| Dates | 12 October 2017 (2017-10-12) – 15 April 2018 (2018-04-15) |
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| Administrator(s) | Cricket South Africa |
| Cricket format | First-class |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin |
| Champions |  KwaZulu-Natal |
| Participants | 14 |
| Most runs | Janneman Malan (1046) |
| Most wickets | Clayton August (41) |
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The 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup was a first-class cricket competition that took place in South Africa from 12 October 2017 to 15 April 2018.[1][2] The competition was played between the thirteen South African provincial teams and Namibia. Unlike its counterpart, the Sunfoil Series, the matches were three days in length instead of four. The tournament was played in parallel with the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge, a List A competition which features the same teams.
Northerns and Free State were the defending champions, as the final of the previous tournament ended in a draw.[3]
In the fixture between Border and Eastern Province in November 2017, Marco Marais of Border scored 300 not out from 191 deliveries.[4] This was the fastest triple century in first-class cricket, the ninth triple century in first-class cricket in South Africa and the first in the country since 2010.[5][6]
Following Namibia's fixture against Free State in February 2018, Namibia's captain Sarel Burger and vice-captain Craig Williams retired from cricket.[7][8] They played their final match for Namibia in the corresponding one-day fixture in the 2017–18 CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge on 25 February 2018.[7][8]
The final was played between KwaZulu-Natal and Namibia at the Kingsmead Cricket GroundinDurban, starting on 12 April 2018.[9] It was the first time that Namibia had reached the final of the 3-Day Cup.[10] KwaZulu-Natal won the tournament, beating Namibia by an innings and 25 runs.[11][12]
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Pool A
Team qualified for the final
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Pool B
Team qualified for the final |
12–14 October 2017 |
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371/4d (81.4 overs) |
169 (56.2 overs) | |
131/3d (26 overs) |
115/1 (35 overs) |
Match drawn |
12–14 October 2017 |
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326/8d (105 overs) |
410/8d (101 overs) | |
192/6 (70 overs) |
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Match drawn |
12–14 October 2017 |
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372/8d (92 overs) |
362 (87.3 overs) | |
284/4d (65 overs) |
106/3 (29 overs) |
Match drawn |
12–14 October 2017 |
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367/9d (107.2 overs) |
155 (55.3 overs) | |
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138 (40 overs) (f/o) |
KwaZulu-Natal won by an innings and 74 runs |
12–14 October 2017 |
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309 (81.1 overs) |
281 (78.5 overs) | |
231/9d (84.3 overs) |
264/3 (55.4 overs) |
Namibia won by 7 wickets |
19–21 October 2017 |
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135 (36.3 overs) |
140 (43.4 overs) | |
188 (46.3 overs) |
184/4 (51.2 overs) |
KwaZulu-Natal won by 6 wickets |
19–21 October 2017 |
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184 (62.4 overs) |
128 (46 overs) | |
154 (33 overs) |
214/6 (54.5 overs) |
Namibia won by 4 wickets |
26–28 October 2017 |
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414/6d (94 overs) |
241 (86 overs) | |
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247/6 (89 overs) (f/o) |
Match drawn |
26–28 October 2017 |
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171 (51.2 overs) |
292/6d (73 overs) | |
122 (41.1 overs) |
4/0 (1.3 overs) |
Border won by 10 wickets |
26–28 October 2017 |
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229 (66.5 overs) |
302 (89.1 overs) | |
340/7d (90 overs) |
154/6 (42 overs) |
Match drawn |
26–28 October 2017 |
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531/8d (135 overs) |
362 (123.1 overs) | |
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115 (49.4 overs) (f/o) |
Namibia won by an innings and 54 runs |
2–4 November 2017 |
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576/4d (101.3 overs) |
262 (79 overs) | |
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198/3 (72 overs) (f/o) |
Match drawn |
2–4 November 2017 |
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115 (35.2 overs) |
235 (87.2 overs) | |
368/8d (122 overs) |
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Match drawn |
2–4 November 2017 |
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375/7d (93.3 overs) |
190 (69.1 overs) | |
21/2 (6.2 overs) |
205 (107.1 overs) (f/o) |
KwaZulu-Natal won by 8 wickets |
9–11 November 2017 |
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305 (87.1 overs) |
266 (76.3 overs) | |
302/9d (86.4 overs) |
344/3 (50.3 overs) |
Boland won by 7 wickets |
9–11 November 2017 |
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305 (90.5 overs) |
432 (119 overs) | |
134/3 (32 overs) |
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Match drawn |
9–11 November 2017 |
