The 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup was a

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competition that took place in South Africa from 12 October 2017 to 15 April 2018. The competition was played between the thirteen South African provincial teams and

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. Unlike its counterpart, the Sunfoil Series, the matches were three days in length instead of four. The tournament was played in parallel with the

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, a

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competition which features the same teams. Northerns and Free State were the defending champions, as the final of the previous tournament ended in a draw. In the fixture between

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and Eastern Province in November 2017,

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of Border scored 300

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from 191 deliveries. 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. Following Namibia's fixture against Free State in February 2018, Namibia's captain Sarel Burger and vice-captain Craig Williams retired from cricket. 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. The final was played between

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and Namibia at the

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, starting on 12 April 2018. It was the first time that Namibia had reached the final of the 3-Day Cup. KwaZulu-Natal won the tournament, beating Namibia by an innings and 25 runs.

Points table

Pool A Team qualified for the final Pool B Team qualified for the final

Fixtures

October 2017

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November 2017

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December 2017

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January 2018

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March 2018

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Final

References

External links

Series home at ESPN Cricinfo
{{DEFAULTSORT:2017-18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup South African domestic cricket competitions

Sunfoil 3-Day Cup The CSA 4-Day Domestic Series is the domestic first class cricket competition of South Africa. The tournament is contested by teams from all nine provinces of South Africa. First contested as the Currie Cup from 1889–90, the tournament has u ...

2017–18 South African cricket season Sunfoil Series