Desert Vipers

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Desert Vipers
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League International League T20
Personnel
Captain Lockie Ferguson
Coach James Foster
Owner Avram Glazer
Team information
ColoursRed and Black
  
Founded2022;3 years ago (2022)
Home ground Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Capacity16,000
History
Twenty20 debutv. Sharjah Warriors at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai; 15 January 2023
Official website Desert Vipers
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The Desert Vipers is a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that plays in the Emirati International League T20 (ILT20). It was one of the six teams that were announced for the inaugural season. It was founded in 2022, and currently owned by the Lancer Capital LLC. [1]

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The team's chief executive officer is 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, and finished 5th in Season 2. [2] [3] [4]

History

In August 2022, the Emirates Cricket Board (ECB) announced the establishment of the International League T20, to be started in 2023. The teams for the competition, representing three different cities of the United Arab Emirates, and three general teams which were not tied exclusively to one city, were put up on auction in UAE in September 2022. The franchise was purchased was Manchester United FC CEO Avram Glazer. The team unveiled their name Desert Vipers, logo and jersey in January 2023, through their social media handles.

Current squad

As of 13 January 2024 [5] [6] [7]
Batsmen
Adam Hose Flag of England.svg  England 25 October 1992 (age 32)Right-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2024
Alex Hales Flag of England.svg  England 3 January 1989 (age 36)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2023
Colin Munro Flag of New Zealand.svg  New Zealand 11 March 1987 (age 37)Left-handedRight-arm medium-fast 2023
Michael Jones Flag of Scotland.svg  Scotland 5 January 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2024
All-rounders
Ali Naseer Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 9 March 2004 (age 20)Left-handedLeft-arm medium-fast 2024
Bas de Leede Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 15 November 1999 (age 25)Right-handedRight-arm medium 2024
Rohan Mustafa Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg  United Arab Emirates 7 October 1988 (age 36)Left-handedRight-arm off break 2023
Shadab Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 4 October 1998 (age 26)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2024
Sherfane Rutherford WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 15 August 1998 (age 26)Left-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2023
Tom Curran Flag of England.svg  England 12 March 1995 (age 29)Right-handedRight-arm fast-medium 2023
Wanindu Hasaranga Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 29 July 1997 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm leg break 2023
Wicket-keepers
Azam Khan Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 10 August 1998 (age 26)Right-handed2023
Dinesh Chandimal Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 18 November 1989 (age 35)Right-handedRight-arm off break 2024
Pace bowlers
Gus Atkinson Flag of England.svg  England 19 January 1998 (age 27)Right-handedRight-arm fast 2024
Luke Wood Flag of England.svg  England 2 August 1995 (age 29)Left-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 2024
Matheesha Pathirana Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka 18 December 2002 (age 22)Right-handedRight-arm fast 2024
Shaheen Afridi Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 6 April 2000 (age 24)Left-handedLeft-arm fast 2024
Mohammad Amir Flag of Pakistan.svg  Pakistan 13 April 1992 (age 32)Left-handedLeft-arm fast 2024 [8]
Sheldon Cottrell WestIndiesCricketFlagPre1999.svg  West Indies 19 August 1989 (age 35)Right-handedLeft-arm fast-medium 2023

Statistics

Season summary

SeasonLeague standingFinal standing
2023 2nd out of 6Runner Up
2024 5th out of 6League Stage
Last Updated: 11 February 2024

Administration and support staff

PositionName
CEOPhil 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

Sustainability

The Desert Vipers became the first cricket franchise in the world to make their full season carbon footprint public, when they published their Season 1 footprint of 573 tonnes of carbon dioxide in 2023. In Season 2, they hosted their first 'Sustainability Match', which aimed to celebrate their achievements to date and trial new sustainability initiatives. They are Dubai's first signatory to the United Nations Sports for Climate Action Framework, and they have committed to Net Zero by 2040.

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, Dev Rai 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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