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In this episode we hear from Head Coach James Foster as he reflects on the Vipers making it six wins from six starts this season, courtesy of a five-wicket victory against the Dubai Capitals at the Dubai International Stadium.

The success ensures the Vipers have qualified for the end-of-season play-offs but there is still work to be done to make sure of a top-two berth that would guarantee two opportunities to reach the final.

This was the Vipers' seasonal Sustainability Match, during which they shine a light on green issues, and we also hear from CEO Phil Oliver and Head of Strategy Matt Bailey as they explain why the franchise is so committed to this cause.

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In this episode we hear from Max Holden, who made an unbeaten 64 from 41 balls to help the Vipers to a fifth win in five matches, this time against the Gulf Giants at the Dubai International Stadium.

Max shared an unbroken stand of 123 for the third wicket with Sam Curran (67 not out) as the Vipers won eight wickets with 3.1 overs in hand.

Earlier, Khuzaima Bin Tanveer produced a sensational spell of bowling, capturing four for 10 as the Vipers restricted the Giants to 157 for seven. Those wickets meant he secured the player of the match award and he took over as the holder of the white belt for the top wicket-taker in the tournament, with his tally now standing at 10.

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This time we chat with the Desert Vipers Sustainability Lead, Ben Hardy-Jones as we look forward to the Sustainability Match which this season will see the team face the Dubai Capitals at the Dubai International Stadium on Sunday the 14th of December, a 6.30pm start.

Ben talks to us about the significance of the match, why it is so important and what activities will be taking place on the day.

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In this episode we chat with Director of Cricket Tom Moody who reflects on the campaign so far and looks ahead to the team’s next match, against the Gulf Giants, at the Dubai International Stadium on Friday the 12th of December, a 6.30pm start.

Tom talks about what’s pleased him and what hasn’t so far. There’s plenty of good stuff to look back on, of course, off the back of four wins from four matches but, as Tom tells us, there’s also plenty to improve upon.

Tom speaks about the return of Lockie Ferguson as captain after the fast bowler missed the first three matches of the tournament, he discusses the batting and bowling and also gives us an update on the fitness of Andries Gous, after the wicketkeeper-batter was forced to retire hurt in the most recent win, against MI Emirates in Abu Dhabi.

Andries’ replacement behind the stumps was Vriitya Aravind, and Tom discusses his role in the side, as well as conditions across the three venues.

He also talks about the moment that’s provoked huge discussion in the cricketing world, the decision by MI’s Nicholas Pooran not to stump Max Holden in the Vipers’ last match, and Tom chats, too, about how the team will look to keep their collective feet on the ground after the flying start to this season’s action.

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In this episode we hear from fast bowler David Payne off the back of another thrilling match involving the Vipers - this time a one-run win against MI Emirates in Abu Dhabi.

David was player of the match after taking four for 29 as the Vipers defended 159, sealing the win off the final delivery as wicketkeeper Vriitya Aravind ran out AM Ghazanfar as he sought the run that would have taken the match to a super over.

It means the Vipers are top of the table with four wins from four matches.

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This time we reflect on a great result for the Vipers, who made it three wins from three starts in thrilling fashion against the Gulf Giants at the Dubai International Stadium.

The Vipers, set 180 to win by the Giants, reached 179 for nine to set up a super over, the first in the history of the tournament, and after Dan Lawrence and Shimron Hetmyer scored 13, Naseem Shah then bowled superbly to restrict the Giants to 9, meaning victory for the Vipers.

Coming up we hear from captain Sam Curran, who weighed in with 44 from 36 balls, as well as Dan Lawrence, the player of the match for a terrific innings of 56 from 31 deliveries.

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This time we speak with the Vipers Analyst Freddie Wilde, who gives us a peak behind the curtain at what his job entails.

It really is a fascinating conversation about a role within teams these days that is widely acknowledged but rarely, if ever, spoken about.

Our chat covers all aspects of what Freddie does – how he goes about his business, how he interacts with the players and coaching staff and how receptive those two groups are to the use of video and, more generally, technology in the game.

Freddie gives us a little bit of background on himself and how he manages to stay on top of the dizzying amount of cricket that takes place all over the world these days.

He also gives us an insight into his role with the franchise both before and during the first-ever DP World ILT20 player auction, which took place in Dubai in October. As you’ll find out, he was hands-on even though he wasn’t physically present on the day!

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The Desert Vipers have made it two wins from two matches at the start of Season 4 of the DP World ILT20, this time beating the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders by two wickets with four balls in hand at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.

In this episode we hear from Dan Lawrence, who made 35 from 32 balls and also took the key wicket of ex-Vipers batter Sherfane Rutherford.

The Vipers restricted a powerful ADKR batting line-up top 171 for six before chasing down the target, thanks not only to Dan but also player of the match Shimron Hetmyer, who made 48 from 25 balls, and a superb cameo from Khuzaima Bin Tanveer, who belted an unbeaten 31 from 12 balls to see the side to victory after 19 were needed from the final two overs.

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