Shimron Hetmyer Ruled Out Of Entire ILT20, Jason Roy Signed As Replacement For Vipers

The ILT20 management are forced into a squad change after their West Indies batter Shimron Hetmyer sustains a hamstring problem.

Desert Vipers batsman Shimron Hetmyer has been ruled out of the rest of the ILT20 season due to a hamstring injury. He suffered the setback during a match this week and has been replaced in the squad by experienced England opener Jason Roy.

Hetmyer played seven games this season but struggled for runs, scoring 111 at an average of 18.50, despite a fast strike rate.

Roy joins the tournament after recent matches in Nepal and the Abu Dhabi T10 league. He also has prior ILT20 experience, having played for two other teams in the last two seasons, scoring nearly 300 runs last year.

Tom Moody Disappointed To Lose Hetmyer

The team’s Director of Cricket, Tom Moody, expressed disappointment at the loss but confidence in the replacement.

“We are extremely disappointed to lose a player of Shimron’s quality and experience as he has played a positive role in our squad this season, but securing someone of Jason’s pedigree and experience certainly softens that blow,” Tom Moody, Vipers’ Director of Cricket, said.

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“Jason ticks all the boxes for us. He knows the format inside-out, he is a versatile batter who can go through the gears, he provides us options up and down the order, he has been playing recently and he has experience in the ILT20,” he added.

The Vipers currently sit at the top of the league table with six wins from seven matches. Their new signing, Roy, has already arrived ahead of their next fixture on Sunday.