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342 (83.5 overs) |
183 (56.4 overs) | |
218 (52.1 overs) |
148 (48 overs) |
Easterns won by 229 runs |
9–11 November 2017 |
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257 (102.5 overs) |
247 (81.2 overs) | |
253/5d (70 overs) |
99 (39.1 overs) |
Namibia won by 164 runs |
16–18 November 2017 |
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218 (69.4 overs) |
194 (86.1 overs) | |
223/9d (60 overs) |
158 (42.3 overs) |
KwaZulu-Natal won by 89 runs |
16–18 November 2017 |
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219 (83.1 overs) |
227 (73 overs) | |
239 (81.4 overs) |
180/7 (73 overs) |
Match drawn |
23–25 November 2017 |
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512/4d (80.2 overs) |
212 (75.3 overs) | |
66/2d (11.4 overs) |
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Match drawn |
23–25 November 2017 |
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119 (39.5 overs) |
493/3 (100 overs) | |
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Match drawn |
23–25 November 2017 |
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169 (61 overs) |
210 (86 overs) | |
104/9 (36 overs) |
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Match drawn |
30 November–2 December 2017 |
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115 (41 overs) |
434/8d (99.3 overs) | |
285 (93.4 overs) |
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Northern Cape won by an innings and 34 runs |
30 November–2 December 2017 |
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349 (103 overs) |
195 (51.1 overs) | |
147 (45 overs) |
234/9 (97 overs) |
Match drawn |
30 November–2 December 2017 |
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337 (105.5 overs) |
387/9d (126.4 overs) | |
164 (40.1 overs) |
91/4 (23 overs) |
Match drawn |
30 November–2 December 2017 |
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234 (62.3 overs) |
134 (36.5 overs) | |
228/6d (75 overs) |
214 (69.5 overs) |
Free State won by 114 runs |
7–9 December 2017 |
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168 (59.1 overs) |
125 (53.1 overs) | |
73 (31.4 overs) |
117/6 (28.4 overs) |
Border won by 4 wickets |
7–9 December 2017 |
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152 (55 overs) |
83 (48.1 overs) | |
256/6d (66 overs) |
274/6 (74.2 overs) |
Match drawn |
14–16 December 2017 |
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286 (77.2 overs) |
442 (111.1 overs) | |
210 (67.1 overs) |
55/1 (11.1 overs) |
Northerns won by 9 wickets |
14–16 December 2017 |
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433/8d (95.3 overs) |
126 (41.4 overs) | |
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134 (37.4 overs) (f/o) |
Easterns won by an innings and 173 runs |
14–16 December 2017 |
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75 (34.5 overs) |
424 (111.4 overs) | |
318 (120.5 overs) |
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Western Province won by an innings and 31 runs |
14–16 December 2017 |
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195 (77.4 overs) |
361 (108.2 overs) | |
252 (78 overs) |
68/3 (9 overs) |
Match drawn |
14–16 December 2017 |
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238 (76.4 overs) |
315 (84.3 overs) | |
117 (41 overs) |
43/3 (12.3 overs) |
Free State won by 7 wickets |
4–6 January 2018 |
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385/7d (104 overs) |
569/8 (168 overs) | |
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Match drawn |
4–6 January 2018 |
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157 (52.5 overs) |
372/7d (106.3 overs) | |
238 (92 overs) |
24/1 (3.5 overs) |
KwaZulu-Natal won by 9 wickets |
4–6 January 2018 |
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132 (54.2 overs) |
298 (90 overs) | |
207 (71.3 overs) |
43/3 (7.5 overs) |
Eastern Province won by 7 wickets |
4–6 January 2018 |
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303 (79 overs) |
264 (77.3 overs) | |
183 (54.3 overs) |
223/7 (53.4 overs) |
Free State won by 3 wickets |
11–13 January 2018 |
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354 (113.3 overs) |
171 (62.1 overs) | |
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284/4 (91 overs) (f/o) |
Match drawn |
11–13 January 2018 |
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226 (57 overs) |
120 (33.3 overs) | |
214 (62.2 overs) |
212 (51.5 overs) |
Namibia won by 108 runs |
11–13 January 2018 |
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314 (98.4 overs) |
314 (89.5 overs) | |
241/6 (80 overs) |
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Match drawn |
11–13 January 2018 |
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191 (49.2 overs) |
346 (105.1 overs) | |
214 (64.1 overs) |
65/1 (9 overs) |
Western Province won by 9 wickets |
18–20 January 2018 |
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215 (71.1 overs) |
188 (78.5 overs) | |
156 (56 overs) |
128 (45.5 overs) |
Western Province won by 55 runs |
18–20 January 2018 |
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157 (37.5 overs) |
361 (102.5 overs) | |
230 (60.3 overs) |
27/2 (11.3 overs) |
Border won by 8 wickets |
18–20 January 2018 |
