Vizag Warriors overcame the Uttarandhra Lions in an emphatic fashion in the finals of the 2024 Andhra Premier League on Saturday, July 13. The Vizag Warriors defeated the Lions by a healthy margin of 87 runs.
The Uttarandhra Lions won the toss one final time this season at the Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy Stadium in Visakhapatnam against the Vizag Warriors. The Warriors weren't too bothered by losing the toss. Openers B Munish Varma (37 off 27) and Ashwin Hebbar (91* off 56) gave them a much-needed headstart in the finals.
Warriors star batter Ashwin Hebbar scored his runs at a strike rate of 162.50, and his innings consisted of eight boundaries and four sixes. Skipper Srikar Bharat played a handy innings of 14-ball 21 runs to help his team score 189/5 in 20 overs. Yadla Vasu took two wickets for the Lions.
Meanwhile, the second innings took an anticlimactic turn as no Uttarandhra Lions batter felt comfortable chasing the target set by the Warriors. They were blown out for a mere 102 in just 16.3 overs, handing the Vizag-based franchise an 87-run win.
The Warriors were crowned champions of the 2024 edition of the Andhra Premier League. P Manikanta Gangadhar took three wickets for the Vizag Warriors, while Kodavandla Sudharsan and Jagarlapudi Ram took two wickets each.
Andhra Premier League 2024 Most Runs List
Ashwin Hebbar finishes the 2024 Andhra Premier League as the highest run-getter with a tally of 456 runs in eight games. Hebbar scored his runs at an average of 91.20 and an SR of 146.15.
Vizag Warriors skipper Srikar Bharat is in the second position, right behind his teammate Hebbar, with 341 runs at an SR of 153.60. The Coastal Riders skipper is third on the run-getter list with 297 runs to his name. DB Prasanth Kumat is fourth with a commendable 227 runs in seven matches.
Abhishek Reddy is in fifth place with 211 runs, while Sanaboyina Tarun has scored 200 runs and occupies the sixth position, respectively. Pyla Avinash, P. Roshan Kumar, Gutta Rohit, and Mamidi Vamsi Krishna finished the tournament as the seventh, eighth, ninth, and 10th highest run-getters respectively. They scored 189, 184, 166, and 148 runs, respectively.
Andhra Premier League 2024 Most Wickets List
Kodavandla Sudharsan is the highest wicket-taker in the 2024 Andhra Premier League, with 14 wickets. He had a staggering bowling average of 16.57 and an SR of 13.50. His teammate Yeddala GK Reddy is in the second spot with nine wickets at an economy rate of 8.87.
Kaldhi Ajay Kumar and Shaik Kamaruddin, with nine wickets each, finish the tournament in the third and fourth positions, respectively.
Meanwhile, Bandaru Ayyappa, Penmetsa Satya Raju, Gavvala Mallikarjuna, and Jagarlapudi Ram have all finished the season having claimed eight wickets. They occupy the fifth, seventh, and eighth positions, respectively.
Yarra Prithviraj and Shambu Akhil round off the top 10 list with seven wickets each in the ninth and tenth places, respectively.
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