Vriitya Aravind on the heartbreaking loss to the Guyana Amazon Warriors!

[upbeat music] The Vipers, with two changes from the loss against the Lahore Kalanders as Zachary Carter and Sanjay Bahal came into the team, made the highest total in the history of the Global Super League, at least for the first half of the match, and it really was a terrific effort, especially when you consider the team was 54 for three in the seventh over.

That record score, surpassing the 196 Guyana Amazon Warriors made in Season 2's final against Rangpur Riders of Bangladesh, was based on Rilee Rossouw in at number three.

He was in to the crease in the second over, and he batted until the last over, and his 61 included five fours and a six, and he was part of three crucial partnerships.

First of all, he added 49 with Kyle Mayers, who batted at number five in this match after opening against the Kalanders, before further stands of 45 in 26 balls with Bevon Jacobs, and then 47 from only 22 deliveries with Wiche Aravind.

Mayers made 35 from just 18 balls, finding real fluency, and the same could be said of Jacobs as his 30 occupied just 17 deliveries.

Then Aravind's unbeaten 28 from 11 balls and including six fours was followed by Nathan Smith's incredible cameo as he hit a four and a six from the two deliveries he faced to take the side past the 200 mark.

The Warriors began with only two runs from their first two overs, including a maiden over from Nathan Smith.

But then the third over bowled by Kyle Mayers went for 32, and that set the tone for the rest of the home side's chase.

The Vipers kept taking wickets though, at least in the first half of the Warriors innings, with both left arm spinner, Kari Pierre, who finished with two for 37, and Shadab Khan, the captain, with three for 40, finding themselves on hat-tricks.

The successes they enjoyed included the first ball dismissal of Shimron Hetmyer, a local favorite in Guyana and a Viper in Season 4 of the DP World ILT20.

At 95 for seven in the 11th over, the Vipers looked set for a big win, something that would have boosted their net run rate, which was in negative territory after the 38-run loss to the Kalanders on Friday.

But Shepherd and Nabi had other ideas.

Shepherd in particular hit with brutal power and his innings of 52 spanned just 21 balls and featured two fours and six sixes.

By the time Vitel Laws dismissed him as part of his spell of two for 31, much of the damage had been done and Nabi, in company with Dwayne Pretorius, kept a cool head to win the match with three balls in hand.

It was a sickening loss for the Vipers to endure, having played so well for so long in the match.

But that, sadly, is the nature of 2020 cricket, and the team now has to lick its wounds and has an uphill struggle to qualify for the finals.