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149 (42.5 overs) |
119 (50.4 overs) | |
306/6d (76 overs) |
182 (66.4 overs) |
Gauteng won by 154 runs |
25–27 January 2018 |
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388/8d (117.1 overs) |
197 (70.3 overs) | |
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83/2 (18.2 overs) (f/o) |
Match drawn |
1–3 February 2018 |
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128 (43 overs) |
349 (93.5 overs) | |
144 (46.2 overs) |
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KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by an innings and 77 runs |
1–3 February 2018 |
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323 (82.2 overs) |
132 (58.3 overs) | |
248 (69.3 overs) |
114/3 (45 overs) |
Match drawn |
8–10 February 2018 |
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351/6d (98 overs) |
159 (57.2 overs) | |
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120 (54.3 overs) (f/o) |
KwaZulu-Natal won by an innings and 72 runs |
8–10 February 2018 |
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177 (54.2 overs) |
278 (108.2 overs) | |
214 (91.5 overs) |
115/6 (36.2 overs) |
Western Province won by 4 wickets |
8–10 February 2018 |
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235 (80.4 overs) |
157 (57.4 overs) | |
297/6d (72 overs) |
325/8 (95 overs) |
Match drawn |
15–17 February 2018 |
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283 (83 overs) |
251 (81.1 overs) | |
176/7d (61.5 overs) |
199/4 (41 overs) |
Match drawn |
15–17 February 2018 |
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370/4d (108.4 overs) |
158 (66.1 overs) | |
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303/7d (113 overs) (f/o) |
Match drawn |
15–17 February 2018 |
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189 (43.1 overs) |
491/7d (100 overs) | |
159 (65 overs) |
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KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by an innings and 143 runs |
22–24 February 2018 |
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264 (92.3 overs) |
400/8d (95 overs) | |
110 (63 overs) |
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Boland won by an innings and 26 runs |
22–24 February 2018 |
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375/8d (124 overs) |
148 (71.3 overs) | |
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82 (52.4 overs) (f/o) |
Eastern Province won by an innings and 145 runs |
22–24 February 2018 |
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369 (117.1 overs) |
355 (113.1 overs) | |
132/3d (47 overs) |
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Match drawn |
22–24 February 2018 |
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205 (64.2 overs) |
305 (93 overs) | |
188 (47.2 overs) |
89/3 (22.1 overs) |
Easterns won by 7 wickets |
1–3 March 2018 |
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510/6d (99.2 overs) |
307 (87.4 overs) | |
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246/3 (57 overs) (f/o) |
Match drawn |
1–3 March 2018 |
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86 (33.2 overs) |
242 (74 overs) | |
439/8d (119.3 overs) |
96/2 (30 overs) |
Match drawn |
8–10 March 2018 |
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134 (49.1 overs) |
221 (56.2 overs) | |
257 (85.1 overs) |
171/7 (53.4 overs) |
Boland won by 3 wickets |
8–10 March 2018 |
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286 (88.1 overs) |
119 (39.5 overs) | |
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226/6 (69 overs) (f/o) |
Match drawn |
8–10 March 2018 |
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106 (37.3 overs) |
276/3d (61 overs) | |
284 (93.5 overs) |
36/3 (5 overs) |
Match drawn |
8–10 March 2018 |
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Match abandoned |
15–17 March 2018 |
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350 (97.3 overs) |
144 (57.5 overs) | |
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192 (64.1 overs) (f/o) |
KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by an innings and 14 runs |
15–17 March 2018 |
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304/8d (100 overs) |
199 (60 overs) | |
173/6d (48.2 overs) |
109 (37.3 overs) |
Western Province won by 169 runs |
22–24 March 2018 |
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252 (82 overs) |
272 (77.1 overs) | |
230 (84.5 overs) |
150 (41.2 overs) |
Northerns won by 60 runs |
22–24 March 2018 |
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260 (69.3 overs) |
136 (30.3 overs) | |
176/3d (41.2 overs) |
117/4 (46 overs) |
Match drawn |
22–24 March 2018 |
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277/7d (75.2 overs) |
96/5 (30.5 overs) | |
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Match drawn |
22–24 March 2018 |
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435/7d (96.5 overs) |
116/2 (27 overs) | |
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Match drawn |
12–15 April 2018 |
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132 (39.3 overs) |
334/4d (93.1 overs) | |
177 (53.1 overs) |
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KwaZulu-Natal won by an innings and 25 runs |
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