Ram Slam T20 Challenge in numbers: here's how it breaks down
Sunday 1 November 2015 11:33, UK
Sunday sees the start of South Africa's highly popular T20 competition as the six franchises tackle each other hoping to knock the 2014-15 champions, Cape Cobras, off their perch.
This is the 13th edition of the tournament and will see Durban-based Dolphins, the Knights from Bloemfontein join the Highveld Lions from Johannesburg and local rivals Centurion side Titans up against Eastern Cape outfit Warriors and the reigning champions Cape Cobras.
Below are a few stats to mark your card ahead of the first ball ….
8 - the number of teams that have played in the tournament in the previous 12 years. Zimbabwe joined the six franchises in 2007/08 for one season while Impi, captained by Paul Collingwood, battled through the 2011/12 campaign without winning a game
32 - matches in the 2015/2016 tournament across 42 days and 11 venues
107 - days since Kevin Pietersen played his last competitive cricket match. He will be returning to his old stomping ground of Durban with the Dolphins
275 - sixes hit in the Ram Slam T20 Challenge in the 2014 edition - an average of 8.59 per match
57 - maximums struck in just the five games played at the Wanderers in Johannesburg - that is 11.4 sixes per game at the high-altitude stadium
8 - the number of centuries hit across the previous 12 tournaments; two of which came in last season's campaign, by Chris Gayle and Rassie van der Dussen, both for the Highveld Lions
76 per cent - runs scored in boundaries in Chris Gayle's 55-ball unbeaten 108 for the Lions against Warriors at East London last season
2,061 - Morne van Wyk's tally of runs, the only player in the South African T20 tournament to pass 2,000 runs, but his best score is just 89*, one of 14 half-centuries he has hit
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3 - Amount of South Africa T20 domestic titles won by the Titans, the last of which came in 2011
72 - Rusty Theron's wicket haul in his domestic T20 career, the most of any player in their history
7.03 - Balls per boundary in the Ram Slam T20 Challenge in 2014/15 season
Watch the Warriors take on the Knights in the tournament opener from 10am on Sky Sports 5, then don't miss Titans against Dolphins at 1.30pm. At the conclusion of that match, our coverage will continue with the conclusion of Cape Cobras against Highveld Lions.
