Desert Vipers

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]

Desert Vipers
LeagueInternational League T20
Personnel
CaptainColin Munro
CoachJames Foster
OwnerLancer Capital LLC
Team information
ColoursRed and Black
   
Established2023
Home groundSharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Capacity16,000
History
Twenty20 debutv. Sharjah Warriors at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai; 15 January 2023
Official websiteDesert Vipers

T20 kit

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
Batsmen
Adam Hose England (1992-10-25) 25 October 1992Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast2024
Alex Hales England (1989-01-03) 3 January 1989Right-handedRight-arm medium2023
Colin Munro New Zealand (1987-03-11) 11 March 1987Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast2023
Michael Jones Scotland (1998-01-05) 5 January 1998Right-handedRight-arm off break2024
All-rounders
Ali Naseer United Arab Emirates (2004-03-09) 9 March 2004Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast2024
Bas de Leede Netherlands (1999-11-15) 15 November 1999Right-handedRight-arm medium2024
Rohan Mustafa United Arab Emirates (1988-10-07) 7 October 1988Left-handedRight-arm off break2023
Shadab Khan Pakistan (1998-10-04) 4 October 1998Right-handedRight-arm leg break2024
Sherfane Rutherford West Indies (1998-08-15) 15 August 1998Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium2023
Tom Curran England (1995-03-12) 12 March 1995Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium2023
Wanindu Hasaranga Sri Lanka (1997-07-29) 29 July 1997Right-handedRight-arm leg break2023
Wicket-keepers
Azam Khan Pakistan (1998-08-10) 10 August 1998Right-handed2023
Dinesh Chandimal Sri Lanka (1989-11-18) 18 November 1989Right-handedRight-arm off break2024
Pace bowlers
Gus Atkinson  England (1998-01-19) 19 January 1998 Right-handed Right-arm fast 2024
Luke Wood England (1995-08-02) 2 August 1995Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium2024
Matheesha Pathirana Sri Lanka (2002-12-18) 18 December 2002Right-handedRight-arm fast2024
Shaheen Afridi  Pakistan (2000-04-06) 6 April 2000 Left-handed Left-arm fast 2024
Mohammad Amir  Pakistan (1992-04-13) 13 April 1992 Left-handed Left-arm fast 2024 [8]
Sheldon Cottrell  West Indies (1989-08-19) 19 August 1989 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
  1. "Desert Vipers Team". thedesertvipers. Retrieved 2023-01-10.
  2. "Desert Vipers Team UAE ILT20 2024 Squad, Players list, Captain, Coach ,International League T20 (ILT20) 2024". india cricket schedule. Retrieved 2023-09-01.
  3. "International League T20, 2023 Desert Vipers Squad, Owner, Captain". sportsunfold. Retrieved 2023-01-26.
  4. "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.
  5. "New Signess for DP World ILT20 Season 2". ilt20.ae. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  6. "retained by franchises for DP World ILT20 Season2". ilt20.ae. Retrieved 2023-07-10.
  7. "2024 Squads". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2023-08-21.
  8. "Amir joins Desert Vipers for ILT20".
  9. "DP World ILT20 Season 2 to be played between 19 January to 18 February 2024". ilt20.ae. Retrieved 2023-08-23.
  10. "Gulf Giants, Sharjah Warriors to play ILT20 opener on January 19". ESPNcricinfo. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
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