Bhimavaram Bulls continue with their winning ways despite Vamsi hitting a ton for Royals

Bhimavaram Bulls continued with their winning ways as they overcame Royals of Rayalseema by six wickets in their second match of the GMR Andhra Premier League (APL) 2026 at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Thursday night.

For the second day running in the tournament, a century went in vain. The previous day, Ashwin Hebbar had struck a century, but his effort went in vain as the Bulls had managed to eke out a victory.

On Thursday night, it was yet another heartbreak for a centurion. M Vamsi Krishna struck a splendid century for Royals of Rayalseema but it was not enough for his team to stop the Bhimavaram Bulls juggernaut.

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Asked to bat first by Bulls’ skipper M Hemanth Reddy, Royals of Rayalseema were off to a flying start with openers Shaik Rasheed and Vamsi Krishna putting the rival attack to the sword.

Rasheed and Vamsi have a ball

The openers brooked no challenge as they plundered runs at will. They added 103 for the opening wicket off 66 balls before Rasheed was caught by substitute Durga off Hemanth Reddy for 55 which came off 33 balls with eight fours and a six.

Royals of Rayalseema openers Shaik Rasheed and Vamsi Krishna had added 103 for the opening wicket against Bhimavaram Bulls in their APL 2026 match at the ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Thursday night 

Vamsi continued with his run-scoring ways though the Bulls pulled things back. Vamsi added 41 for the second wicket with Ch Sandeep (19) and 39 for the third wicket with skipper S Dhruva Kumar (10).

Vamsi got his half-century off 38 balls with five fours and two sixes while his century came off 57 balls with seven fours and an equal number over the fence.

At the end, Vamsi remained unconquered on 107 off 59 balls with seven fours and eight sixes as Royals of Rayalseema made a competitive 208 for three in their 20 overs.

B Yashwanth bagged two wickets for 39 runs while Hemanth Reddy took the other wicket to fall.

Bhimavaram Bulls begin aggressively

In reply, Bhimavaram Bulls began in a rousing fashion as openers Hemanth Reddy and K Revanth gave their side the much needed thrust early on. Hemanth and Revanth added 81 off 36 balls before the aggressive Revanth fell to Ajay Kumar after making an 18-ball 44 with six fours and two sixes.

Thereafter, Bhimavaram Bulls lost a bit of steam as they were reduced to 106 for three. Hemanth fell to Pardhasaradhi for a 26-ball 40 with three fours and three sixes. TV Sai Sravan was caught by Rasheed off Pardhasaradhi after making an eight-ball 20.

M Hemanth Reddy was adjudged the Player of the Match

However, M Ravi Kiran and K Kashyap Prakash added 41 off 25 balls for the fourth wicket to put the Bulls back in contention. Prakash was caught by Rasheed of Pardhasaradhi for a 14-ball 32 which contained a boundary and three sixes.

Thereafter, it was Ravi Kiran and B Satvik who stole the thunder from the Royals of Rayalseema. The Bhimavaram Bulls added 63 runs off 29 balls for the unbroken fifth wicket which sealed victory for the Bulls, who made 210 for four in 17.4 overs.

Kiran remained unbeaten on 38 off 25 balls with three fours and two sixes, while Satvik was unbeaten on a 15-ball 32 with two fours and three sixes.

Pardhasaradhi took three for 37, while Ajay Kumar bagged the other wicket to fall. M Hemanth Reddy was named Player of the Match.

Brief scores: Royals of Rayalseema 208 for three in 20 overs (Shaik Rasheed 55, M Vamsi Krishna 107; B Yashwanth 2/39) lost to Bhimavaram Bulls 210 for four in 17.4 overs (M Hemanth Reddy 40, K Revanth 44, TV Sai Sravan 20, M Ravi Kiran 38 not out, K Kashyap Prakash 32, B Satvik 32 not out; Pardhasarathi 3/37).