2017–18 Ram Slam T20 Challenge

The 2017–18 Ram Slam T20 Challenge was the fifteenth season of the CSA T20 Challenge, established by Cricket South Africa. It started on 10 November 2017 and finished on 16 December 2017.[1] Titans were the defending champions.[2]

2017–18 Ram Slam T20 Challenge
Dates10 November 2017 (2017-11-10) – 16 December 2017 (2017-12-16)
Administrator(s)Cricket South Africa
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and knockout
Host(s) South Africa
ChampionsTitans (6th title)
Participants6
Matches played33
Most runsReeza Hendricks (361)
Most wicketsTabraiz Shamsi (16)

The tournament was originally scheduled to be played between 14 March and 15 April 2018.[3] However, after the first season of the T20 Global League was postponed, the tournament was brought forward to November 2017.[4][5] It was going to be the second consecutive tournament played without a sponsor.[6][7] However, in November 2017, Cricket South Africa announced it would be branded as the Ram Slam T20 Challenge again.[8]

During the tournament, Dolphins had five of their matches washed out.[9] Despite the rain-affected games, Dolphins finished second in the group-stage and were joined in the semi-finals with Titans, Cape Cobras and Warriors.[10] In the first semi-final, Titans beat Warriors by 8 wickets to advance to the final.[11] The second semi-final between Dolphins and Cape Cobras was washed out with no play possible. There was no reserve day, so Dolphins advanced to the final after they finished above Cape Cobras in the group stage.[12] In the final, Titans beat Dolphins by 7 wickets to win the tournament for a third consecutive time.[13]

Squads
Cape Cobras[14] Dolphins[14] Knights[15] Lions[16] Titans[17] Warriors[15]

Points table
Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Titans 10 6 2 0 2 4 32 1.104
2 Dolphins 10 3 2 0 5 1 23 1.224
3 Cape Cobras 10 5 4 0 1 0 22 −0.395
4 Warriors 10 4 5 0 1 0 18 −0.738
5 Lions 10 2 4 0 4 0 16 −0.389
6 Knights 10 2 5 0 3 0 14 −0.322
Source: [18]
  •   Top four teams advanced to the finals

