Ram Slam T20 Challenge

T20 Challenge

Countries	South Africa
Administrator	Cricket South Africa
Format	Twenty20
First tournament	2003–04
Tournament format	Double round-robin, qualifier and final
Number of teams	6
Current champion	Titans (4th title)
Most successful	Titans (4 titles)

The T20 Challenge is the premier 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 2011–12 season and most recently as the RamSlam T20 Challenge. The current champions are the Multiply Titans.

History

The tournament has been contested since its inception by the six franchise teams but for the 2007–08 season, Zimbabwe took part as a seventh side.^[1]

Teams

Current teams

Team	City	Wins	2nds
Cape Cobras	Cape Town and Paarl	2	2
Dolphins	Durban and Pietermaritzburg	2	2
Knights	Bloemfontein and Kimberley	2	2
Highveld Lions	Johannesburg and Potchefstroom	2	2
Titans	Centurion and Benoni	4	1
Warriors	East London and Port Elizabeth	1	3

Former participants

• Zimbabwe (2007–08 season)
• Impi (2011–12 season)

Tournament results

Tournament	Final venue	Final			Format	Matches	Teams
		Winner	Result	Runner-up
Standard Bank Pro20
2003–04 Fixtures	Buffalo Park, East London	Eagles 131 for 6 (20 overs)	won by 7 runs (D/L) Scorecard	Eastern Cape 108 for 9 (17 overs)	Single round-robin; Semi-finals and final	18	6
2004–05 Fixtures	SuperSport Park, Centurion	Titans 125 for 2 (17 overs)	won by 8 wickets Scorecard	Warriors 121 all out (19 overs)
2005–06 Fixtures	Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein	Eagles 113 for 4 (15.4 overs)	won by 6 wickets Scorecard	Cape Cobras 112 for 7 (20 overs)
2006–07 Fixtures	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	Highveld Lions 148 for 4 (17.4 overs)	won by 6 wickets Scorecard	Cape Cobras 147 for 9 (20 overs)
2007–08 Fixtures	Kingsmead, Durban	Titans 153 for 6 (20 overs)	won by 18 runs Scorecard	Dolphins 135 all out (19.1 overs)		24	7
2008–09 Details	Newlands, Cape Town	Cape Cobras 147 for 5 (20 overs)	won by 22 runs Scorecard	Eagles 128 for 8 (20 overs)	Single round-robin; Best-2-out-of-3 semi-finals and single final	22	6
2009–10 Details	St George's Oval, Port Elizabeth	Warriors 186 for 2 (20 overs)	won by 82 runs Scorecard	Highveld Lions 104 all out (17.5 overs)		20
2010–11 Details	Newlands, Cape Town	Cape Cobras 166 for 5 (20 overs)	won by 12 runs Scorecard	Warriors 154 for 6 (20 overs)
MiWay T20 Challenge
2011–12 Details	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	Titans 187 for 6 (20 overs)	won by 45 runs Scorecard	Highveld Lions 142 all out (18.5 overs)	Double round-robin; Qualifier and final	44	7
Ram Slam T20 Challenge
2012–13 Details	New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg	Highveld Lions 155 for 5 (20 overs)	won by 30 runs Scorecard	Titans 125 all out (18.1 overs)	Double round-robin; Qualifier and final	32	6
2013-14 Fixtures	Newlands, Cape Town	Dolphins 146 for 8 (20 overs)	won by 2 runs Scorecard	Cape Cobras 144 for 7 (20 overs)	Double round-robin; semi-finals and final	33	6
2014-15 Fixtures	Newlands, Cape Town	Cape Cobras 158 for 4 (20 overs)	won by 33 runs Scorecard	Knights 125/9 (20 overs)	Double round-robin; semi-finals and final	32	6
2015-16 Details	SuperSport Park, Centurion	Titans 161 for 3 (20 overs)	won by 7 wickets Scorecard	Dolphins 159 for 5 (20 overs)	Double round-robin; semi-finals and final	32	6

Notes

• Starting with the 2008–09 season, the winning and runner-up teams would qualify for the Champions League Twenty20.

References

1. Zimbabwe's Place In SA Franchise Cricket Confirmed, Cricket World, Retrieved on 21 November 2007

External links

• Cricket South Africa.