Jul 29, 2026 · 13 min · 4 segments
Send us Fan Mail It’s back-to-back wins for the Vipers in the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League, this time beating the Perth Scorchers XI – but…
Brian MurgatroydHost
Shane DowrichGuest
Now then, let's hear from Shane Dowrich as we try to make sense of that remarkable win for the Vipers against the Perth Scorchers XI here on Vipers Voices.
The Vipers were unchanged for the first time in the tournament, and Shadab Khan won his first toss at Providence Stadium.
He opted for his side to bowl first, as historically, chasing has always been favoured in this competition, especially under lights, with the possibility of Dew making the ball skid onto the bat in the latter stages.
With the ball, the Vipers took advantage of playing on a used surface to produce their most disciplined performance of the tournament.
The six bowlers conceded just six fours and two sixes in the 20 overs of the Perth innings, and there were 52 dot balls as well, a remarkable number.
Pick of the attack was left-arm spinner Kari Pierre, who took the wicket of Darcy short from the first ball he bowled, and he finished with two for 14.
In fact, the three spinners, Pierre, Shadab Khan and Vital Laws, bowled 12 overs between them and took five for 48.
That was opener Andre Fletcher with 40 from 47 balls, Akhil Hossain pushed up to number five and finishing 32 not out from 35 deliveries, and Ashton Agar, who ended with an unbeaten 17 in 11 balls.
The one exception to that was Riley Rousseau, whose 50 from 31 balls was a truly remarkable effort, given no one else on either side played with the same level of fluency.
He's now the leading run scorer in the tournament, and this innings followed on from his 61 against Guyana and 38 not out, versus the San Francisco Unicorns.
There were a couple of occasions when the Vipers appeared to have the chase under control, as they reached 74 for four in the 12th over and later 103 for six in the 18th.
But a couple of costly runouts and some fine bowling, especially by West Indies spinner Akhil Hossain, who took four for 15, helped reduce the side to 104 for nine with nine balls left.
Enter Vital Laws, who appeared relaxed and he and Nathan Smith got the job done.
Laws' innings of eight not out included a boundary eased through backward point while Smith hit the winning run from the fifth ball of the final over when he lofted Brodie Couch over wide mid-on to finish unbeaten on five.
Now then, let's hear from Shane Dowrich as we try to make sense of that remarkable win for the Vipers against the Perth Scorchers XI here on Vipers Voices.
The Vipers were unchanged for the first time in the tournament, and Shadab Khan won his first toss at Providence Stadium.
He opted for his side to bowl first, as historically, chasing has always been favoured in this competition, especially under lights, with the possibility of Dew making the ball skid onto the bat in the latter stages.
With the ball, the Vipers took advantage of playing on a used surface to produce their most disciplined performance of the tournament.
The six bowlers conceded just six fours and two sixes in the 20 overs of the Perth innings, and there were 52 dot balls as well, a remarkable number.
Pick of the attack was left-arm spinner Kari Pierre, who took the wicket of Darcy short from the first ball he bowled, and he finished with two for 14.
In fact, the three spinners, Pierre, Shadab Khan and Vital Laws, bowled 12 overs between them and took five for 48.
That was opener Andre Fletcher with 40 from 47 balls, Akhil Hossain pushed up to number five and finishing 32 not out from 35 deliveries, and Ashton Agar, who ended with an unbeaten 17 in 11 balls.
The one exception to that was Riley Rousseau, whose 50 from 31 balls was a truly remarkable effort, given no one else on either side played with the same level of fluency.
He's now the leading run scorer in the tournament, and this innings followed on from his 61 against Guyana and 38 not out, versus the San Francisco Unicorns.
There were a couple of occasions when the Vipers appeared to have the chase under control, as they reached 74 for four in the 12th over and later 103 for six in the 18th.
But a couple of costly runouts and some fine bowling, especially by West Indies spinner Akhil Hossain, who took four for 15, helped reduce the side to 104 for nine with nine balls left.
Enter Vital Laws, who appeared relaxed and he and Nathan Smith got the job done.
Laws' innings of eight not out included a boundary eased through backward point while Smith hit the winning run from the fifth ball of the final over when he lofted Brodie Couch over wide mid-on to finish unbeaten on five.
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