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Vipers VoicesTom Moody and Colin Munro look ahead to the Dubai CapitalsSend us a textThis time we have a real treat for you – a round-table chat with captain Colin Munro and Director of Cricket Tom Moody to look ahead to the match against the Dubai Capitals at the Dubai International Stadium on Friday night, the 9th of February. It’s the penultimate match of the regular season for the Vipers and it’s a must-win encounter if the side wants to retain a realistic chance of making it to the play-offs. In our chat with Tom and Colin, the pair refl...2024-02-0815 min
Vipers VoicesSam Curran and Phil Salt link up with the VipersSend us a textIn this episode we speak with the Vipers recruits Phil Salt and Sam Curran, the England internationals who have flown in from the SA20 in South Africa to bolster the side’s roster in the run-in to the end of the regular season of the DP World ILT20. Wicketkeeper-batter Phil has arrived from Pretoria Capitals and all-rounder Sam, has joined from MI Cape Town and both of them are experienced internationals. Both were part of the England squad that lifted the T20 World Cup in Aust...2024-02-0720 min
Vipers VoicesPhil Oliver and Ben Hardy-Jones on the Sustainability MatchSend us a textIn this episode we look back at the Vipers’ Sustainability Match, against the Gulf Giants at the Dubai International Stadium last Saturday, in the company of the Desert Vipers CEO Phil Oliver and Sustainability Manager Ben Hardy-Jones. The Vipers have nailed their colours to the mast by putting Sustainability and the climate crisis front and centre of their agenda and the match against the Giants was a manifestation of that approach. We hear from Phil and Ben about how the match went and what happens next...2024-02-0513 min
Vipers VoicesNathan Sowter and Ali Naseer on the loss to MI EmiratesSend us a textIn this episode we reflect on a 30-run loss at the hands of MI Emirates in Abu Dhabi on Sunday February the 4th, the Vipers’ eighth game of this campaign. We have reaction from debutant leg-spinner Nathan Sowter, who performed admirably in taking one for 27 and there’s also the views of Ali Naseer, the UAE all-rounder who had his maiden DP World ILT20 half-century, weighing in with an unbeaten 63 from 47 balls which ensured the damage to the Vipers’ net run-rate in the face of the loss wasn’t as damagi...2024-02-0416 min
Vipers VoicesAlex Hales, Azam Khan and James Foster on a crucial win against the Gulf GiantsSend us a textThis time we look back on an emphatic win for Colin Munro’s side against the Gulf Giants – a six-wicket success with more than three overs in hand. Coming up we have reaction from opening batter Alex Hales, wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan, who scored the fastest fifty in the history of the tournament, and also head coach James Foster, with the result seeing the side surge up the table from sixth to third. It means that qualification for the end-of-season play-offs is now very much back on the radar...2024-02-0319 min
Vipers VoicesDubai Sports Council partnership, Colin Munro and Tom MoodySend us a textThis is a very special episode of Vipers Voices. It's special because It was recorded on the day the Desert Vipers joined forces with the Dubai Sports Council. Dubai Sports Council is the official body responsible for the development of the sports sector in the Emirate. And in a ground-breaking partnership, Dubai Sports Council has become the Lead Partner in the Desert Vipers’ Sustainability Programme. The announcement was made at the offices of the Dubai Sports Council in Dubai’s Design Distric...2024-02-0214 min
Vipers VoicesTom Moody and Rohan Mustafa on the defeat to the Dubai CapitalsSend us a textThis time we reflect upon the side’s sixth match of the second edition of the tournament and it’s a match that ended in defeat for the Vipers – a four-wicket loss at the hands of David Warner’s Dubai Capitals, off the final ball of the match. Coming up we hear from Director of Cricket Tom Moody, who offers us his perspective on the narrow reverse and we also get the thoughts of UAE all-rounder Rohan Mustafa, who scored 50 as opener and took a wicket with his off-spin. 2024-02-0117 min
