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This is an episode with a difference. The day after the team’s last-ball defeat to the Dubai Capitals in the Qualifier, two of the coaches, bowling coach Carl Crowe and fielding coach Simon Helmot, meet up with eight players involved with the UAE women’s team for a session at the JA Resort’s dedicated cricket facility in Jebel Ali.
The idea behind the session was three-fold: following on from the work the Vipers are doing in schools across Dubai, this was another opportunity for the franchise to help develop UAE cricket beyond simply playing in the DP World ILT20; it was a chance for the women to interact with overseas coaches they would not otherwise have the chance to work with; and it gave the Vipers coaches sight of the type of talent that is coming through the system in the UAE.
Coming up we hear from both Carl and Simon on their experience of the session on Thursday morning, and we also hear from Esha Oza, the UAE women’s captain, a player who was recently named the ICC women’s Associate Player of the Year, and one of the players who took part in the coaching clinic.
The session was certainly an opportunity for Simon and Carl to clear their heads after that loss to the Capitals ahead of a winner-takes-all match in Sharjah on Friday night against either MI Emirates or Sharjah Warriorz, with a place in Sunday’s final against the Capitals up for grabs.
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It’s a do-or-die game for the Vipers in Sharjah on Friday so whatever happens it promises to be must-watch action!
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This episode comes off the back of a heartbreaking loss to the Dubai Capitals in the Qualifier with the Capitals winning by five wickets off the very last ball to secure a spot in Sunday’s final.
For the Vipers it means that in order to join them they have to do it the hard way, playing against the winners of the eliminator between MI Emirates and Sharjah Warriorz that takes place in Abu Dhabi on Thursday night.
That next game for the Vipers comes up quickly, on Friday night in Sharjah and the equation is a simple one – two wins will see the team lifting the title for the first time; anything less and it’s a season with nothing to show for the efforts of the players and staff.
Coming up we reflect on the defeat at the Dubai International Stadium in the company of Head Coach James Foster and fast bowler David Payne.
But before we do so, a reminder that there’s still time for you to catch the Vipers in action this season. If you want to watch that eliminator in Sharjah on Friday the 7th of February then you can buy tickets via the link below the description for this podcast or via the DP World ILT20’s own website.
Friday’s game is an all or nothing match for the Vipers so it should be very much worth your trouble to catch it!
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It’s the end of the league stage of the tournament and the Vipers have finished top of the six-team table with seven wins from 10 matches. But the regular season has ended with a whimper rather than a bang as the team went down to a nine-wicket loss with 17 balls to spare against the Dubai Capitals in Sharjah.
Coming up we hear from Vipers Director of Cricket Tom Moody, who reflects on a chastening defeat and also looks ahead with positivity to the play-offs to come, and there’s also the thoughts of captain Lockie Ferguson, who looks back on the league campaign and forward to the next stage of the tournament.
And that next stage is, to begin with at least, a Qualifier against the same opponents – the Dubai Capitals at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday the 5th of February as the Capitals’ win in Sharjah meant they leapfrogged MI Emirates into second spot in the table.
The winner of that Vipers – Capitals match will go straight into the final, also set for Dubai on Sunday the 9th of February, while the loser of that match will face the winner of Thursday’s game between MI Emirates and Sharjah Warriorz, in Sharjah on Friday the 7th of February with the second berth in the final at stake.
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In this episode we speak with Head Coach James Foster to preview the final league match of the campaign against the Dubai Capitals, in Sharjah on Monday evening, the 3rd of February.
The Vipers are already assured of top spot in the six-team league table so it’s a case now of seeing if another victory can be chalked up ahead of the play-offs, which begin just two days later with the Vipers facing a Qualifier against the second-placed side for the right to go straight through to the final four days later.
James has overseen a terrific campaign so far with seven wins from nine matches – and another win against the Capitals would see the side create history as no side has ever won eight matches in the regular season of the DP World ILT20.
James talks about that and tells us whether there are any fitness concerns within the squad leading into the final week of the tournament.
The Head Coach discusses the lack of jeopardy for the Vipers going into the Capitals match and also reflects on the need to find the sweet spot in that game between, on the one hand, providing players with opportunities ahead of the business end of the competition while, on the other, looking to maintain the momentum that the Vipers have created through winning the majority of their matches.
James talks about the importance of the win over the Gulf Giants following the heavy loss to MI Emirates and he reflects upon Azam Khan’s search for his best form as the destructive Pakistan batter aims for a major contribution.
James speaks, too, about whether there’s a need to keep the players in the here and now rather than let minds wander to the Qualifier at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday – with the side that wins that game booking their place in the final.
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In this episode we begin the build-up to the Vipers’ final match of the regular season, a meeting with the Dubai Capitals at the Sharjah Stadium on Monday the 3rd of February – and we do that in the company of left-arm fast bowler Luke Wood.
