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Desert Vipers
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Founded
2023
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Main Players
Lockie Ferguson, Fakhar Zaman, Shimron Hetmyer, Sam Curran, Wanindu Hasaranga
Desert Vipers
Desert Vipers
Desert Vipers
The Desert Vipers are a professional Twenty20 (T20) franchise cricket team that plays in the UAE's International League T20 (ILT20). Owned by Lancer Capital, the team was founded in 2022 and played in the inaugural 2023 season, finishing as runners-up. They were finalists again in 2024 and had a 5th place finish in 2025. The team's current coach is James Foster, and the captain is Colin Munro. The Desert Vipers wins their maiden International League T20 (ILT20) title in the 2025-26 Season 4. They defeated MI Emirates by 46 runs in the final on January 4, 2026.
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Desert Vipers Cricket 2025-26 Ilt20 Squad
| Player Name | Role | Style | Jersey Number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bowler | Batting Style: Right-Handed Bowling Style: Left-Arm Wrist-Spin | 15 | |
| All-Rounder | Batting Style: Left-Handed Bowling Style: Left arm Medium fast | 58 | |
| Bowler | Batting Style: Right-handed Bowling Style: Right-arm fast | 69 | |
| Bowler | Batting Style: Right-hand bat Bowling Style: Right arm Fast | 71 | |
| Batter | Batting Style: Left-hand bat Bowling Style: Slow Left arm Orthodox | 39 | |
| Bowler | Batting Style: Right-hand bat Bowling Style: Right arm Legbreak | 32 | |
| Batter | Batting Style: Left-Handed Bowling Style: Right-arm medium | 2 | |
| Wicketkeeper | Batting Style: Right-hand Bat Bowling Style: Right arm Offbreak | 8 | |
| Batter | Batting Style: Right-handed Bowling Style: Right-arm off-break | 28 | |
| Bowler | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm fast | 19 | |
| Bowler | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Left-arm fast | 10 | |
| Batsman | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm medium | 14 | |
| Bowler | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm medium fast | 2 | |
| Bowling Allrounder | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm medium | 5 | |
| Batsman | Batting Style: Left Handed Bat Bowling Style: - | 3 | |
| Batsman | Batting Style: Left Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm off-break | 4 | |
| Batsman | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm Off-break | 14 | |
| Batsman | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm Medium | 5 | |
| Batting Allrounder | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm off break | 42 | |
| Bowler | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Left-arm fast-medium | 14 | |
| WK-Batsman | Batting Style: Right Handed Bat Bowling Style: Right-arm medium | 16 |
Team Records
- Highest innings totals (FC+LA+T20):
189/5 on Feb. 9, 2025
171/7 on Feb. 9, 2024
- Highest partnership (T20): 128* between Alex Hales and Sam Curran
- Team win percentage:
- vs. Gulf Giants:
100% - vs. Sharjah Warriors:
80%
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Major Stadiums
Home Stadium: Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
Trophies and Award
- Team awards:
- Runner-up: The team was a runner-up in the ILT20 2025 season.
- Finalist: They were the first team to qualify for the final in the inaugural 2023 season and have been finalists twice.
- ILT20 2025-26 Champions: The Vipers secured their first-ever ILT20 trophy, winning the final by 46 runs on January 4, 2026, in Dubai after finishing as runners-up in previous seasons. They received the coveted Black Belt trophy and a cash prize of USD 700,000.
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