Vipers VoicesColin Munro's half-term report - looking back and looking forwardSend us a textIn this episode we look back at the dramatic victory over MI Emirates, forward to the next match, against the Dubai Capitals, and also assess how the team is doing at the halfway point of the group stage, all in the company of captain Colin Munro. Colin offers his usual fair and honest appraisal of his own and his side’s performances in the tournament so far and, as ever, it’s an interview you won’t want to miss. Colin also talks about his and Shadab K...2024-01-3117 min
Vipers VoicesJames Foster and Ali Naseer on the last-gasp win over MI EmiratesSend us a textIt’s a happy podcast this time as we have reaction after the Vipers' second win of this season's DP World ILT20, one secured by the narrowest of margins - by two wickets off the final ball in an absolute thriller against MI Emirates at the Dubai International Stadium. We hear from head coach James Foster and also UAE all-rounder Ali Naseer, who took a game-changing catch to dismiss MI Emirates captain Nicholas Pooran. The result lifts the Vipers off the bottom of the table but...2024-01-3020 min
Vipers VoicesDesert Vipers CEO Phil Oliver on the Sustainability MatchSend us a textIt’s time to hear from the Desert Vipers CEO Phil Oliver as we build up to the franchise’s Sustainability Match, against the Gulf Giants at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday February the 3rd. The match is a first for the Vipers and for the DP World ILT20 as it’s been put in place to highlight all that the Vipers are doing to raise awareness of the issues of sustainability and, more broadly, the climate crisis. There’ll be a whole range of activit...2024-01-2912 min
Vipers VoicesLuke Wood and Alex Hales on defeat against the Sharjah WarriorsSend us a textIn this episode we reflect upon the match against the Sharjah Warriors at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, a game that saw the Vipers slip to a third defeat in four this season, going down narrowly by seven runs. We hear from Luke Wood, who picked up three wickets in his first outing of the campaign and there’s also reaction from top-scorer Alex Hales, who’s 61 from 40 balls wasn’t quite enough to get the side over the line. The result leaves the Vipers bottom of the six...2024-01-2816 min
Vipers VoicesSherfane Rutherford and Azhar Mahmood after defeat against the Abu Dhabi Knight RidersSend us a textIn this episode, we look back on the side’s third match of the tournament, against the Abu Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi. The Knight Riders repeated the result of the previous meeting between the two sides six days earlier by winning by six wickets, this time with 14 balls to spare. We hear from Vipers batter Sherfane Rutherford, who made 28 from 21 balls, and also fast bowling coach Azhar Mahmood. Both were frustrated at the result and the performance but know there’s no point in dwelli...2024-01-2713 min
Vipers VoicesJames FosterSend us a textIt’s time to look forward to the next match on the Vipers’ schedule, the match against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders at the Zayed Cricket Stadium in Abu Dhabi on Saturday afternoon. And to that, we are in the company of head coach James Foster. We chatted with James on Thursday and in a wide-ranging conversation he not only looked ahead to that match against the Knight Riders, a repeat of the side’s opening game of the season, but also back to the victory...2024-01-2623 min
Vipers VoicesTymal MillsSend us a textThis time we catch up with Tymal Mills, the left-arm fast bowler who’s already made a significant impact for the Vipers in this edition of the tournament. Tymal talks to us about a range of subjects, looking back on the victory of the Gulf Giants in the side’s second match of the tournament, forward to match three against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders, and plenty more besides. We chat all things left-arm given there are five left-armers battling for spots in the starting line-u...2024-01-2520 min
Vipers VoicesColin Munro on victory over the Gulf GiantsSend us a textWe’re reacting to positive news as the Vipers are off the mark for the season with a six-wicket win with eight balls to spare against the Gulf Giants, the side that beat the Vipers in last year’s final. It was a match that saw Pakistan trio Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shadab Khan and Azam Khan all debut for the franchise and all played roles in the victory, while Wanindu Hasaranga produced a player-of-the-match performance with 1 for 26 and 42 from 19 balls.Coming up we hear from Vipers capta...2024-01-2417 min
