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 second edition in January and February of 2024. For exclusive interviews and insight from the Desert Vipers camp, this is the place to be. This is Vipers Voices...
Episodes
130 episodes
Season wrap-up part two: Director of Cricket Tom Moody
This is the final episode for season three and in it we speak with Vipers Director of Cricket Tom Moody as part of our wrap-up of the campaign. It’s part two of that wrap, following on from our chat with Chief Executive Officer Phil Oliver....
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Season 3
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Episode 38
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31:30
Season wrap-up part one: CEO Phil Oliver
This episode is part one of a two-part wrap-up of the season. In part two we’ll chat with Director of Cricket Tom Moody, but this time we catch up with Vipers CEO Phil Oliver to paint the big picture for us on where the franchise is at after bo...
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Season 3
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Episode 37
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34:05
Sam Curran, James Foster and Max Holden on Final heartache for the Vipers
In this episode we reflect on heartbreak for the Vipers as the side has lost the final of the DP World ILT20 to the Dubai Capitals. In a thrilling match, the Vipers posted 189 for five after being put into bat and then reduce...
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Season 3
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Episode 36
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15:55
Captain Lockie Ferguson previews the final!
In this episode we preview the final of the tournament in the company of captain Lockie Ferguson with the Vipers preparing to face the Dubai Capitals at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday night, the 9th of February. Sa...
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Season 3
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Episode 35
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19:56
Mohammad Amir, Max Holden and Alex Hales on victory over Sharjah Warriorz and a place in the final!
In this episode we can reflect upon a fantastic win for the team – a seven-wicket success against the Sharjah Warriorz in Qualifier 2 that means the Vipers have booked a place in the final of the tournament, against the Dubai Capitals.&n...
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Season 3
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Episode 34
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19:06
Coaches Simon Helmot and Carl Crowe, and UAE women's captain Esha Oza
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 U...
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Season 3
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Episode 33
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15:53
James Foster and David Payne on last-ball heartbreak in the Qualifier against the Dubai Capitals
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 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 32
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17:22
Tom Moody and Lockie Ferguson on defeat to the Dubai Capitals and the play-offs to come!
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 31
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17:11
Head Coach James Foster ahead of the Dubai Capitals and the play-offs!
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 i...
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Season 3
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Episode 30
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14:43
Luke Wood on coming back, boundary catches, Dubai Capitals and the play-offs to come!
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.&nb...
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Season 3
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Episode 29
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13:16
Max Holden and Wanindu Hasaranga on victory over the Gulf Giants that seals a top-two finish!
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 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 28
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17:38
Carl Crowe on defeat to MI Emirates and Tom Moody on Hasaranga the great!
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 Vip...
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Season 3
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Episode 27
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17:51
Sam Curran and Khuzaima bin Tanveer after victory over the Sharjah Warriorz
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 h...
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Season 3
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Episode 26
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13:44
James Foster on Sherfane Rutherford and Wanindu Hasaranga being named in ICC ODI Team of the Year
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 25
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16:58
Behind the scenes with Vipers kit manufacturer PALMFIT
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 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 24
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13:25
Fakhar Zaman, James Foster and Mohammad Amir on a record-breaking win versus Sharjah Warriorz
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 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 23
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20:43
Tom Moody on the Vipers' first loss of the campaign, against Dubai Capitals
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 ...
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Season 3
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Episode 22
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12:54
Nathan Sowter, Alex Hales and CEO Phil Oliver on the Sustainability Match win versus ADKRs
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 c...
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Season 3
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Episode 21
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19:22
Tom Moody, Lockie Ferguson and Fakhar Zaman on the win versus MI Emirates
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.
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Season 3
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Episode 20
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24:10
Ben Hardy-Jones on this season's Sustainability Match
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 19
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15:44
Alex Hales and Luke Wood as the Vipers make it two from two!
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 th...
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Season 3
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Episode 18
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13:49
Sam Curran on the Vipers' opening win against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders
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...
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Season 3
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Episode 17
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15:29
Lockie Ferguson - the captain looks ahead to the Vipers' first match!
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 in...
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Season 3
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Episode 16
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20:17
Tom Moody looks ahead to the season
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 ref...
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Season 3
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Episode 15
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19:26
Nathan Sowter and Adam Hose after the Vipers impress in warm-up action against the Gulf Giants
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 m...
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Season 3
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Episode 14
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