Vipers Voices
This is the home of The Desert Vipers, the Twenty20 franchise side competing in the ILT20, the shortform tournament in the United Arab Emirates with its fourth edition in December 2025 and January 2026. For exclusive interviews and insight from the Desert Vipers camp, this is the place to be. This is Vipers Voices...
Vipers Voices
Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, Tom Bruce & Vriitya Aravind on victory against Sharjah Warriorz!
In this episode we look back on another win for the team, this time by four wickets against the Sharjah Warriorz at the Dubai International Stadium.
We’ll do that looking back in the company of fast bowler Khuzaima bin Tanveer, who celebrated his birthday in style by taking two wickets, as well as Tom Bruce and Vriitya Aravind, who were together at the crease when the winning run was struck with 37 balls in hand.
Sharjah batted first and were bowled out for 90 as David Payne, named player of the match, took three for 14, and there were only two Warriorz players in double figures.
In reply, the Vipers batting wobbled a little and the side was 30 for three at one stage. But Sam Curran, captaining the side as Lockie Ferguson rested, scored 37 from 31 balls to ease any nerves.
The match also marked the Vipers debut of Jason Roy, who has been drafted into the squad in place of Shimron Hetmyer, with the West Indian batter ruled out of the tournament with a hamstring injury.
The Vipers now have just two more matches left in the league stage of the tournament and this win has guaranteed the team a top-two finish in that league, which means two potential opportunities to qualify for the final on the 4th of January.
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