The Andhra Premier League is back with the fourth season. As the APL Season 4 Auction Date got over on 14th July, the date for the start of the Andhra Premier League Season 4 is 8th August. The first match of the competition will be played at the ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam. APL Season 4 Teams has seven teams.
Eventually, Andhra Premier League Season 4 will be played in an IPL format. There will be a total of twenty matches in this edition of the Andhra Premier League Season. We will see a total of 21 league games, and the remaining four will include two qualifiers, one eliminator, and one big final.
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Undoubtedly, Vizag Warriors are the defending champions as they won their first Andhra Premier League in the previous edition. Basically, they faced Uttarandra Lions in the final match, and the game ended with an 87-run victory for the Vizag Warriors.
Andhra Premier League (APL) Season 4 Teams
Basically, there will be a total of seven teams that will feature in the Andhra Premier League Season 4. Amaravati Royals, Kakinada Kings, Bhimavaram Bulls, Simhadri Vizag Lions, Royals of Rayalaseema, Vijayawada Sunshiners, and Tungabhadra Warriors. There are obviously owners for every team that run a particular team. Let us have a look at all the owners of the teams of the Andhra Premier League Season 4:
- Amaravati Royals (Aparna Marine Exports)
- Kakinada Kings (RK Sports)
- Bhimavaram Bulls (Marlin Global Energy Pvt. Ltd.)
- Simhadri Vizag Lions (Steel Exchange India Ltd)
- Royals of Rayalaseema (Akshara Enterprises India Pvt. Ltd.)
- Vijayawada Sunshiners (Mythri Movie Makers)
- Tungabhadra Warriors (Vijetha Super Market Pvt. Ltd.)
Players’ Details of Andhra Premier League Season 4
Basically, this time in the Auction of the Andhra Premier League Season 4, we saw more players compared to the last edition. In the previous edition, there were 430 players, whereas the number increased by 90 players in this edition. Certainly, the count went to 520 players. There were three categories for the players to be auctioned. Grade A (21 players), Grade B (112 players), and Grade C (378 players) were the total number of players in each category.
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There were players retained by the franchises for the Andhra Premier League Season 4. Tungabhadra Warriors retained two players, K.V. Sasikant (5 lakhs) and C.H. Stephen (7 lakhs). Royals of Rayalaseema retained Sheikh Rasheed for 10 lakhs, whereas Ashwin Hebbar was retained by Vijayawada Sunrisers for the same amount. G.
Basically, Hanuma Vihari will play for the same team as last year, as he played for Amaravati Royals, and was retained for 10 lakhs this time. Nitish Kumar Reddy will play for Bhimavaram Bulls for 10 lakhs. Certainly, the most expensive retention was done by the defending champions, Simhadri Vizag Lions, for 10.26 lakhs. Ricky Bhui is the player.
Where to Watch Online?
FanCode’s application and website will show all the matches of the Andhra Premier League Season 4. Basically, if any fans want to watch just one match, then a single match pass is also available. At the same time, the whole tournament pass is available too. Eventually, the prices will be out soon.
