2013 Ram Slam T20 Challenge


The 2012–13 Ram Slam T20 Challenge was the tenth season of the Ram Slam T20 Challenge, established by Cricket South Africa. The tournament was previously known as the MiWay T20 Challenge and the Standard Bank Pro20 Series. The tournament was played between 15 February and 7 April 2013.
The Highveld Lions beat the Titans in the final by 30 runs to win the tournament.

Venues

StadiumCityCapacityHome team
NewlandsCape Town25,000Cape Cobras
Boland Bank ParkPaarl10,000Cape Cobras
KingsmeadDurban25,000Dolphins
City OvalPietermaritzburg12,000Dolphins
Chevrolet ParkBloemfontein20,000Knights
De Beers Diamond OvalKimberley11,000Knights
New Wanderers StadiumJohannesburg34,000Highveld Lions
Senwes ParkPotchefstroom9,000Highveld Lions
SuperSport ParkCenturion20,000Titans
Willowmoore ParkBenoni20,000Titans
St George's ParkPort Elizabeth19,000Warriors
Buffalo ParkEast London15,000Warriors

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. 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:
ResultPoints
Win, with bonus point5 points
Win, without bonus point4 points
Tie3 points
No result2 points
Loss0 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 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.

Results

Group stage

Visitor team →Cape CobrasDolphinsKnightsHighveld LionsTitansWarriors
Home team ↓Cape CobrasDolphinsKnightsHighveld LionsTitansWarriors
Cape Cobras
Dolphins
Knights
Highveld Lions
Titans
Warriors

Fixtures

Group stage

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Knockout stage

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