Vipers VoicesShadab Khan and Mohammad AmirSend us a textThis episode is what you might call a Pakistan special as we chat to Mohammad Amir and Shadab Khan, part of the four-man contingent from that country who are bolstering the Vipers ranks for this second edition of the DP World ILT20. Amir played in the first match of the season against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders and now Shadab is in Dubai as well, along with Shaheen Shah Afridi and Azam Khan. We caught up with Amir and Shadab during a media interaction with lo...2024-01-2316 min
Vipers VoicesBen Hardy-Jones on the Vipers Sustainability Match on 3 FebruarySend us a textThis really is an episode with a difference as we begin the countdown to a first for the Vipers and a first for the DP World ILT20 – a game on February the 3rd against defending champions the Gulf Giants that’s being christened the Sustainability Match, aimed at highlighting all the things the Vipers are doing to raise the issues of climate change and recycling. And to let us know what it’s all about and what’s planned, we hear from the Desert Vipers Sustainability Manager Ben Hardy-Jones, who gives...2024-01-2218 min
Vipers VoicesTom Moody & Adam Hose on match one against the Abu Dhabi Knight RidersSend us a textWe reflect on the Desert Vipers’ first match of season two of the DP World ILT20. The Vipers were defeated by the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders by six wickets with 14 balls to spare at the Dubai International Stadium and to talk us through what went wrong we have an interview with Director of Cricket Tom Moody. We’ll also hear from Adam Hose, who top-scored for the Vipers with 45 from 30 balls and he, like Tom, offers an honest assessment of the side’s performance. 2024-01-2114 min
Vipers VoicesColin Munro previews the season-opener against the Abu Dhabi Knight RidersSend us a textIt’s also here! The first match of the Desert Vipers 2024 DP World ILT20 campaign is almost upon us.At the time of recording this episode all the preparations are finished and now it’s just a case of one more sleep until the players head out to face the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders at the Dubai International Stadium. So, with that first match so close, who better to speak with than Desert Vipers captain Colin Munro, who previews the game for us.We...2024-01-2017 min
Vipers VoicesJames FosterSend us a textIn this episode, after a training session two days out from the opening encounter of the tournament, against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders at the Dubai International Stadium on January the 21st, we speak with Vipers Head Coach James Foster. We caught up with James after a session at the ICC Academy and we touched on a whole range of subjects, from the comings and goings of players that will affect the Vipers, and every other squad in this tournament, the warm-up match against the Dubai Capitals, the arrivals of...2024-01-1915 min
Vipers VoicesAdam Hose on the warm-up game against Dubai CapitalsSend us a textThis episode features an interview with Adam Hose after the batter top-scored with 39 from 21 balls in the Vipers’ warm-up match against the Dubai Capitals at the ICC Academy on Thursday evening. The match was 14-a-side and both teams had players who batted more than once as they sought middle practice. The Capitals won by 37 runs as their batters went exceptionally hard on a superb pitch and with a very short boundary on one side of the number two oval at the Academy. The Vipers used nine...2024-01-1810 min
Vipers VoicesToby Gregory from The Plastic Pledge - plus Tanish Suri joins the Vipers!Send us a textThis time we hear from Toby Gregory, the founder of The Plastic Pledge, which has joined forces with the Desert Vipers as a Sustainability Impact Partner for the next two years. The agreement will see the Vipers sign up to the pledge as part of its drive to eradicate single-use plastic in its team environment, inviting its fans to do likewise. The Desert Vipers and The Plastic Pledge will come together to develop innovative, environmentally focussed initiatives, both locally and regionally, with the idea of em...2024-01-1711 min
