2014–15 Ram Slam T20 Challenge

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2014–15 Ram Slam T20 Challenge
Dates2 November 2014 (2014-11-02) – 12 December 2014 (2014-12-12)
Administrator(s)
Knights (15)[2]
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The 2014–15 Ram Slam T20 Challenge was the twelfth season of the

Ram Slam T20 Challenge, established by the Cricket South Africa
. The tournament was played between 2 November and 12 December 2014.

The

Knights in the final by 33 runs to win the tournament for the thirds time.[3]

Venues

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Map of the venues for the 2012–13 Ram Slam T20 Challenge
Stadium City Capacity Home team
Newlands Cape Town 25,000 Cape Cobras
Boland Bank Park
 Paarl 10,000 Cape Cobras
Kingsmead Durban 25,000
Dolphins
Chevrolet Park
 Bloemfontein 20,000 Knights
De Beers Diamond Oval Kimberley 11,000 Knights
New Wanderers Stadium Johannesburg 34,000
Highveld Lions
Senwes Park
 Potchefstroom 9,000
Highveld Lions
SuperSport Park
Centurion
 20,000
Titans
Willowmoore Park
Benoni
 20,000
Titans
St George's Park
Port Elizabeth
 19,000 Warriors
Buffalo Park East London 15,000 Warriors

The first round of matches were all played on 2 November in Johannesburg.

Rules and regulations

The tournament is divided into a group stage and a knockout stage. In the group stage, teams face each other in a double round-robin tournament (i.e. each team plays every other team twice, once at home and once away). At the end of the group stage, the top team qualifies for the final. The teams in second and third take part in a play-off match with the winners contesting the final. If a match in the knockout stage ends with a tie, a Super Over will determine the winner.

Points were awarded as follows in the group stage:

Point system
Result Points
Win, with bonus point 5 points
Win, without bonus point 4 points
Tie 3 points
No result 2 points
Loss 0 points
  • The team that achieves a run rate of 1.25 times that of the opposition shall be rewarded one bonus point.
  • A team's run rate will be calculated by reference to the runs scored in an innings divided by the number of overs faced.
  • Points are deducted for slow over rate at 1 point per over not completed within the allotted 90 minutes.[4]

In the event of teams finishing on equal points, the right to play in the semi-finals will be determined in the following order of priority:

  • The team with the most wins;
  • If still equal, the team with the most wins over the other team(s) who are equal on points and have the same number of wins;
  • If still equal, the team with the highest number of bonus points;
  • If still equal, the team with the highest net run rate;
  • The team with the higher runs to wickets ratio throughout the series.

Teams and standings

Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Cape Cobras (W) 10 8 1 0 1 3 37 1.146
2
Lions
 10 6 3 0 1 2 28 0.017
3 Knights (R) 10 4 3 0 3 2 24 1.207
4
Dolphins
 10 3 6 0 1 2 16 0.060
5 Warriors 10 3 6 1 0 0 15 −1.343
6
Titans
 10 2 7 1 0 0 11 −0.703
Source: [5]
(C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.
Note: The winner and runner-up qualify for the 2014 Champions League Twenty20.

Knockout stage

Semi-final
7 December
14:30
Scorecard
(H)
Lions

200/4 (20 overs)
v
Knights

169 (19.2 overs)
Temba Bavuma 36 (25)
Malusi Siboto 2/26 (4 overs)
Reeza Hendricks 74* (53)
Kagiso Rabada 1/13 (3 overs)
Knights won by 2 wickets
Wanderers, Johannesburg
Umpires: Johan Cloete and Shaun George
  • Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
Final
12 December
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H)
Cape Cobras

158/4 (20 overs)
v
Knights

125/9 (20 overs)
Omphile Ramela 54 (34)
Obus Pienaar 1/6 (1 over)
Reeza Hendricks 41 (35)
Dane Paterson 4/33 (4 overs)
Cape Cobras won by 33 runs
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: Johan Cloete and Shaun George
  • Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.

References

  1. ^ "Records / Ram Slam T20 Challenge, 2014/15 / Most runs". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Records / Ram Slam T20 Challenge, 2014/15 / Most wickets". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ^ Moonda, Firdose (12 December 2014). "Cobras clinch Ram Slam T20 title over Knights". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Standard Bank Pro20 Series – playing conditions". Standard Bank. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Ram Slam T20 Challenge, 2014/15 / Points table". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2017.

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