2017–18 Sunfoil Series
 Sunfoil Series | |
| Dates | 19 September 2017 – 25 March 2018 |
|---|---|
| Administrator(s) | Cricket South Africa |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Double round-robin |
| Champions | Titans (6th title) |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 30 |
| Most runs | Rassie van der Dussen (959) |
| Most wickets | Simon Harmer (47) |
The 2017–18 Sunfoil Series was a first-class cricket competition that took place in South Africa from 19 September 2017 to 25 March 2018.[1] Knights were the defending champions.[2]
There was a planned break in the competition between October and February for the first season of the T20 Global League (TGL).[3][4] However, the TGL was postponed to November 2018,[5] with South Africa's domestic T20 competition moved back from March 2018 to November 2017 to replace it.[6]
After the first four rounds of fixtures, all twelve matches had ended in draws.[7] The first win of the tournament came in the fifth round, when Titans beat Lions by nine wickets.[8] By the end of the mid-season break in October 2017, fourteen of the fifteen matches had ended as a draw.[9] Ahead of the final round of fixtures, five of the six teams were still in contention of winning the title.[10]
Titans won the series, after they beat Knights by four wickets in the final round of matches.[11][12]
Points table[]
| Teams[13] | Pld | W | L | D | A | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Titans | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 143.96 | +0.407 |
| Warriors | 10 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 142.44 | +0.037 |
| Cape Cobras | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 133.36 | –0.119 |
| Knights | 10 | 1 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 126.68 | +0.087 |
| Dolphins | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 126.66 | +0.086 |
| Lions | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 120.46 | –0.495 |
Fixtures[]
Round 1[]
19–22 September 2017
Scorecard |
Cape Cobras
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v
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Knights
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- Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.
- In the Knights first innings, Keegan Petersen, Theunis de Bruyn, Rudi Second and Werner Coetsee all scored centuries. This was the first time in franchise cricket in South Africa that four players from one team had made a century in the same innings.[14]
- Aviwe Mgijima (Cape Cobras) scored his maiden first-class century.[15]
19–22 September 2017
Scorecard |
Warriors
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v
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Lions
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- Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- Omphile Ramela (Lions) played in his 100th first-class match.[16]
Round 2[]
28 September–1 October 2017
Scorecard |
Warriors
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v
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Cape Cobras
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387/8d (115 overs)
Pieter Malan 124 (237) JJ Smuts 4/38 (21 overs) | ||
186/9d (55.2 overs)
JJ Smuts 54 (76) Dane Paterson 3/31 (13 overs) |
- Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
28 September–1 October 2017
Scorecard |
Dolphins
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v
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Knights
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- Knights won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
28 September–1 October 2017
Scorecard |
Titans
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v
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Lions
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205/7d (67 overs)
Farhaan Behardien 67* (117) Dwaine Pretorius 2/31 (14 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
- Corbin Bosch (Titans) made his first-class debut.
Round 3[]
6–9 October 2017
Scorecard |
Knights
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v
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Cape Cobras
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3/0 (1.4 overs)
Grant Mokoena 3* (8) |
- Knights won the toss and elected to bat.
6–9 October 2017
Scorecard |
Titans
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v
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Warriors
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220/6d (44 overs)
Farhaan Behardien 59* (75) Simon Harmer 4/84 (19 overs) |
- Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 4[]
16–19 October 2017
Scorecard |
Warriors
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v
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Cape Cobras
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- Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to field.
- Pieter Malan (Cape Cobras) scored his 25th century in first-class cricket.[17]
16–19 October 2017
Scorecard |
Lions
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v
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Knights
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464 (137.5 overs)
Rassie van der Dussen 114 (205) Eddie Leie 3/57 (12.5 overs) |
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- Lions won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 5[]
23–26 October 2017
Scorecard |
Warriors
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v
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Knights
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- Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
- No play was possible on day 2.