Fixtures

Round-robin
10 November 2017
Scorecard
Warriors
153/9 (20 overs)
v
Knights
157/2 (18 overs)
Knights won by 8 wickets
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: Shaun George and Bongani Jele
  • Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Theunis de Bruyn and David Miller set a new partnership record for the third wicket for the Knights in T20s (142).[19]
12 November 2017
Scorecard
Dolphins
231/2 (20 overs)
v
Cape Cobras
108/3 (10 overs)
Sarel Erwee 103* (58)
Mthiwekhaya Nabe 1/38 (4 overs)
Hashim Amla 52* (27)
Robert Frylinck 1/14 (2 overs)
Dolphins won by 15 runs (D/L method)
Centurion Park, Centurion
Umpires: Allahudien Paleker and Dennis Smith
  • Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field
  • Eathan Bosch (Dolphins) made his T20 debut.
  • Sarel Erwee (Dolphins) scored his first century in a T20 match.[20]
  • The Dolphins' total of 231 was the highest by any team in a domestic T20 match in South Africa.[20]
12 November 2017
Scorecard
Lions
127/6 (15 overs)
v
Titans
140/2 (11.2 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 67* (42)
Albie Morkel 3/12 (3 overs)
AB de Villiers 50* (19)
Wiaan Mulder 2/28 (3 overs)
Titans won by 8 wickets (D/L method)
Centurion Park, Centurion
Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Adrian Holdstock
  • Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
15 November 2017
Scorecard
Titans
199/4 (20 overs)
v
Knights
161/7 (20 overs)
Aiden Markram 50 (34)
Shadley van Schalkwyk 1/38 (4 overs)
Aubrey Swanepoel 1/38 (4 overs)
Andries Gous 37 (29)
Tabraiz Shamsi 2/30 (4 overs)
Titans won by 38 runs
Diamond Oval, Kimberley
Umpires: Phillip Vosloo and Brad White
  • Knights won the toss and elected to field.
17 November 2017
Scorecard
Titans
172/4 (20 overs)
v
Warriors
111 (14.2 overs)
Aiden Markram 45 (32)
Kelly Smuts 1/6 (1 over)
Gihahn Cloete 32 (21)
Lungi Ngidi 4/14 (2.2 overs)
Titans won by 61 runs
Buffalo Park, East London
Umpires: Murray Brown and Dennis Smith
  • Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
17 November 2017
Scorecard
v
  • Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
17 November 2017
Scorecard
Cape Cobras
169/6 (20 overs)
v
Lions
175/3 (18.5 overs)
JP Duminy 55 (31)
Kagiso Rabada 2/19 (4 overs)
Mangaliso Mosehle 55 (36)
Vernon Philander 1/26 (4 overs)
  • Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.
19 November 2017
Scorecard
Dolphins
168/6 (20 overs)
v
Lions
170/4 (20 overs)
Sibonelo Makhanya 46* (34)
Aaron Phangiso 2/25 (4 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 102* (72)
Andile Phehlukwayo 2/26 (4 overs)
Lions won by 6 wickets
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Johan Cloete and Clifford Isaacs
  • Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
  • Reeza Hendricks (Lions) scored his first century in a T20 match.[21]
19 November 2017
Scorecard
Cape Cobras
119/9 (20 overs)
v
Titans
120/3 (13.3 overs)
JP Duminy 40 (43)
Dale Steyn 2/16 (4 overs)
Aiden Markram 51* (36)
Vernon Philander 2/31 (4 overs)
Titans won by 7 wickets
Centurion Park, Centurion
Umpires: Shaun George and Arno Jacobs
  • Titans won the toss and elected to field.
22 November 2017
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
24 November 2017
Scorecard
Cape Cobras
145/7 (20 overs)
v
Lions
139/6 (20 overs)
JP Duminy 54 (49)
Wiaan Mulder 2/16 (3 overs)
Rassie van der Dussen 51 (44)
Rory Kleinveldt 2/16 (3 overs)
Cape Cobras won by 6 runs
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Bongani Jele and Abdoellah Steenkamp
  • Lions won the toss and elected to field.
24 November 2017
Scorecard
Warriors
155/6 (20 overs)
v
Knights
156/6 (20 overs)
Colin Ackermann 74 (51)
Mbulelo Budaza 2/34 (4 overs)
David Miller 48 (37)
JJ Smuts 2/33 (4 overs)
Knights won by 4 wickets
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
Umpires: Ryan Hendricks and Brad White
  • Knights won the toss and elected to field.
24 November 2017
Scorecard
v
  • Titans won the toss and elected to field.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
26 November 2017
Scorecard
Lions
182/3 (20 overs)
v
Warriors
183/6 (20 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 81 (63)
Basheeru-Deen Walters 1/33 (3 overs)
Colin Ingram 89 (48)
Kagiso Rabada 3/25 (4 overs)
Warriors won by 4 wickets
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Shaun George and Abdoellah Steenkamp
  • Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
26 November 2017
Scorecard
Knights
159/5 (20 overs)
v
Cape Cobras
163/7 (19 overs)
David Miller 50 (37)
Rory Kleinveldt 3/19 (4 overs)
JP Duminy 67 (44)
Ryan McLaren 2/33 (4 overs)
Cape Cobras won by 3 wickets
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Bongani Jele and Thomas Mokorosi
  • Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.
29 November 2017
Scorecard
Cape Cobras
159/4 (20 overs)
v
Warriors
149/8 (20 overs)
George Linde 52 (30)
Andrew Birch 2/27 (4 overs)
Colin Ackermann 55 (41)
Dane Paterson 3/25 (4 overs)