Luke has been absent from the side for the past five matches – and coming up he explains why. He also chats about his catching and how he reaches such a high level in the field, the season so far and the match against the Capitals and it’s a thoroughly engaging conversation you won’t want to miss.
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The final will take place in Dubai on Sunday the 9th of February and fingers crossed the Vipers can make it that far – and this season lift the silverware.
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It’s happy days for the Vipers as not only have the team returned to winning ways with a five-wicket win over the Gulf Giants in Dubai, but in doing so they’ve confirmed their spot in the top two of the league stage and so guaranteed they have two chances to qualify for the final.
The team impressed with the ball against the 2023 champions but it took a classy debut innings of 70 not out from 54 balls by Max Holden to see the team over the line with an over in hand.
Coming up we hear from Max as he talks us through what was a thoroughly impressive first appearance in the tournament for the left-hander. And we also hear from players of the match Wanindu Hasaranga, who produced yet another incredible display with the ball, taking three for 10.
The Vipers now have just one match left in the league stage of the tournament, against the Dubai Capitals in Sharjah on Monday the 3rd of February, ahead of a match against as yet unknown opponents in the qualifier two days later in Dubai. If you want tickets for either of those matches, or any that remain in the tournament then you can purchase them using the link below the podcast description for this episode or at the DP World ILT20’s own website.
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This time we’re looking back on a night to forget for the Vipers as the side slipped to a 154-run defeat at the hands of MI Emirates in Abu Dhabi.
It was the second-heaviest loss in the history of the tournament, eclipsed only by the Vipers’ 157-run loss to the same opponents in Sharjah in 2023. The crumb of comfort is that after that previous loss, the Vipers reached the final. Let’s hope history repeats itself in 2025!
We hear from bowling coach Carl Crowe as he helps us pick apart the reverse, and we also have something positive on this episode too, as we speak with Tom Moody, the Vipers Director of Cricket to reflect upon the selection of Wanindu Hasaranga in the International Cricket Council’s men’s T20 International Team of the Year.
By being named in that side, Wanindu has become the only player to feature in both the ODI and T20I teams and Tom reflects on the qualities of the Sri Lanka leg-spinner, who has already been in fine form again for the Vipers this season.
The franchise remains comfortably top of the six-team DP World ILT20 table with two matches to play in the regular season and the next match is a repeat of the 2023 final, against the Gulf Giants in Dubai, on Wednesday the 29th of January.
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We’re reflecting on a sixth win in seven matches for the Vipers as the side secured back-to-back wins against the Sharjah Warriorz.
After a ten-wicket win in Dubai, this time it was an eight wicket win with 31 balls to spare.
We hear from Sam Curran, standing in as captain for Lockie Ferguson, who scored an unbeaten 54 in only 34 balls, and also Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, the UAE fast bowler, who made his debut and took four for 22, winning the player of the match award for his efforts.
The Vipers’ win cements the team’s position at the top of the league table and it appears as though they are nailed on for the play-offs. It also looks likely that one further win will all but guarantee a top-two finish in the group stage, providing two chances to qualify for the final, in Dubai on the 9th of February.
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This is a special episode because we’re joined by head coach James Foster to celebrate the inclusion of two Vipers players – batter Sherfane Rutherford and spin-bowling all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga – in the ICC Men’s One-Day International Team of the Year.
It’s a huge achievement by both players and a source of pride for the Vipers as both men have been part of the franchise since the start of the DP World ILT20 so everyone connected with the team has been able to follow their upward trajectories with a feeling of immense pleasure.
In addition to discussing Sherfane and Wanindu, James also talks to us about the season so far and how there’ll be no complacency despite the fact the team has won five of its first six matches of the campaign.
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This is an episode with a difference as we hear from Hanish Bhatt, the owner of PALMFIT, the company that produces the Vipers’ clothing.
That might sound like a very dry topic but it’s anything but as Hanish’s company makes the kit used by the players and staff from recycled material, in keeping with the Vipers’ quest to be one of the most sustainable sports teams in the world.
It’s a fascinating view behind the curtain at one aspect of what makes a team tick!
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This time we’re looking back on history as the Vipers secured the first-ever 10-wicket win in the history of the tournament, beating the Sharjah Warriorz at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday night.
We hear from opening batter Fakhar Zaman, who blitzed an unbeaten 71 in the successful chase, Head Coach James Foster and also fast bowler Mohammad Amir, who provides his thoughts on the action in Urdu after taking four for 24 to secure the player of the match award.
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This time we’re reflecting on the Vipers’ first disappointing day of this year’s tournament as the side went down to a six-wicket loss to the Dubai Capitals at the Dubai International Stadium on Monday night.
It was a loss that followed four wins in a row to start the DP World ILT20 and to review it we’re joined by Vipers Director of Cricket Tom Moody..
