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2013–14 Ram Slam T20 Challenge

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2013–14 Ram Slam T20 Challenge
Dates5 January 2014 (2014-01-05) – 9 February 2014 (2014-02-09)
Administrator(s)Cricket South Africa
Cricket formatTwenty20
Tournament format(s)Double round-robin and knockout
Host(s) South Africa
ChampionsDolphins (1st title)
Participants6
Matches33
Most runsDavid Miller, Dolphins (383)[1]
Most wicketsBeuran Hendricks, Cape Cobras (28)[2]

The 2013–14 Ram Slam T20 Challenge was the eleventh season of the Ram Slam T20 Challenge, established by the Cricket South Africa. The tournament was previously known as the MiWay T20 Challenge and the Standard Bank Pro20 Series. The tournament was played between 5 January and 9 February 2014.

The Dolphins beat the Cape Cobras in the final by 2 runs to win the tournament for the first time.[3]

Venues

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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 5 January in Cape Town.

Rules and regulations

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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

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Pos Team Pld W L T NR BP Pts NRR
1 Cape Cobras (R) 10 8 2 0 0 2 34 1.048
2 Dolphins (C) 10 6 3 1 0 1 28 0.400
3 Titans 10 5 4 0 1 0 22 −0.063
4 Warriors 10 3 4 2 1 0 20 −0.019
5 Knights 10 3 6 0 1 0 14 −0.813
6 Highveld Lions 10 1 7 1 1 0 9 −0.687
Source: [5]
(C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.
Note: The winner and runner-up qualify for the 2014 Champions League Twenty20.

Knockout stage

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Semi-final
6 February
18:00 (D/N)
Scorecard
(H) Dolphins
200/4 (20 overs)
v
Titans
169 (19.2 overs)
David Miller 93* (37)
Henry Davids 1/23 (3 overs)
Heino Kuhn 76 (39)
Mthokozisi Shezi 4/39 (4 overs)
Dolphins won by 31 runs
Kingsmead, Durban
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock and Ian Howell
Player of the match: Farhaan Behardien (batsman, Titans), Alfonso Thomas (bowler, Titans)
  • Titans won the toss and elected to field.
  • The match was originally due to be played the previous day but was abandoned without a ball bowled.
Final
9 February
14:30
Scorecard
Dolphins
146/8 (20 overs)
v
Cape Cobras (H)
144/7 (20 overs)
Morne van Wyk 47 (45)
Jacques Kallis 4/26 (3 overs)
Sybrand Engelbrecht 56 (39)
Kyle Abbott 2/17 (4 overs)
Dolphins won by 2 runs
Newlands, Cape Town
Umpires: Adrian Holdstock and Dennis Smith
  • Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.

References

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  1. ^ "Records / Ram Slam T20 Challenge, 2013/14 / Most runs". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Records / Ram Slam T20 Challenge, 2013/14 / Most wickets". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  3. ^ Moonda, Firdose (9 February 2014). "Dolphins edge Cobras by two runs in thriller". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Standard Bank Pro20 Series – playing conditions". Standard Bank. Retrieved 12 February 2011.
  5. ^ "Ram Slam T20 Challenge, 2013/14 / Points table". Cricinfo. ESPN. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
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