Pyla Avinash in APL 2025 (Source: @AndhraT20League/X.com)
Punjab Kings' journey to the final of IPL 2025 turned out to be an inspiring one, with the new captain-coach duo of Shreyas Iyer and Ricky Ponting doing wonders. They stitched together a young but quality squad, and a lot of new faces stepped up to take them to the final of the season.
The management displayed great confidence in youngsters like Priyansh Arya, and he proved to be a match-winner for his side. However, not every youngster could get a chance, and one of them was Pyla Avinash, the talented right-handed batter from Andhra Pradesh.
Pyla Avinash Delivers Under Pressure In APL 2025
However, the batter has been doing well in the shortest format in Andhra Pradesh cricket in the last few years. Now, he has started the 2025 edition of APL with a fantastic 96 off 39 balls while playing for Royals of Rayalaseema against Vijaywada Sun Shiners.
Royals of Rayalaseema were batting first, and after losing three early wickets for just 33 runs, the pressure was on Pyla Avinash to deliver. The powerful batter did not disappoint his team and unleashed a stunning counter-attack. He destroyed spinners in the opposition line-up, scoring 79 off his 96 runs against them. His strike-rate against the tweakers was 263.33, and the batter ended up hitting 11 sixes in his magnificent heroic effort.
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Ashwin Hebbar's 98 Take Vijaywada Sun Shiners To Win Despite Pyla Avinash Heroics
He looked set for his century, but missed out by just four runs as K S Narasimha Raju got the better of him in the 15th over of the innings. The team's score was just 137 when Pyla Avinash departed on 96, which shows the kind of dominance he displayed during his time in the middle.
Royals of Rayalaseema eventually managed to score 196 in their innings, but the target was chased down easily by Vijaywada Sun Shiners as they nailed down the required runs in the 17th over. Ashwin Hebbar and Garimella Teja were brilliant in the run-chase, but the form displayed by Pyla Avinash in the opening game is a great sign for his team and fans of Punjab Kings as they look to go one step ahead in IPL 2026.
