1 Day Cup - Current Structure

Current Structure

The six teams taking part in 2012-13 are:

• Cape Cobras from Cape Town, Western Cape
• Dolphins from Durban, KwaZulu-Natal
• Knights from Bloemfontein, Free State
• Lions from Potchefstroom, North West or Johannesburg, Johannesburg, Gauteng
• Titans from Centurion, Gauteng
• Warriors from Port Elizabeth, Eastern Cape Province

They play each other twice home and away in November/December 2012 followed by a play-off and final. The top team qualifies automatically for the final with the teams placed second and third having a play-off to meet the top team in the final.

In 2012-13 the competition will follow the 2011-12 season when it reverted to a 50 overs a side tournament with 11 players per side to mirror the ICC Standard One Day International Match Playing Conditions. In 2010-11, it was a 40 over competition with 13 players allowed in each team (11 batting and 11 fielding). In 2009-10, it was a 40 over competition with 12 players allowed in each team (11 batting and 11 fielding).

Points system:

• Win: 4 points
• Tie, no result or abandoned: 2 points
• Loss: 0 points
• Bonus points: 1 point awarded if the winning team achieves a run rate of at least 1.25 times that of the opposition.

In the event of teams finishing on equal points, the top three places are determined in the following order of priority: (taken from Cricket South Africa Summer Handbook 2011-2012)

• The team with the most number of wins;
• If still equal, the team with the most number of 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.