Cape Cobras won by 10 runs
Boland Park, Paarl
Umpires: Johan Cloete and Adrian Holdstock
  • Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.
29 November 2017
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
1 December 2017
Scorecard
Cape Cobras
172/4 (20 overs)
v
Dolphins
8/1 (2.1 overs)
JP Duminy 85* (44)
Imran Tahir 2/31 (4 overs)
Sarel Erwee 6 (6)
Dane Paterson 1/1 (1 over)
  • Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain prevented any further play.
1 December 2017
Scorecard
Knights
86/2 (13 overs)
v
Keegan Petersen 52* (40)
Aaron Phangiso 1/13 (3 overs)
  • Lions won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain prevented any further play.
1 December 2017
Scorecard
Titans
172/3 (13 overs)
v
Warriors
116/9 (13 overs)
AB de Villiers 48 (19)
Solo Nqweni 1/7 (1 over)
JJ Smuts 53 (30)
Tabraiz Shamsi 3/22 (3 overs)
Titans won by 56 runs (D/L method)
Willowmoore Park, Benoni
Umpires: Murray Brown and Johan Cloete
  • Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
3 December 2017
Scorecard
Knights
133/7 (20 overs)
v
Titans
139/5 (19.5 overs)
David Miller 43 (34)
Dale Steyn 2/20 (4 overs)
Farhaan Behardien 56* (39)
Aubrey Swanepoel 2/20 (3 overs)
Titans won by 5 wickets
St George's Park, Port Elizabeth
Umpires: Stephen Harris and Arno Jacobs
  • Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
3 December 2017
Scorecard
Warriors
153/8 (20 overs)
v
Dolphins
152/7 (20 overs)
Christiaan Jonker 59 (36)
Robert Frylinck 3/15 (4 overs)
Morne van Wyk 57 (44)
Andrew Birch 2/28 (4 overs)
6 December 2017
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
6 December 2017
Scorecard
Cape Cobras
156/9 (20 overs)
v
Knights
151/9 (20 overs)
Temba Bavuma 46 (39)
Mbulelo Budaza 4/32 (4 overs)
David Miller 59 (32)
Dane Paterson 4/24 (4 overs)
Cape Cobras won by 5 runs
Diamond Oval, Kimberley
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock and Phillip Vosloo
  • Knights won the toss and elected to field.
8 December 2017
Scorecard
Knights
168/4 (17 overs)
v
Dolphins
169/4 (16.3 overs)
Ryan McLaren 48* (24)
Imran Tahir 2/23 (4 overs)
Morne van Wyk 70* (43)
Mbulelo Budaza 1/25 (3 overs)
Dolphins won by 6 wickets
Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein
Umpires: Ryan Hendricks and Adrian Holdstock
  • Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain reduced the match to 17 overs per side.
8 December 2017
Scorecard
Warriors
133/4 (17.1 overs)
v
Lions
92/7 (10 overs)
JJ Smuts 69* (52)
Bjorn Fortuin 2/22 (3 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 41* (28)
Sisanda Magala 2/19 (2 overs)
Warriors won by 4 runs D/L method)
Senwes Park, Potchefstroom
Umpires: Bongani Jele and Brad White
  • Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
8 December 2017
Scorecard
Titans
132/9 (20 overs)
v
Cape Cobras
133/7 (19.5 overs)
Farhaan Behardien 43 (30)
Dane Paterson 3/28 (4 overs)
Temba Bavuma 29 (28)
Junior Dala 2/15 (3 overs)
Cape Cobras won by 3 wickets
Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town
Umpires: Shaun George and Allahudien Paleker
  • Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.
10 December 2017
Scorecard
Warriors
168/5 (20 overs)
v
Cape Cobras
150/6 (20 overs)
JJ Smuts 48 (30)
George Linde 2/39 (4 overs)
Hashim Amla 39 (31)
Colin Ingram 2/18 (3 overs)
Warriors won by 18 runs
Buffalo Park, East London
Umpires: Stephen Harris and Dennis Smith
  • Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.
10 December 2017
Scorecard
Dolphins
168/7 (20 overs)
v
Titans
79 (19.4 overs)
Morne van Wyk 67 (41)
Junior Dala 2/23 (3 overs)
Tabraiz Shamsi 15* (20)
Prenelan Subrayen 2/17 (4 overs)
Dolphins won by 89 runs
Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban
Umpires: Shaun George and Allahudien Paleker
  • Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
  • This was the biggest win for the Dolphins in the Ram Slam tournament.[23]
10 December 2017
Scorecard
Lions
3/0 (1 over)
v
  • Knights won the toss and elected to field.
  • Rain prevented any further play.

Finals
1st Semi Final
13 December 2017
Scorecard
Warriors
143 (18.1 overs)
v
Titans
145/2 (15.2 overs)
Colin Ackermann 48 (31)
Tabraiz Shamsi 4/32 (4 overs)
Aiden Markram 56* (38)
Wayne Parnell 1/17 (2 overs)
Titans won by 8 wickets
Centurion Park, Centurion
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock and Bongani Jele
  • Titans won the toss and elected to field.
2nd Semi Final
14 December 2017
Scorecard
v
  • No toss.
  • No play was possible due to rain.
  • Dolphins advanced to the final after finishing above Cape Cobras in the group stage.[12]
Final
16 December 2017
Scorecard
Dolphins
100 (18.3 overs)
v
Titans
101/3 (11.1 overs)
Andile Phehlukwayo 21 (18)
Chris Morris 4/13 (3.3 overs)
Quinton de Kock 39 (27)
Khaya Zondo 1/10 (1 over)
Titans won by 7 wickets
Centurion Park, Centurion
Umpires: Shaun George and Bongani Jele
  • Titans won the toss and elected to field.

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