Round 6[]
8–11 February 2018
Scorecard |
Warriors
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v
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Lions
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178 (72.2 overs)
Rassie van der Dussen 69 (146) JJ Smuts 3/31 (11.2 overs) | ||
- Warriors won the toss and elected to bat.
8–11 February 2018
Scorecard |
Cape Cobras
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v
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Titans
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428 (119 overs)
Pieter Malan 137 (317) Eldred Hawken 3/60 (23 overs) |
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- Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 7[]
15–18 February 2018
Scorecard |
Dolphins
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v
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Warriors
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344 (97.2 overs)
Vaughn van Jaarsveld 110 (180) Simon Harmer 6/101 (35.2 overs) |
- Dolphins won the toss and elected to bat.
Round 8[]
22–25 February 2018
Scorecard |
Warriors
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v
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Titans
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213 (85.3 overs)
Farhaan Behardien 97 (200) Simon Harmer 5/74 (31 overs) | ||
- Titans won the toss and elected to field.
22–25 February 2018
Scorecard |
Lions
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v
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Knights
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500/8d (129.2 overs)
David Miller 103 (148) Nono Pongolo 5/105 (23.2 overs) | ||
194/4 (69 overs)
Rassie van der Dussen 64* (116) Marchant de Lange 2/36 (12 overs) |
- Knights won the toss and elected to field.
Round 9[]
15–18 March 2018
Scorecard |
Titans
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v
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Cape Cobras
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435/9d (139 overs)
Farhaan Behardien 129 (207) Dane Paterson 3/100 (29 overs) |
460 (174.3 overs)
Pieter Malan 180 (466) Eldred Hawken 4/82 (38 overs) | |
- Titans won the toss and elected to bat.
15–18 March 2018
Scorecard |
Knights
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v
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Warriors
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188 (59.4 overs)
Ryan McLaren 73 (98) Simon Harmer 5/36 (19.4 overs) |
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- Warriors won the toss and elected to field.
Round 10[]
22–25 March 2018
Scorecard |
Warriors
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v
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Dolphins
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- Dolphins won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on days 1 and 2 due to rain.
22–25 March 2018
Scorecard |
Cape Cobras
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v
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Lions
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- Lions won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
22–25 March 2018
Scorecard |
Knights
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v
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Titans
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169/7d (40 overs)
Luthando Mnyanda 53 (94) Alfred Mothoa 3/34 (8 overs) |
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- Titans won the toss and elected to field.
- No play was possible on days 1 and 2 due to rain.
References[]
- ^ "SA first-class calendar to feature two-month pause for T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Knights take first-class title with innings win". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 11 February 2017.
- ^ "One chance for Proteas hopefuls to impress Gibson". IOL. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "CSA announce franchise fixtures". Cricket365. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Cricket South Africa postpones Global T20 league". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 10 October 2017.
- ^ "CSA announces revised Franchise Competition schedules". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 23 October 2017.
- ^ "Twelve games, twelve draws to begin Sunfoil Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
- ^ "Titans seal first outright win of Sunfoil Series". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 October 2017.
- ^ "Sunfoil Series: form of domestic seamers prompts questions". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ "Sunfoil Series race to go down to the wire". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 19 March 2018.
- ^ "Titans crowned Sunfoil Series champs". SuperSport. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "CSA congratulates Multiply Titans on winning Sunfoil Series title". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "2017–18 Sunfoil Series Points table". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 25 March 2018.
- ^ "Record-setting Knights in control against Cobras". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 22 September 2017.
- ^ "Amla, Mgijima help Cobras earn draw with Knights". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Lions, Warriors settle for a draw". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 23 September 2017.
- ^ "Big Malan century gives Cobras victory chance". Cricket South Africa. Retrieved 19 October 2017.
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Categories:
- South African domestic cricket competitions
- Domestic cricket competitions in 2017–18
- 2017–18 South African cricket season
- Sunfoil Series