# 2014 Ram Slam T20 Challenge (November)

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

| Stadium | City | Capacity | Home team |
| Newlands | Cape Town | 25,000 | Cape Cobras |
| Boland Bank Park | Paarl | 10,000 | Cape Cobras |
| Kingsmead | Durban | 25,000 | Dolphins |
| Chevrolet Park | Bloemfontein | 20,000 | Knights |
| De Beers Diamond Oval | Kimberley | 11,000 | Knights |
| New Wanderers Stadium | Johannesburg | 34,000 | Highveld Lions |
| Senwes Park | Potchefstroom | 9,000 | Highveld Lions |
| SuperSport Park | Centurion | 20,000 | Titans |
| Willowmoore Park | Benoni | 20,000 | Titans |
| St George's Park | Port Elizabeth | 19,000 | Warriors |
| Buffalo Park | East London | 15,000 | 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 system :
| Result | Points |
| 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

| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | BP | Pts | NRR |
| 1 | Cape Cobras (W) | 10 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 37 | 1.146 |
| 2 | Lions | 10 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 28 | 0.017 |
| 3 | Knights (R) | 10 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 24 | 1.207 |
| 4 | Dolphins | 10 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 0.060 |
| 5 | Warriors | 10 | 3 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 15 | −1.343 |
| 6 | Titans | 10 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 11 | −0.703 |
    (C) = Eventual champion; (R) = Runner-up.
    Note: The winner and runner-up qualify for the 2014 Champions League Twenty20.
* List of results at ESPN Cricinfo

## Knockout stage
### Semi-final

* 7 December 14:30 Scorecard
| (H) Lions 200/4 (20 overs) | v | Knights 169 (19.2 overs) |
| Temba Bavuma 36 (25) Malusi Siboto 2/26 (4 overs) | | Reeza Hendricks 74* (53) Kagiso Rabada 1/13 (3 overs) |
* Knights won by 2 wickets Wanderers, Johannesburg Umpires: Johan Cloete and Shaun George
* Lions won the toss and elected to bat.

### Final

* 12 December 18:00 (D/N) Scorecard
| (H) Cape Cobras 158/4 (20 overs) | v | Knights 125/9 (20 overs) |
| Omphile Ramela 54 (34) Obus Pienaar 1/6 (1 over) | | Reeza Hendricks 41 (35) Dane Paterson 4/33 (4 overs) |
* Cape Cobras won by 33 runs Newlands, Cape Town Umpires: Johan Cloete and Shaun George
* Cape Cobras won the toss and elected to bat.