The 2014–15 Ram Slam T20 Challenge was the twelfth season of the

Ram Slam T20 Challenge The CSA T20 Challenge is a domestic Twenty20 Cricket competition in South Africa, first contested in the 2003–04 season. It was previously known as the Standard Bank Pro20 Series until the 2010–11 season, the MiWay T20 Challenge for the 2 ...

, established by the

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. The tournament was played between 2 November and 12 December 2014. The

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beat the

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in the final by 33 runs to win the tournament for the thirds time.

Venues

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

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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

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(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

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will determine the winner. Points were awarded as follows in the group stage: * The team that achieves a

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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. 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

References

External links

{{DEFAULTSORT:2014-15 Ram Slam T20 Challenge South African domestic cricket competitions

2014–15 South African cricket season