Sam Curran, the Desert Vipers captain, saluted the side’s Pakistani contingent for their role in the side’s first DP World International League T20 title win.
The Vipers made it third time lucky as they thrashed MI Emirates by 46 runs at Dubai International Stadium on Sunday night.
It gave them their first trophy as a franchise, having previously lost out twice in the final of the UAE’s T20 league.
Pakistan players were central to the success. Fakhar Zaman was their third-highest run getter across the season.
In the final, Naseem Shah and Usman Tariq made the vital incisions with the ball, which derailed the MI run chase, while Hasan Nawaz took three fine catches, taking his season haul to 12.
Curran, who was himself named player of the match in the final, as well as the overall player of the tournament, said the impact of Naseem and Usman in particular had been crucial.
“They were both fantastic,” Curran said of the Pakistan bowlers, as the Vipers comfortably defended 183 to win.
“Usman bowled incredibly well, with so much skill and Naseem, for the past two games, has been our strike bowler.
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