The 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup was a first-class cricket competition that took place in South Africa from 12 October 2017 to 15 April 2018.[1][2] The competition was played between the thirteen South African provincial teams and Namibia. Unlike its counterpart, the Sunfoil Series, the matches were three days in length instead of four. The tournament was played in parallel with the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, a List A competition which features the same teams.
| Dates | 12 October 2017 – 15 April 2018 |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket South Africa |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions |  KwaZulu-Natal |
| Participants | 14 |
| Most runs | Janneman Malan (1046) |
| Most wickets | Clayton August (41) |
Northerns and Free State were the defending champions, as the final of the previous tournament ended in a draw.[3]
In the fixture between Border and Eastern Province in November 2017, Marco Marais of Border scored 300 not out from 191 deliveries.[4] This was the fastest triple century in first-class cricket, the ninth triple century in first-class cricket in South Africa and the first in the country since 2010.[5][6]
Following Namibia's fixture against Free State in February 2018, Namibia's captain Sarel Burger and vice-captain Craig Williams retired from cricket.[7][8] They played their final match for Namibia in the corresponding one-day fixture in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 25 February 2018.[7][8]
The final was played between KwaZulu-Natal and Namibia at the Kingsmead Cricket Ground in Durban, starting on 12 April 2018.[9] It was the first time that Namibia had reached the final of the 3-Day Cup.[10] KwaZulu-Natal won the tournament, beating Namibia by an innings and 25 runs.[11][12]
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Pool A
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Fixtures
editOctober 2017
edit12–14 October 2017
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- Free State won the toss and elected to field.
- Aubrey Ferreira (Eastern Province) made his first-class debut.
12–14 October 2017
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- Gauteng won the toss and elected to bat.
- Farhaan Sayanvala and Carmi le Roux (Gauteng) both made their first-class debuts.
12–14 October 2017
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- Northerns won the toss and elected to bat.
- Jiveshan Pillay and Luvuyo Nkese (Northerns) both made their first-class debuts.
26–28 October 2017
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- Eastern Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- Themba Maupa (Northern Cape) made his first-class debut.
26–28 October 2017
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- Border won the toss and elected to field.
- Renaldo Meyer (Western Province) made his first-class debut.
26–28 October 2017
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- Easterns won the toss and elected to field.
- Muhammed Mayet, Tumelo Tlhokwe (Gauteng) and Zwelo Ntsimbini (Easterns) all made their first-class debuts.
26–28 October 2017
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sinalo Gobeni and Curtley Louw (Boland) both made their first-class debuts.
November 2017
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- North West won the toss and elected to bat.
- Ruan Haasbroek (North West) made his first-class debut.
2–4 November 2017
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- South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
- Bailey Aarons (South Western Districts) made his first-class debut.
9–11 November 2017
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- Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
- Mitchell Van Buuren (Northerns) made his first-class debut.
9–11 November 2017
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Kgaudisa Molefe (Gauteng) made his first-class debut.
16–18 November 2017
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- Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
- Thula Ngcobo (KwaZulu-Natal) made his first-class debut.
23–25 November 2017
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- Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- Louren Steenkamp (North West) made his first-class debut.
23–25 November 2017
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- KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
- Rubin Hermann, Ruben Trumpelmann (Northerns), Allister Majola and Nduduzo Mfoza (KwaZulu-Natal Inland) all made their first-class debuts.
30 November–2 December 2017
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- Eastern Province won the toss and elected to bat.
- Myolisi Fumba and Emanuel Sererami (Western Province) both made their first-class debuts.
30 November–2 December 2017
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- Free State won the toss and elected to bat.
- Lefa Thaba (Gauteng) and Janko Dreyer (Free State) both made their first-class debuts.
December 2017
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- Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bongolwethu Makeleni (Border) made his first-class debut.
14–16 December 2017
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- Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
- Gregory Mahlokwana (Northerns) made his first-class debut.
January 2018
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- KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to bat.
- Darryl Hendricks, Fritz de Beer and Phumza Mntungwa (Boland) all made their first-class debuts.
11–13 January 2018
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- Eastern Province won the toss and elected to field.
- Niko Davin (Namibia) made his first-class debut.
11–13 January 2018
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- Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mathew Goles and Bonga Makaka (Western Province) both made their first-class debuts.
18–20 January 2018
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- Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
- Dalen Mmako (Northerns) made his first-class debut.
February 2018
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- KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
- Mpho Ndumo (KwaZulu-Natal Inland) made his first-class debut.
1–3 February 2018
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
- Bradley de Villiers (South Western Districts) made his first class debut.
8–10 February 2018
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- Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
- Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Mauritius Ngupita and Ben Shikongo (Namibia) all made their first-class debuts.
15–17 February 2018
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- Hershell America (South Western Districts), Sinethemba Qeshile, Jason Niemand and Bamanye Xenxe (Border) all made their first-class debuts.
22–24 February 2018
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- Gauteng won the toss and elected to field.
- Jade de Klerk (Eastern Province) made his first-class debut.
March 2018
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- South Western Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
- Wandile Makwetu (Northerns) made his first-class debut.
8–10 March 2018
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- Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
- Only three balls were bowled on day 1 due to rain.
8–10 March 2018
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- North West won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
- Kevin Crowie (North West) made his first-class debut.
22–24 March 2018
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- Border won the toss and elected to field.
- Malwande Zamo (Border) made his first-class debut.
22–24 March 2018
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- KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on days 1 and 2 due to rain.
22–24 March 2018
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- Free State won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
Final
editReferences
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- ^ "SA batsman scores fastest first-class 300". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 2 December 2017.
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- ^ "Marais aims higher after record innings". Go & Express! Live. Retrieved 25 November 2017.
- ^ a b "Media Release -Veteran players retire". Cricket Namibia. Archived from the original on 16 September 2018. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ a b "Burger and Williams retire as Namibia draw". The Namibian. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
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- ^ "KZN Coastal crowned Sunfoil Cup Champions in two days". Cricket South Africa. Archived from the original on 14 April 2018. Retrieved 14 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Sunfoil 3-Day Cup Table: 2017-18". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 13 April 2018.