2014–15 Ram Slam T20 Challenge Explained

Administrator:	Cricket South Africa
Cricket Format:	Twenty20
Tournament Format:	Double round-robin and knockout
Host:
Champions:	Cape Cobras
Count:	3
Participants:	6
Matches:	32
Most Runs:	Richard Levi, Cape Cobras (392)^[1]
Most Wickets:	Shadley van Schalkwyk, Knights (15)^[2]
Previous Year:	2013–14
Previous Tournament:	2013–14 Ram Slam T20 Challenge
Next Year:	2015–16
Next Tournament:	2015–16 Ram Slam T20 Challenge

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

Venues

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

• List of results at ESPN Cricinfo

Knockout stage

Semi-final

Final

External links

• Tournament page on ESPN Cricinfo

Notes and References

1. Web site: Records / Ram Slam T20 Challenge, 2014/15 / Most runs . ESPN . Cricinfo . 2 August 2017 .
2. Web site: Records / Ram Slam T20 Challenge, 2014/15 / Most wickets . ESPN . Cricinfo . 2 August 2017 .
3. News: Cobras clinch Ram Slam T20 title over Knights . Firdose . Moonda . 12 December 2014 . ESPN . Cricinfo . 2 August 2017 .
4. Web site: Standard Bank Pro20 Series – playing conditions . Standard Bank . 2011-02-12 .