Vijayawada Sunrisers defeat Kakinada Kings by 51 runs in Andhra Premier League T20 clash

Vijayawada Sunrisers beat Kakinada Kings by 51 runs in an Andhra Premier League T20 match at Visakhapatnam. M. Abhinav’s 49 and M. Lekaz Reddy’s unbeaten 62 stood out, but Sunrisers’ 202 proved too strong as Kings finished at 151

Hyderabad: Vijayawada Sunrisers registered a 51-run win against Kakinada Kings in the Andhra Premier League T20 cricket championship at the ACA-VDCA International Cricket Stadium in Visakhapatnam on Friday.

Batting first, Sunrisers scored 202 for nine in 20 overs, with opener M. Abhinav (49, 36b, 4×4, 2×6) and lower-order batter Zaheer Abbas (25, 11b, 4×4, 3×6) making useful contributions.

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In reply, the Kings were restricted to 151 for nine in 20 overs despite a fine knock by M. Lekaz Reddy (62 n.o., 33b, 4×4, 5×6).

The scores: Vijayawada Sunrisers 202/9 in 20 overs (M. Abhinav 49, V. Giri Prasad 3/31, S. Ashish 2/24) bt Kakinada Kings 151/9 in 20 overs (P. Tapaswi 31, M. Lekaz Reddy 62 n.o., G.S.V. Sumit 2/40, A. Lalith Mohan 2/17, Ch. Sridhar Dharma 2/14). Player of the match: M. Abhinav.