Vipers VoicesTom Moody on the build-up to season twoSend us a textAs the players continue to arrive and preparations both on and off the field hit a high gear, who better than to give us the lie of the land than Director of Cricket Tom Moody. We caught up with Tom during a squad training session at the ICC Academy and we talked around a whole range of topics, from Colin Munro’s retention as captain for this season, the inclusion of a Pakistan contingent in the squad, the fact players will be coming and going far more this season tha...2024-01-1625 min
Vipers VoicesColin Munro - back as Desert Vipers captainSend us a textIn this episode it’s all starting to get real again as we catch up with Colin Munro, who has been confirmed as captain for season two. We spoke with Colin at the team’s jersey launch at Soul Beach at the JA Resort in Jebel Ali, just six days before the Vipers’ first match of this campaign, against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday January the 21st. That jersey launch was also attended by UAE all-rounder Rohan Mustafa, one of t...2024-01-1519 min
Vipers VoicesDan LawrenceSend us a textIn this episode we speak with new signing Dan Lawrence, the English batting powerhouse who is set to arrive in Dubai off the back of time alongside 50-over Cricket World Cup winners Glenn Maxwell and Marcus Stoinis at the Melbourne Stars in Australia’s Big Bash League. Dan, who has switched county sides during the winter, from Essex to Surrey, already has experience of the DP World ILT20, having played three matches for the Dubai Capitals in season one and he was in the UAE as recently as the bac...2024-01-1224 min
Vipers VoicesThe Desert Vipers partner with Bat For A Chance, plus the views of James Foster & Rohan MustafaSend us a textThe episodes are coming thick and fast as season two approaches, and so is the news, and this time we talk about an exciting new partnership with Bat For A Chance, a UK-based initiative that aims to recycle used cricket clothing and equipment to ensure as many people as possible around the world get the opportunity to play the sport. We hear from the founder of Bat For A Chance, Will Gaffney, as well as Desert Vipers CEO Phil Oliver, on this collaboration which chimes perfectly with the Vipers’ Sus...2024-01-1126 min
Vipers VoicesNathan SowterSend us a textComing up we’ve got a terrific chat with the Durham leg-spinner Nathan Sowter, who's been drafted into the Desert Vipers squad for season two.Nathan was one of the leading slow bowlers in shortform cricket in the UK in the 2023 season. He was part of Tom Moody’s Oval Invincibles side, alongside fellow Desert Viper Tom Curran, which won The men’s Hundred, and he was superb in the T20 Blast for his new county, finishing as one of the top wicket-takers in that tournament and boasting a supe...2024-01-0923 min
Vipers VoicesSherfane RutherfordSend us a textThis time we hear from one of the Vipers’ outstanding players of season one, and a player who provided perhaps the moment of the tournament, left-handed powerhouse Sherfane Rutherford. Sherfane scored 247 runs at an incredible strike-rate of 184.32 in season one and in the Qualifier against the Gulf Giants, after tearing his hamstring, he limped back out to the middle and blazed an unforgettable 37 from just 19 balls with four sixes to help catapult the side to a winning total and secure a berth in the final. It t...2024-01-0830 min
Vipers VoicesDarren Veness on keeping the Vipers fit and firing!Send us a textThis time we go off the field, away from the players, to hear from one of the unsung heroes of the Vipers backroom staff, Strength and Conditioning Coach Darren Veness. Daz, as he’s universally known, is one of the heartbeats of the Vipers and his role in keeping the players in tip-top physical shape was crucial in the side’s charge to the final in season one of the tournament. He’s someone who has vast experience of working with top-level players, having spent two deca...2024-01-0137 min
Vipers VoicesTymal Mills is back!Send us a textThis time we hear from new signing Tymal Mills. The left-arm fast bowler has replaced Gus Atkinson in the squad for season two, which gets underway on January the 19th, after Gus was selected for England’s Test tour of India. For Tymal, it’s a return to the Vipers fold as he was a part of the squad in season one, only for his involvement to be cut short when he suffered a recurrence of a toe injury. Since then, he’s en...2023-12-2830 min
