 3 championship |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Visakhapatnam/vizag-warriors-bag-andhra-premier-league-season-3-championship/article68403935.ece |access-date=2024-09-15 |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X }}</ref>
| Vizag Warriors<br/>189/5 (20) || '''Won by 87 runs'''<br/>[https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/andhra-premier-league-2024-1439793/uttarandhra-lions-vs-vizag-warriors-final-1441870/full-scorecard Scorecard] || Uttarandhra Lions<br/>102/10 (16.3) || [[Ashwin Hebbar]]
|-
! 2025
| Tungabhadra Warriors<br/>195/5 (18) || '''Won by 5 wickets'''|| Amaravati Royals<br/>194/7 (20) || [[Hanuma Vihari]]
|}

== Team performance ==
* Teams are listed alphabetically.
** {{Color box|gold|C|border=darkgray}}: Champions
** {{Color box|silver|RU|border=darkgray}}: Runners-up
** {{Color box|cfc|PO|border=darkgray}}: team qualified for the Playoffs
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! {{diagonal split header|<br />Franchise|Season}}
! 2022<ref>{{Cite web |title=APL 2022 {{!}} 2022 Andhra Premier League {{!}} Live Score, Schedule, News |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/andhra-premier-league-2022-1324246 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>|| 2023<ref>{{Cite web |title=APL 2023 {{!}} 2023 Andhra Premier League {{!}} Live Score, Schedule, News |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/andhra-premier-league-2023-1391663 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref> || 2024<ref>{{Cite web |title=APL 2024 {{!}} 2024 Andhra Premier League {{!}} Live Score, Schedule, News |url=https://www.espncricinfo.com/series/andhra-premier-league-2024-1439793 |access-date=2024-09-15 |website=ESPNcricinfo |language=en}}</ref>
!2025
|-
|{{left|Amaravati Royals}}
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
| style="background:silver" | RU
|-
|{{left|Bhimavaram Bulls}}
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
| style="background:#cd7f32" | 3rd
|-
|{{left|Kakinada Kings}}
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|5th
|-
|{{left|Royals of Rayalaseema}}
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|7th
|-
|{{left|Simhadri Vizag Lions}}
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|6th
|-
|{{left|Tungabhadra Warriors}}
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
| style="background:gold" | C
|-
|{{left|Vijayawada Sunshiners}}
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
| style="background:#cfc" | 4th
|-
| {{left|<s>Bezwada Tigers</s>}}
| style="background:silver" | RU
| 5th
| 6th
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|-
| {{left|<s>Coastal Riders</s>}}
| style="background:gold" | C
| style="background:silver" | RU
| style="background:#cfc" | PO
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|-
| {{left|<s>Godavari Titans</s>}}
| 6th
| style="background:#cfc" | PO
| 5th
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|-
| {{left|<s>Rayalaseema Kings</s>}}
| style="background:#cfc" | PO
| style="background:gold" | C
| style="background:#cfc" | PO
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|-
| {{left|<s>Uttarandhra Lions</s>}}
| style="background:#cfc" | PO
| style="background:#cfc" | PO
| style="background:silver" | RU
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|-
| {{left|<s>Vizag Warriors</s>}}
| 5th
| 6th
| style="background:gold" | C
|style="background: #D5D8DC;" colspan=1|
|}

=== Overall statistics ===
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center;"
|-
! Franchise || {{Abbr|App.|Number of appearances}} || {{Abbr|Mat.|Matches played}} || {{Abbr|W|Matches won}} || {{Abbr|L|Matches lost}} || {{Abbr|NR|No Result matches}}
|-
|{{left|Amaravati Royals}}
|1
|8
|6
|2
|0
|-
|{{left|Bhimavaram Bulls}}
|1
|8
|3
|3
|2
|-
|{{left|Kakinada Kings}}
|1
|6
|2
|4
|0
|-
|{{left|Royals of Rayalaseema}}
|1
|6
|1
|4
|1
|-
|{{left|Simhadri Vizag Lions}}
|1
|6
|1
|3
|2
|-
|{{left|Tungabhadra Warriors}}
|1
|9
|6
|3
|0
|-
|{{left|Vijayawada Sunshiners}}
|1
|7
|3
|3
|1
|-
| {{left|<s>Bezwada Tigers</s>}} || 3 || 18 || 4 || 10 || 4
|-
| {{left|<s>Coastal Riders</s>}} || 3 || 20 || 11 || 7 || 2
|-
| {{left|<s>Godavari Titans</s>}} || 3 || 17 || 5 || 11 || 1
|-
| {{left|<s>Rayalaseema Kings</s>}} || 3 || 22 || 12 || 6 || 4
|-
| {{left|<s>Uttarandhra Lions</s>}} || 3 || 19 || 10 || 8 || 1
|-
| {{left|<s>Vizag Warriors</s>}} || 3 || 18 || 9 || 9 || 0
|}

== References ==
{{reflist}}

{{Cricket in India}}
{{Sports leagues of India}}

[[Category:Cricket in Andhra Pradesh]]
[[Category:Regional cricket leagues in India]]
[[Category:Sports leagues established in 2022]]

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