KNK vs AMR Dream11 Prediction, Match 1, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates for Andhra Premier League 2025

Vizag Warriors were the winners of the last edition of the tournament.

ByĀ CricTracker Staff

Updated - 08 Aug 2025, 12:05 IST

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Kakinada Kings will face Amaravati Royals in the first match of the Andhra Premier League 2025 on Friday, August 8, at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. It is the fourth season of the tournament. The third season had six teams, and that has been increased to seven for this year.

The Andhra Cricket Association (ACA) held a fresh franchise auction for this season, and seven new teams have been introduced. The Kakinada Kings are owned by RK Sports. KS Bharat will lead the side this year. Amaravati Royals would be captained by Hanuma Vihari, and the team is owned by Aparna Marine Exports.

Vizag Warriors were the winners of the last edition of the tournament. The KS Bharat-led side defeated Uttarandhra Lions by 87 runs after posting a total of 189 runs for the loss of five wickets on the board. Ashwin Hebbar scored an unbeaten 91 runs off 56 deliveries and won the Player of the Match award. He finished the season with 456 runs to his name and won the Player of the Tournament award as well.

Match Information

Kakinada Kings vs Amaravati Royals, Match 1

Andhra Premier League, 8 Aug 2025, Fri, 7:30 PM IST ,Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

Broadcast

Sony Sports TEN Network

Live Stream

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Weather Report

Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium, Visakhapatnam

Clouds

30.9°C

64% (Humidity)

Probable Playing XI

Kakinada Kings

KS Bharat (C), SK Kamaruddin, Pitta Arjun Tendulkar, Pinninti Tapaswi, SH Srinivas, G Manish, KP Sai Rahul, Adivishnu Surya, P Manikanta Gangadhar, Kodavandla Sudharsan, Y Pramod

Bench : Lekhaz Reddy, K N Prudhvi Raj, Mopada Ravikiran, C Reddy, A Lohith, K Jayanth, Anjaneyulu, S Bhargav Mahesh

Amaravati Royals

SDNV Prasad, Yara Sandeep, Jayanth Sai, K K Shinde, Akula Veera-Venkata Vijay (wk), GH Vihari (C), B Santosh Kumar, Gavvala Mallikarjuna, B Ayyappa, B Yashwanth, B Kumar

Bench : Penmetsa Raju, T Ram Kumar, G Adarsh, Gulfaam Saleh, TA Kumar, SV Rahul, C Srihith, BD Naidu, I Karthik Raman

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The surface at the Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam might remain balanced throughout the match. The average first innings score in the last 10 matches here has been 167 runs. Spinners and pacers have taken a total of 51% and 49% of wickets here, respectively. The team bowling first has won three out of the last five matches here; hence, the team winning the toss here might look to bowl.

51%

Pace Bowling

49%

Spin Bowling

56%

Batting Pitch

167

Average Score

44%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

6.5
C

Srikar Bharat KNK | WK

Bharat was the second-highest run-scorer last season and amassed 341 runs in eight matches at an average of 68.20 and a strike rate of 153.60. Overall, he has made 680 runs in the tournament in 19 matches.

9.5
C

Hanuma Vihari AMR | BAT

Vihari last played in the Andhra Premier League during the 2023 edition. He made 170 runs in eight games that year at an average of 28.33 and a strike rate of 141.66.

7.5

Kodavandla Sudharsan KNK | BOWL

Sudharsan was the leading wicket-taker last year. He was the only bowler who took more than 10 wickets and finished with 14 wickets to his name in eight games at an average of 16.57.

8.5

Bandaru Ayyappa AMR | BOWL

Ayyappa picked eight wickets in six games last season at an average of 22.87, an economy of 8.51, and a strike rate of 16.12. He was among the few bowlers who picked a four-wicket haul in the tournament.

9

KP Sai Rahul KNK | ALL

He scored 113 runs in five matches last season at an average of 28.25 and a strike rate of 161.42. With the ball, Rahul took four wickets at an average of 21.25.

7

Bodhala Kumar AMR | ALL

Bodhala took six wickets last season in seven matches at an average of 28.83, an economy of 7.92, and a strike rate of 21.83. He made 62 runs with the bat at a strike rate of 155.

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8

Yara Sandeep

AMR | BAT

8

Gavvala Mallikarjuna

AMR | BOWL

Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Aug 8 2025 12:05 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

KNK

7 : 4

AMR

Credits Left
13.5/100

Head To Head
Srikar Bharat
C

6.5

Hanuma Vihari

9.5

SK Kamaruddin

7.5

Sirla Srinivas

8

KP Sai Rahul

9

B Santosh Kumar

9

Bodhala Kumar

7

Pinninti Tapaswi

7.5

Kodavandla Sudharsan
VC

7.5

P Manikanta Gangadhar

6.5

Bandaru Ayyappa

8.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

KNK

7 : 4

AMR

Credits Left
13.5/100

Mega League
Srikar Bharat

6.5

Adivishnu Surya

8

Kirdant Karan Shinde

7

Hanuma Vihari
C

9.5

SK Kamaruddin

7.5

Sirla Srinivas

8

KP Sai Rahul

9

Bodhala Kumar

7

Kodavandla Sudharsan

7.5

Y Pramod

8

Bandaru Ayyappa
VC

8.5

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