Vipers VoicesBas's backstory - de Leede on de LeedeSend us a textYou’ll sometimes hear us say that an episode is a little bit different from the norm but this one really is, as we chat with the father of Bas de Leede, the Dutch all-rounder and one of the Vipers’ new recruits for season two. It’s no exaggeration to say that Tim de Leede is a Dutch cricketing legend. A batting all-rounder, he played in every match of the Netherlands’ first four appearances in major ICC events – the Cricket World Cups in 1996, 2003 and 2007, and the Champions Trophy in 2002. 2023-12-1840 min
Vipers VoicesAdam HoseSend us a textIt's time to catch up with another of the Desert Vipers' new recruits - batter Adam Hose.Vipers Voices spoke with Adam while he was in the UAE for the T10 tournament prior to heading off to Australia to play in the Big Bash League, and in a wide-ranging conversation he explained why he thinks red ball cricket has helped his white ball form, his own motivations and what he thinks he can bring to the table for the Vipers in the coming season.It's a cracking chat and w...2023-12-1130 min
Vipers VoicesColin MunroSend us a textIn this episode we speak with captain Colin Munro. With the DP World ILT20 only a month and a half away, it seemed like to perfect time to check in with the man who led the side so well in season one and is someone who, this year, has cemented his place as one of the leading T20 batters of all time by passing 10,000 runs in the format, an incredible achievement.We chatted with Colin during his stay in Abu Dhabi for the T10 tournament before h...2023-12-0433 min
Vipers VoicesVipers in the community - the Viper CupSend us a textIn this episode we join Desert Vipers staff, some of the franchise's UAE-based players and some special guests for a trip into the local community in Dubai.The Desert Vipers put together the Viper Cup, an indoor tournament for eight teams at the U-Pro indoor cricket centre in Al Quoz, an industrial area of Dubai about 15 to 20 minutes drive from the Vipers' home venue during the DP World ILT20, the Dubai International Stadium.The Viper Cup is all part of the franchise's efforts to reach out to the local...2023-11-2719 min
Vipers VoicesDesert Vipers Schools Programme - teaching cricket and the climate in the UAESend us a textThis is an episode with a difference as we focus on the Desert Vipers Schools Programme. The Desert Vipers staff are visiting as many schools as possible within the UAE, and the idea is designed to have multiple upsides. It is, first and foremost, a means to provide an introduction to cricket for children in the country which the franchise – and the tournament – calls home, something that will hopefully foster a love for the sport among those children. On top of that, the programme will hopeful...2023-11-2024 min
Vipers VoicesTom Curran - part two: looking forwardSend us a textThis episode is the second part of our two-part special with all-rounder Tom Curran. This time we’re switching our focus from looking back to looking forward as we chat with Tom about his plans, both before and after the upcoming DP World ILT20, which gets underway on January the 19th 2024. Tom also speaks about the Vipers’ new signings, including the Pakistani trio of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Azam Khan and Shadab Khan and, on top of that, he gives us his views on the franchise’s stance...2023-11-1318 min
Vipers VoicesTom Curran - part one: looking backSend us a textThis is a special episode because it’s the first of a two-part interview with all-rounder Tom Curran. Tom was one of the stars of season one for the Vipers, making telling contributions with bat, ball and in the field and he is back for another crack at the tournament in 2024. In this first part of our chat we talk about the inaugural ILT20 when the Vipers lost in the final to the Gulf Giants, and also about what he’s been up to during the re...2023-11-0625 min
