In this episode we hear from fast bowling coach Azhar Mahmood after the Vipers became the first side in the history of the DP World ILT20 to win eight matches in the regular season, beating the Sharjah Warriorz by five wickets with three balls to spare at the Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
The Vipers won thanks to a disciplined bowling display as the Warriorz were restricted to 140 for seven. Max Holden then made an unbeaten 65, during the course of which he became the leading run-scorer in the tournament.
22 were needed from the final two overs, but Hassan Nawaz hit three sixes in an unbeaten 25, to remove any fears of a loss going into the post-season play-offs.
The Vipers will now play in Qualifier 1 on December the 30th. Win that and they are straight through to the final on January the 4th; lose it and they have a second route to the final, via Qualifier 2 in Sharjah on January the 2nd.
