Aug 6, 2026 · 36 min · 11 segments
Send us Fan Mail This time we wrap up the Vipers’ participation in the ExxonMobil Guyana Global Super League (GSL) – both on and off the field. We…
Phil OliverGuest
Brian MurgatroydHost
Alan SmithGuest
[upbeat music] Phil, thanks so much for being with us off the back of the Global Super League, and let's chat about that tournament as a whole, both on the field and off the field.
And we'll start at the end, if you like, because obviously there was a defeat in the qualifier against San Francisco Unicorns that ended the team's hopes of a second trophy this year.
But I'm wondering what your overriding emotion is at the end of the tournament.
Is it pride at how you and your colleagues managed to construct a competitive team in the face of, let's face it, fairly significant challenges, or perhaps frustration at the ultimate failure, especially as victory against the Guyana Amazon Warriors, the eventual champions in the league stage, would have taken you through to the final? So what is your feeling looking back on the tournament now?
I think it always is at the end of a tournament, but you, you mentioned pride, and I, I think that is something that we can reflect back on this tournament with.
We learned a lot, which was obviously one of the goals, um, when we went into, uh, GSL to try and, you know, learn some things ahead of season five or ILT20.
And yeah, we fell a little bit short, but, you know, I think we're clear from the outset that this was gonna be a very competitive tournament by its very nature, five strong teams from around the world, and I think three of whom have, have won their own tournaments recently.
So we knew it was gonna be a tall order, and you don't have much margin for error in a five-team tournament.
The, the one you mentioned against the Warriors, but, you know, we have to be mindful against Perth Scorchers we were, we were nearly, nearly came up short against them in that, in that game.
I think we did our very best to put in place in quite a short period of time a, a winning culture that, uh, gave us the best chance, and I think we can reflect on a, a job well done in that regard.
We had some challenges ahead of the, the tournament, losing people like Chris, Chris Green and, um, Jason Berrendorf, Kazima, Bin Tanveer, Daryl Mitchell.
You know, we had some high-quality players missing, but you know, we had a good group of players.
So, yeah, it was great to see some of those performances up close and as I say, learn plenty about the group as we plan for season five of ILT20.
It was a tough gig though, Phil, wasn't it, uh, really because there was such limited preparation time for what was basically a new team to come together in new conditions and suddenly hit the ground running.
Yeah, that was sort of the nature of the, the tournament, and it was certainly the same I think for three of the other teams.
[upbeat music] Phil, thanks so much for being with us off the back of the Global Super League, and let's chat about that tournament as a whole, both on the field and off the field.
And we'll start at the end, if you like, because obviously there was a defeat in the qualifier against San Francisco Unicorns that ended the team's hopes of a second trophy this year.
But I'm wondering what your overriding emotion is at the end of the tournament.
Is it pride at how you and your colleagues managed to construct a competitive team in the face of, let's face it, fairly significant challenges, or perhaps frustration at the ultimate failure, especially as victory against the Guyana Amazon Warriors, the eventual champions in the league stage, would have taken you through to the final? So what is your feeling looking back on the tournament now?
I think it always is at the end of a tournament, but you, you mentioned pride, and I, I think that is something that we can reflect back on this tournament with.
We learned a lot, which was obviously one of the goals, um, when we went into, uh, GSL to try and, you know, learn some things ahead of season five or ILT20.
And yeah, we fell a little bit short, but, you know, I think we're clear from the outset that this was gonna be a very competitive tournament by its very nature, five strong teams from around the world, and I think three of whom have, have won their own tournaments recently.
So we knew it was gonna be a tall order, and you don't have much margin for error in a five-team tournament.
The, the one you mentioned against the Warriors, but, you know, we have to be mindful against Perth Scorchers we were, we were nearly, nearly came up short against them in that, in that game.
I think we did our very best to put in place in quite a short period of time a, a winning culture that, uh, gave us the best chance, and I think we can reflect on a, a job well done in that regard.
We had some challenges ahead of the, the tournament, losing people like Chris, Chris Green and, um, Jason Berrendorf, Kazima, Bin Tanveer, Daryl Mitchell.
You know, we had some high-quality players missing, but you know, we had a good group of players.
So, yeah, it was great to see some of those performances up close and as I say, learn plenty about the group as we plan for season five of ILT20.
It was a tough gig though, Phil, wasn't it, uh, really because there was such limited preparation time for what was basically a new team to come together in new conditions and suddenly hit the ground running.
Yeah, that was sort of the nature of the, the tournament, and it was certainly the same I think for three of the other teams.
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