Vipers VoicesTom Moody on the fixtures announcementSend us a textIn this episode we speak with Desert Vipers Director of Cricket Tom Moody for his reaction to the announcement of the fixtures for season two of the DP World ILT20.The Vipers are in action for the first time on the third day of the tournament, against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in Dubai on Sunday January the 21st, and then face a run of 10 matches in 22 days, including six games in nine days midway through the tournament. That run included two sets of back-to-back matches.It's a tough...2023-11-0317 min
Vipers VoicesKarthik Meiyappan and Aryan Lakra, plus Ben Hardy-Jones and Colin Munro on extreme heatSend us a textThis episode is a bumper edition. First up, we hear from the Desert Vipers latest recruits, left-arm spinning all-rounder Aryan Lakra and leg-spinner Karthik Meiyappan, with the duo chosen by the franchise during the UAE player draft. And then we check in with the Desert Vipers Sustainability Manager Ben Hardy-Jones to understand a bit more about why the side’s drive to reduce its carbon footprint is so important, both to the future of the game of cricket and the future of the planet. And Coli...2023-10-3029 min
Vipers VoicesSpin on spin - spin coach Carl Crowe on the Vipers' two new UAE spin signingsSend us a textThis time we’re in analytical mode. In our previous podcast we revealed the news that leg-spinner Karthik Meiyappan and left-arm spinner Aryan Lakra were drafted by the Vipers for season two of the tournament and so we thought that as both players are slow bowlers then who better to give us the inside track on them than the team’s very own spin bowling coach Carl Crowe. Carl joins us to chat about the duo, his role in working with them and what they can bring to the Vipers set-up in th...2023-10-2311 min
Vipers VoicesCEO Phil Oliver on drafting Aryan Lakra and Karthik MeiyappanSend us a textIt’s a special episode as we discuss the news that the Vipers have filled the last two slots for UAE players in their roster by picking up spin-bowling all-rounder Aryan Lakra and leg-spinner Karthik Meiyappan in the draft that took place on the morning of Friday October the 20th. The pair join forces with the two UAE players that the Vipers retained from season one – off-spinning all-rounder Rohan Mustafa and seam-bowling all-rounder Ali Naseer – to complete the four spaces allocated to local talent in the squad list. ...2023-10-2011 min
Vipers VoicesRohan MustafaSend us a textThis time we speak with UAE off-spinning all-rounder Rohan Mustafa. Rohan was retained by the Vipers, alongside another all-rounder Ali Naseer, and so he’s gearing up for season two very much with a spring in his step, looking forward to link up with plenty of familiar faces among the playing group, a handful of new signings and, of course, the coaching staff. Rohan was a pivotal figure for the Vipers in the first edition of the tournament as he opened the batting in every matc...2023-10-1626 min
Vipers VoicesAzam KhanSend us a textIn this episode we speak with Vipers wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan. Azam was due to join the Vipers for the first season but the necessary permissions didn’t come through so he and the Vipers have had to bide their time. Now all is in readiness for him to make his bow in the tournament and he can’t wait! In our chat Azam gives us a terrific insight into how he has become one of the T20 franchise world’s most successful power-hitters, as well as talki...2023-10-0929 min
Vipers VoicesCarl CroweSend us a textIn this episode we speak with Vipers spin bowling coach Carl Crowe.Carl’s role is to work with the slow-bowling talent within the franchise and in a fascinating interview he allows a peak behind the curtain at how he goes about his job, including his interactions with Wanindu Hasaranga, the Sri Lanka wrist spinner who was one of the few slow bowlers to enjoy concerted success in the first edition of the ILT20.Carl also talks about why spin - Hasaranga apart - didn't have a gr...2023-10-0222 min
Vipers VoicesBas de LeedeSend us a textThis time we have an interview with Netherlands all-rounder Bas de Leede. Bas was with MI Emirates in season one of the DP World ILT20, but he has been snapped up by the Vipers for the second edition and arrives as one of the most exciting young talents in the game. Bas is in India for the ICC Cricket World Cup, having played a key role in helping his country qualify for the tournament for the first time since 2011 and he gives us his thoughts on...2023-09-2523 min
