Desert Vipers

{{Short description|Emirati Twenty20 cricket team}}

{{Infobox cricket team

| name = Desert Vipers

| image = Desert Vipers.png

| league = International League T20

| colours = Red and Black
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| coach = James Foster

| captain =Lockie Ferguson

| owner =Avram Glazer

| founded = {{start date and age|2022}}

| ground = Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

| capacity = 16,000

| first_t20 = v. Sharjah Warriors at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai; 15 January 2023

| title1 = ILT20

| title1wins =

| website ={{url|https://www.thedesertvipers.com/|Desert Vipers}}

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| t_pattern_b = _dsvipers23

| t_pattern_ra = _gold_ending

| t_pattern_pants = _redsides

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The Desert Vipers is a professional Twenty20 franchise cricket team that plays in the Emirati International League T20 (ILT20). It was one of the six teams that were announced for the inaugural season. It was founded in 2022, and currently owned by the Lancer Capital LLC.{{Cite web |title=Desert Vipers Team |url=https://www.thedesertvipers.com/news|access-date=2023-01-10 |website=thedesertvipers|language=en}}

The team's chief executive officer is Phil Oliver; the cricket director is Tom Moody. The team is coached by James Foster and captained by Colin Munro. The Vipers were the runners-up of the first season of the tournament, and finished 5th in Season 2.{{Cite web |title=Desert Vipers Team UAE ILT20 2024 Squad, Players list, Captain, Coach ,International League T20 (ILT20) 2024

|url=https://www.indiacricketschedule.com/p/desert-vipers-squad.html?m=1|access-date=2023-09-01 |website=india cricket schedule|language=en}}{{Cite web |title=International League T20, 2023 Desert Vipers Squad, Owner, Dev Rai Captain|url=https://www.sportsunfold.com/international-league-t20-2023-desert-vipers-squad-owner-captain-schedule-of-team/|access-date=2023-01-26 |website=sportsunfold|language=en}}{{Cite web |title=Retained by the Desert Vipers, Rohan Mustafa also hopes to retain his role as opener in season two of the DP World ILT20|url=https://www.thedesertvipers.com/news/retained-by-the-desert-vipers-rohan-mustafa-also-hopes-to-retain-his-role-as-opener-in-season-two-of-the-dp-world-ilt20|access-date=2023-10-10 |website=thedesertvipers|language=en}}