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]
| Dates | 10 November 2017 – 16 December 2017 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket South Africa |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin and knockout |
| Host(s) |  South Africa |
| Champions | Titans (6th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 33 |
| Most runs | Reeza Hendricks (361) |
| Most wickets | Tabraiz 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
edit| Cape Cobras[14] | Dolphins[14] | Knights[15] | Lions[16] | Titans[17] | Warriors[15] |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Points table
edit| 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
editRound-robin
edit 10 November 2017
Scorecard |
Warriors
153/9 (20 overs) |
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Knights
157/2 (18 overs) |
- 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) |
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Cape Cobras
108/3 (10 overs) |
- 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) |
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Titans
140/2 (11.2 overs) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
15 November 2017
Scorecard |
Titans
199/4 (20 overs) |
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Knights
161/7 (20 overs) |
- Knights won the toss and elected to field.
17 November 2017
Scorecard |
Titans
172/4 (20 overs) |
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Warriors
111 (14.2 overs) |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
17 November 2017
Scorecard |
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- 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) |
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Lions
175/3 (18.5 overs) |
- Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.
19 November 2017
Scorecard |
Dolphins
168/6 (20 overs) |
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Lions
170/4 (20 overs) |
- 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) |
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Titans
120/3 (13.3 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to field.
24 November 2017
Scorecard |
Cape Cobras
145/7 (20 overs) |
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Lions
139/6 (20 overs) |
- Lions won the toss and elected to field.
24 November 2017
Scorecard |
Warriors
155/6 (20 overs) |
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Knights
156/6 (20 overs) |
- Knights won the toss and elected to field.
24 November 2017
Scorecard |
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- Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible due to rain.
26 November 2017
Scorecard |
Lions
182/3 (20 overs) |
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Warriors
183/6 (20 overs) |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
26 November 2017
Scorecard |
Knights
159/5 (20 overs) |
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Cape Cobras
163/7 (19 overs) |
- Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.
29 November 2017
Scorecard |
Cape Cobras
159/4 (20 overs) |
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Warriors
149/8 (20 overs) |
- Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.
1 December 2017
Scorecard |
Cape Cobras
172/4 (20 overs) |
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Dolphins
8/1 (2.1 overs) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
1 December 2017
Scorecard |
Knights
86/2 (13 overs) |
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- Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
1 December 2017
Scorecard |
Titans
172/3 (13 overs) |
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Warriors
116/9 (13 overs) |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
3 December 2017
Scorecard |
Knights
133/7 (20 overs) |
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Titans
139/5 (19.5 overs) |
- Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
3 December 2017
Scorecard |
Warriors
153/8 (20 overs) |
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Dolphins
152/7 (20 overs) |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Robert Frylinck (Dolphins) took a hat-trick.[22]
6 December 2017
Scorecard |
Cape Cobras
156/9 (20 overs) |
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Knights
151/9 (20 overs) |
- Knights won the toss and elected to field.
8 December 2017
Scorecard |
Knights
168/4 (17 overs) |
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Dolphins
169/4 (16.3 overs) |
- 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) |
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Lions
92/7 (10 overs) |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
8 December 2017
Scorecard |
Titans
132/9 (20 overs) |
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Cape Cobras
133/7 (19.5 overs) |
- Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.
10 December 2017
Scorecard |
Warriors
168/5 (20 overs) |
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Cape Cobras
150/6 (20 overs) |
- Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.
10 December 2017
Scorecard |
Dolphins
168/7 (20 overs) |
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Titans
79 (19.4 overs) |
- 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) |
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Rassie van der Dussen 2* (4)
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- Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- Rain prevented any further play.
Finals
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- No toss.
- No play was possible due to rain.
- Dolphins advanced to the final after finishing above Cape Cobras in the group stage.[12]
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