Vipers VoicesJames FosterSend us a textThis time we have an interview with Vipers Head Coach James Foster. James is preparing to work with New Zealand at the Cricket World Cup in India in October and November but, ahead of that, he took the time to chat with us about his reflections on the first edition of the ILT20 when the Vipers finished as runners-up, as well as his work since then, the Vipers’ new signings for season two and plenty more besides.https://www.thedesertvipers.comhttps://twitter.com/TheDesertVipershtt...2023-09-1826 min
Vipers VoicesAli NaseerSend us a textThis time we speak with UAE all-rounder Ali Naseer who was one of the two local players retained by the Vipers from season one, alongside Rohan Mustafa. Since the inaugural DP World ILT20 tournament it’s been a whirlwind year for Ali as he’s made his One-Day International and Twenty20 International debuts for the UAE as well as captaining his national side in an Asian Cricket Council tournament up against India and Pakistan’s A sides. Ali walks us through all that’s happened to him dur...2023-09-1131 min
Vipers VoicesAzhar Mahmood on the Vipers' Pakistan trio, Gus Atkinson and plenty more!Send us a textIn this episode we speak with Desert Vipers seam bowling coach Azhar Mahmood, the former Pakistan all-rounder.Azhar is fresh off a stint with the Oval Invincibles in the Men's Hundred in the UK, where the side won that tournament for the first time - a side including Desert Vipers players Tom Curran and Gus Atkinson, as well as Vipers Director of Cricket Tom Moody (Head Coach for the Oval Invincibles) and Strength and Conditioning Coach Darren Veness.Azhar gives us chapter and verse on the Pakistan trio of...2023-09-0430 min
Vipers VoicesAlex Hales - looking back on season one and forward to season twoSend us a textIn this episode we have a chat with opening batter Alex Hales on all things Desert Vipers and he reflected on season one and looked ahead to season two.Alex was in Dubai on a whistle-stop visit between his commitments in The Hundred in the UK and a stint at the Caribbean Premier League, and while he was in the UAE Vipers Voices took the chance to catch up with a player who was the leading run-scorer in the inaugural edition of the ILT20, as well as someone who scored the...2023-08-2812 min
Vipers VoicesDesert Vipers announce new overseas signings for season two!Send us a textIn this episode we reflect upon the news that the Vipers have announced six new signings for season two of the competition – the Pakistan trio of fast bowler Shaheen Shah Afridi, leg-spinning all-rounder Shadab Khan and wicketkeeper-batter Azam Khan, plus English batter Adam Hose and the Associate duo of batter Michael Jones of Scotland and the Netherlands’ all-rounder Bas de Leede. Desert Vipers Director of Cricket Tom Moody talks us through the thinking behind signing each of the new faces and as he and the team start the countdown to th...2023-08-2125 min
Vipers VoicesVipers announce green initiative!Send us a textIt may be six months until the first ball of the second edition of the tournament is bowled but the Desert Vipers have not been idle, and the team’s management gathered at Lord’s Cricket Ground in London to announce a sustainability strategy. The idea behind it was borne of the carbon footprint produced by the Desert Vipers in the 2023 ILT20 (roughly 570 tonnes of CO2 emissions), the need to reduce it and so play a part in reducing the effect of climate change. Coming up we...2023-07-2439 min
Vipers VoicesFinal match reaction v Gulf Giants - James Foster and Colin MunroSend us a textIn this last Vipers Voices of this first season of the DP World ILT20 we reflect on the final match of the tournament. The Vipers ended up on the losing side against the Gulf Giants, going down by seven wickets in the penultimate over. Disappointment then for the Vipers players, staff and supporters but plenty to be positive about too as this newly-created franchise has come so close to glory. In this episode we’ll look back not only on the final...2023-02-1220 min
