The Desert Vipers’ Sri Lanka players Wanindu Hasaranga and Matheesha Pathirana landed in Dubai late on Friday night (19 January) and are available for selection ahead the Desert Vipers opening game in the DP World ILT20 on Sunday against the Abu Dhabi Knight Riders.
Captain Colin Munro spoke to the Vipers Voices podcast and said he was excited about the return of the duo to the franchise: “Two world-class players have arrived and we are starting to see familiar faces around the squad.
With Hasaranga’s experience and now with him being captain of the Sri Lankan (Twenty20 International) side I can bounce ideas of him on the field.
“He (Wanindu Hasaranga) is (full of confidence, being in top form after his return from injury). I faced him in the nets today and he is bowling really well, and that bodes well for us in this tournament. I think he will just want to kick off where he left off last year.
He was one of our best bowlers so for him to come back to the tournament and be available for game one is a big boost for us.”
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