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.
Venues
StadiumCityCapacityHome teamNewlandsCape Town25,000 Cape CobrasBoland Bank ParkPaarl10,000 Cape CobrasKingsmeadDurban25,000 DolphinsChevrolet ParkBloemfontein20,000 KnightsDe Beers Diamond OvalKimberley11,000 KnightsNew Wanderers StadiumJohannesburg34,000 Highveld LionsSenwes ParkPotchefstroom9,000 Highveld LionsSuperSport ParkCenturion20,000 TitansWillowmoore ParkBenoni20,000 TitansSt George's ParkPort Elizabeth19,000 WarriorsBuffalo ParkEast London15,000 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 systemResultPoints 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.
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 Tournament page on ESPN Cricinfo