Jul 24, 2026 · 12 min · 5 segments
Send us Fan Mail it’s time to recap on the first match for the side in the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League – a 38-run loss to the Lahore…
Brian MurgatroydHost
Khary PierreGuest
[upbeat music] The Vipers did really well in the first half of the Kalanders innings, restricting the Pakistan Super League side to 65 for three at the halfway point.
But after reducing the Kalanders further to 93 for four in the 14th over, they weren't able to force another breakthrough.
And Pavez Hosein Emon and Michael Bracewell, the Kalanders captain, played extremely well to add an unbroken 83 for the fifth wicket in 46 balls, the highest fifth wicket partnership in tournament history.
The duo added 67 in the last five overs and 40 in the final three, and that meant the total blew out to 176 for four, the third-highest total in the history of the Global Super League.
Pick of the bowlers for the Vipers was left arm finger spinner Kari Pierre with two for 14 in three overs.
Two other Vipers debutants, Vettel Law with one for 37 and Nathan Smith, who took one for 43, were the other wicket-takers.
There were actually eight Vipers players making their first appearances for the franchise, with Captain Shadab, Vitya Aravind and Andreas House the only members of the playing 11 to have featured for the team previously.
The Vipers needed 8.85 runs per over to secure victory, and the way Andreas House started meant they could feel positive about their chances.
He timed the ball superbly and raced to his 50, but after the side reached 96 for one in the 13th over, the scoreboard pressure, together with the difficulty of forcing the ball on a slow, low surface, meant that it became increasingly tough to maintain the asking rate.
Usama Mir, the Kalanders leg spinner, was superb in taking four for 23, and only four Vipers batters actually reached double figures.
Hardly surprising, as it was extremely hard for new players to adapt to conditions and scored around 12 runs per over as soon as they walked into bat.
[upbeat music] The Vipers did really well in the first half of the Kalanders innings, restricting the Pakistan Super League side to 65 for three at the halfway point.
But after reducing the Kalanders further to 93 for four in the 14th over, they weren't able to force another breakthrough.
And Pavez Hosein Emon and Michael Bracewell, the Kalanders captain, played extremely well to add an unbroken 83 for the fifth wicket in 46 balls, the highest fifth wicket partnership in tournament history.
The duo added 67 in the last five overs and 40 in the final three, and that meant the total blew out to 176 for four, the third-highest total in the history of the Global Super League.
Pick of the bowlers for the Vipers was left arm finger spinner Kari Pierre with two for 14 in three overs.
Two other Vipers debutants, Vettel Law with one for 37 and Nathan Smith, who took one for 43, were the other wicket-takers.
There were actually eight Vipers players making their first appearances for the franchise, with Captain Shadab, Vitya Aravind and Andreas House the only members of the playing 11 to have featured for the team previously.
The Vipers needed 8.85 runs per over to secure victory, and the way Andreas House started meant they could feel positive about their chances.
He timed the ball superbly and raced to his 50, but after the side reached 96 for one in the 13th over, the scoreboard pressure, together with the difficulty of forcing the ball on a slow, low surface, meant that it became increasingly tough to maintain the asking rate.
Usama Mir, the Kalanders leg spinner, was superb in taking four for 23, and only four Vipers batters actually reached double figures.
Hardly surprising, as it was extremely hard for new players to adapt to conditions and scored around 12 runs per over as soon as they walked into bat.
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