The positive aspect about the defeat is that the players have the opportunity to make up for it very soon afterwards because the next match is just 48 hours later, against the Sharjah Warriorz, again at the Dubai International Stadium on Wednesday the 22nd of January.
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Although it’s still early days in the tournament, things keep getting better and better for the Vipers as the side made it four wins from four against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders and we reflect on that victory in this episode.
It was a convincing 53-run win at the Dubai International Stadium in the side’s annual Sustainability Match, an occasion when the Vipers wear green to highlight the causes of recycling and the climate emergency that are close to the heart of the franchise.
Coming up we hear from Nathan Sowter, who finished with three wickets, a catch and a run-out, Alex Hales, who top-scored with 58 and Desert Vipers CEO Phil Oliver, who reflects on the success of the Sustainability Match.
The next match, against the Dubai Capitals at the same venue, the Dubai International Stadium, is on Monday the 20th of January.
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It’s three games and three wins for the Vipers after an excellent five wicket success against the defending champions, MI Emirates, under the Ring of Fire lights at the Dubai International Stadium, a victory achieved with five balls to spare.
Coming up we hear from Director of Cricket Tom Moody, captain Lockie Ferguson and player of the match Fakhar Zaman, and they give us their perspective on the triumph.
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In this episode we do something different – it’s time to hear from the Desert Vipers’ Sustainability Lead, Ben Hardy-Jones, as we approach the annual Sustainability Match, this year against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders at the Dubai International Stadium on Saturday the 18th of January.
Ben talks us through what the day will involve from a Vipers perspective and also gives us an insight into the Vipers' actions in tackling the issues of plastic pollution and the ongoing climate emergency – and it’s a fascinating and engaging conversation.
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It’s two from two for the Vipers as we can look back on another victory for Lockie Ferguson’s side – this time by six wickets with 14 balls to spare at the Dubai International Stadium against the Gulf Giants, the side that beat the Vipers in the inaugural final in 2023.
We hear from two key contributors for the side – opening batter Alex Hales, who had to battle some really testing bowling from the Giants seam attack, and left-arm fast bowler Luke Wood, who was one of the Vipers’ bowlers to impress in an excellent display in the field.
The Vipers' next match is on Thursday the 16th of January at the same venue against the defending champions MI Emirates.
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We hear from Sam Curran, who was a key part of an opening match win for the Vipers against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi.
Sam made 50 not out from 37 balls, and with Dan Lawrence making 70 in 39 deliveries, the duo added 95 in 10 overs as the side ultimately made light of a potentially tricky chase after ADKR made 166 for four in their 20 overs, winning with eight balls in hand.
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It’s almost time! In this episode, recorded around 24 hours before the Vipers’ first match of season three, against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi, we check in with new captain Lockie Ferguson.
Lockie’s had a whirlwind introduction to the Vipers having arrived from Australia, where he was playing for the Sydney Thunder in the Big Bash League, on Thursday afternoon.
We chat with the captain about how he’s getting his feet under the table with his new team-mates, how he’s preparing for the action to come, what he thinks about the side’s first opponents – and plenty more. It’s a fantastic interview and one you’ll thoroughly enjoy.
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In this edition we hear from Tom Moody, the Vipers’ Director of Cricket, two days out from the side’s opening match of season three, against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders in Abu Dhabi on Sunday the 12th of January.
We spoke with Tom to reflect upon the Vipers encouraging warm-up match against the Gulf Giants and Tom reflects on that performance and what it means for the days ahead.
He also discusses the arrivals of several of the team’s big guns, including new captain Lockie Ferguson, batters Dan Lawrence, Sherfane Rutherford, and Alex Hales and all-rounders Kusal Malla and Wanindu Hasaranga and what that means for selection and for the team dynamic.
And Tom speaks at length about the value he believes the league is providing for UAE players to develop their games alongside some of the world’s best talents.
There’s a hint of three about the make-up of the side for that opening match in Abu Dhabi and his assessment of the opposition for that first match of the tournament for the Vipers.
As ever with Tom, it’s thoroughly engaging stuff and well worth your time.
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This time we’ve got some cricket to reflect upon as the Vipers have played their one and only warm-up match ahead of the tournament, against the Gulf Giants at the ICC Academy.
And as a build-up to the main event, it couldn’t have gone much better.
The Vipers bowled out the Giants for 125 in only 16.1 overs, then cruised towards that target to such an extent that both head coaches, James Foster of the Vipers, and the Giants’ Andy Flower, agreed to a revised target of 186, 60 more runs than the original requirement.
The Vipers fell short by just three runs of reaching that goal but it was still a match filled with positives and coming up we’ll reflect on those with two of the stars of the day from a Vipers perspective, leg-spinner Nathan Sowter and batter Adam Hose.
Nathan took four for eight in a superb spell of bowling, while Adam found the middle of the bat in a stunning display of hitting, making 47 from only 23 balls before he retired out to give others a chance of time in the middle.
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