Vipers VoicesFinal preview with Tom Moody and Colin MunroSend us a textIn this episode of Vipers Voices we preview the final of the DP World ILT20, with the Desert Vipers all set to take on the Gulf Giants at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday the 12th of February. As we look ahead to that clash between the sides that finished one and two in the group stage of the tournament, we speak with Vipers Director of Cricket Tom Moody and we also drop in on the pre-match media conference with the two captains, with Colin Munro and the Gulf G...2023-02-1131 min
Vipers VoicesTom Curran looks ahead to the finalSend us a textIn this episode we start our build-up to the final of the DP World ILT20, with the Desert Vipers waiting to see who they’ll be playing at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday the 12th of February. The Vipers have earned the chance to sit back and watch others battle it out for that second berth in the ultimate match after beating the Gulf Giants in the Qualifier on Wednesday. And as the side starts its preparations for the match, we catch up with all...2023-02-1018 min
Vipers VoicesMatch reaction v Gulf Giants - James Foster, Sherfane Rutherford and Colin MunroSend us a textThis episode of Vipers Voices reflects on the Desert Vipers booking a place in the final of the inaugural DP World ILT20 with a 19-run victory over the Gulf Giants in the Qualifier at the Dubai International Stadium. The win, after two previous losses to the same opponents in the group stage of the tournament, means the Vipers go straight into the final on February the 12th while the Gulf Giants join MI Emirates and the Dubai Capitals in the battle for the second berth in the decider.2023-02-0823 min
Vipers VoicesMatch preview with Colin MunroSend us a textIn this episode we preview the Qualifier match in the DP World ILT20, the match against the Gulf Giants in Dubai on Wednesday the 8th of February. And who better to help us look ahead to that encounter than the Desert Vipers captain Colin Munro. It really is a massive game because for the winner of that clash there’s direct access to the final on February the 12th but for the loser there’s a do-or-die match against the winner of the third versus fourth...2023-02-0711 min
Vipers VoicesNaman Ojha and Simon HelmotSend us a textIn this episode we speak to the new arrival in the Vipers squad, former India wicketkeeper-batter Naman Ojha, drafted in to replace Dinesh Chandimal after the Sri Lankan was called home ahead of the Test series in New Zealand. And we also catch up with one of the coaching staff Simon Helmot, a man with vast experience around the world in franchise competitions, experience he can look to bring to bear as we enter the business end of the tournament.It's all part of the build-up to th...2023-02-0628 min
Vipers VoicesMatch reaction v Gulf Giants - James Foster, Tom Curran and Tom MoodySend us a textIn this episode we reflect on a day when things never quite clicked for the Vipers as they ended the group stages of their campaign in the DP World ILT20 with a 25-run loss to the Gulf Giants at the Dubai International Stadium. The result confirmed the Gulf Giants in the top two of the table alongside the Vipers and that means the two sides will mean again on Wednesday the 8th of February in the Qualifier, with the winner going straight through to the final while the loser w...2023-02-0417 min
Vipers VoicesMatch reaction v Dubai Capitals - Colin Munro and Sherfane RutherfordSend us a textIn this episode we reflect on the Desert Vipers confirming their place in the top two of the DP World ILT20 with a 22-run victory over the Dubai Capitals at the Dubai International Stadium. The win means that after the side’s final group match against the Gulf Giants on Saturday the 4th of February, the Vipers will line up four days later against the other side that finishes in the top two – either the Giants or MI Emirates – for a place in the final on February the 12th. 2023-02-0214 min
Vipers VoicesMatch reaction v Sharjah Warriors - Benny Howell, Sam Billings and James FosterSend us a textComing up we hear how the Desert Vipers got back on track in the DP World ILT20 with a 22-run victory over the Sharjah Warriors at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium. It followed on from the 157-run loss to MI Emirates at the same venue only 48 hours earlier and the win, the side’s sixth in eight outings in the tournament, cements its position at the top of the points table. We’ll hear from Benny Howell and Sam Billings, two of the heroes with the bat in...2023-01-3120 min