Desert Vipers
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The Desert Vipers team is a Twenty20 franchise cricket team plays in the Emirati International League T20 (ILT20). It was one of the six teams that were announced for the inaugural season of the tournament. It was founded in 2022, and the team is owned by Lancer Capital LLC.[1]
The team's chief executive officer Phil Oliver; the cricket director is Tom Moody. The team is coached by James Foster and captained by Colin Munro. The Vipers were the runners-up of the first season of the tournament.[2][3][4]
Franchise history
In August 2022, the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) announced the establishment of the International League T20, a Twenty20 Cricket competition to be started in 2023. The teams for the competition, representing 6 different cities of United Arab Emirates, including Desert, were put up on auction in UAE on September 2022. The Desert franchise was purchased was Manchester United FC CEO revealed that, led by Avram Glazer will be owning a team in the league. The team unveiled their logo and jersey in January 2023, through their social media handles.
Current squad
- As of 13 January 2024[5][6][7]
- Players with international caps are listed in bold.
Name | Nationality | Date of birth (age) | Batting style | Bowling style | Year signed | Notes |
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Batsmen | ||||||
Adam Hose | ![]() | (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992 (age 31) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2024 | |
Alex Hales | ![]() | (1989-01-03) 3 January 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2023 | |
Colin Munro | ![]() | (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987 (age 37) | Left-handed | Right-arm medium-fast | 2023 | |
Michael Jones | ![]() | (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | |
All-rounders | ||||||
Ali Naseer | ![]() | (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004 (age 20) | Left-handed | Left-arm medium-fast | 2024 | |
Bas de Leede | ![]() | (1999-11-15) 15 November 1999 (age 24) | Right-handed | Right-arm medium | 2024 | |
Rohan Mustafa | ![]() | (1988-10-07) 7 October 1988 (age 35) | Left-handed | Right-arm off break | 2023 | |
Shadab Khan | ![]() | (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998 (age 25) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2024 | |
Sherfane Rutherford | ![]() | (1998-08-15) 15 August 1998 (age 26) | Left-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | |
Tom Curran | ![]() | (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995 (age 29) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast-medium | 2023 | |
Wanindu Hasaranga | ![]() | (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997 (age 27) | Right-handed | Right-arm leg break | 2023 | |
Wicket-keepers | ||||||
Azam Khan | ![]() | (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | 2023 | ||
Dinesh Chandimal | ![]() | (1989-11-18) 18 November 1989 (age 34) | Right-handed | Right-arm off break | 2024 | |
Pace bowlers | ||||||
Gus Atkinson | ![]() | (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 (age 26) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2024 | |
Luke Wood | ![]() | (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995 (age 29) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2024 | |
Matheesha Pathirana | ![]() | (2002-12-18) 18 December 2002 (age 21) | Right-handed | Right-arm fast | 2024 | |
Shaheen Afridi | ![]() | (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 (age 24) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2024 | |
Mohammad Amir | ![]() | (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 (age 32) | Left-handed | Left-arm fast | 2024 | [8] |
Sheldon Cottrell | ![]() | (1989-08-19) 19 August 1989 (age 35) | Right-handed | Left-arm fast-medium | 2023 |
Statistics
Season summary
Season | League standing | Final standing | ||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
2023 | 2nd out of 6 | Runner Up | ||||
2024 | 5th out of 6 | League Stage | ||||
Last Updated: 11 February 2024 |
Administration and support staff
[9][10]
Position | Name |
---|---|
CEO | Phil Oliver |
Director of Cricket | Tom Moody |
Head coach | James Foster |
Batting coach | Neil McKenzie |
Fast Bowling coach | Azhar Mahmood |
Spin bowling coach | Carl Crowe |
Fielding coach | Simon Helmot |
Reference
- ^ "Desert Vipers Team". thedesertvipers. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
- ^ "Desert Vipers Team UAE ILT20 2024 Squad, Players list, Captain, Coach ,International League T20 (ILT20) 2024". india cricket schedule. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
- ^ "International League T20, 2023 Desert Vipers Squad, Owner, Captain". sportsunfold. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
- ^ "Retained by the Desert Vipers, Rohan Mustafa also hopes to retain his role as opener in season two of the DP World ILT20". thedesertvipers. Retrieved 2023-10-10.
- ^ "New Signess for DP World ILT20 Season 2". ilt20.ae. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "retained by franchises for DP World ILT20 Season2". ilt20.ae. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
- ^ "2024 Squads". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
- ^ "Amir joins Desert Vipers for ILT20".
- ^ "DP World ILT20 Season 2 to be played between 19 January to 18 February 2024". ilt20.ae. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
- ^ "Gulf Giants, Sharjah Warriors to play ILT20 opener on January 19". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
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