2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup
# 2017–18 Sunfoil 3-Day Cup

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. 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.

In the fixture between Border and Eastern Province in November 2017, Marco Marais of Border scored 300 not out from 191 deliveries. 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.

Following Namibia's fixture against Free State in February 2018, Namibia's captain Sarel Burger and vice-captain Craig Williams retired from cricket. 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.

The final was played between KwaZulu-Natal and Namibia at the Kingsmead Cricket Ground in Durban, starting on 12 April 2018. It was the first time that Namibia had reached the final of the 3-Day Cup. KwaZulu-Natal won the tournament, beating Namibia by an innings and 25 runs.

## Points table

| Team | Pld | W | L | D | NR | Pts |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| KwaZulu-Natal | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 178.90 |
| Western Province | 10 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 159.22 |
| Border | 10 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 133.54 |
| Northerns | 10 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 122.50 |
| North West | 10 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 122.26 |
| South Western Districts | 10 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 117.00 |
| Northern Cape | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 111.48 |
| Team | Pld | W | L | D | NR | Pts |
| Namibia | 10 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 153.68 |
| Free State | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 151.72 |
| KwaZulu-Natal Inland | 10 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 142.80 |
| Easterns | 10 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 142.44 |
| Eastern Province | 10 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 124.30 |
| Boland | 10 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 121.40 |
| Gauteng | 10 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 94.38 |

## Fixtures

### October 2017

* 12–14 October 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Murray Brown and Siphelele Gasa
* Free State won the toss and elected to field.
* Aubrey Ferreira (Eastern Province) made his first-class debut.
* 12–14 October 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn New Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Arno Jacobs
* Gauteng won the toss and elected to bat.
* Farhaan Sayanvala and Carmi le Roux (Gauteng) both made their first-class debuts.
* 12–14 October 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Hassen Dawood and Stephen Harris
* Northerns won the toss and elected to bat.
* Jiveshan Pillay and Luvuyo Nkese (Northerns) both made their first-class debuts.
* 12–14 October 2017 Scorecard
* KwaZulu-Natal won by an innings and 74 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Clifford Isaacs and Jurie Sadler
* KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and elected to bat.
* 12–14 October 2017 Scorecard
* Namibia won by 7 wickets Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Andrew Louw and Phillip Vosloo
* Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
* 19–21 October 2017 Scorecard
* KwaZulu-Natal won by 6 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Siphelele Gasa and Phillip Vosloo
* KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and elected to field.
* 19–21 October 2017 Scorecard
* Namibia won by 4 wickets Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Kevin Lawrence
* Easterns won the toss and elected to bat.
* 26–28 October 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn St George's Park Cricket Ground Port Elizabeth Umpires: Bongani Ntshebe and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* Eastern Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* Themba Maupa (Northern Cape) made his first-class debut.
* 26–28 October 2017 Scorecard
* Border won by 10 wickets Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Thomas Mokorosi
* Border won the toss and elected to field.
* Renaldo Meyer (Western Province) made his first-class debut.
* 26–28 October 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Walter Milton Oval, Johannesburg Umpires: Siphelele Gasa and Ryan Hendricks
* Easterns won the toss and elected to field.
* Muhammed Mayet, Tumelo Tlhokwe (Gauteng) and Zwelo Ntsimbini (Easterns) all made their first-class debuts.
* 26–28 October 2017 Scorecard
* Namibia won by an innings and 54 runs Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Andrew Louw and Phillip Vosloo
* Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Sinalo Gobeni and Curtley Louw (Boland) both made their first-class debuts.

### November 2017

* 2–4 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Siphelele Gasa and Brad White
* North West won the toss and elected to bat.
* Ruan Haasbroek (North West) made his first-class debut.
* 2–4 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn Umpires: Clifford Isaacs and Thomas Mokorosi
* South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* Bailey Aarons (South Western Districts) made his first-class debut.
* 2–4 November 2017 Scorecard
* KwaZulu-Natal won by 8 wickets Chatsworth Stadium, Durban Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Arno Jacobs
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
* 9–11 November 2017 Scorecard
* Boland won by 7 wickets Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town Umpires: Marais Erasmus and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* Boland won the toss and elected to field.
* 9–11 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Ryan Hendricks and Marlon Jansen
* Free State won the toss and elected to field.
* 9–11 November 2017 Scorecard
* Easterns won by 229 runs Technikon Oval, Pretoria Umpires: Johan Cloete and Kevin Lawrence
* Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
* Mitchell Van Buuren (Northerns) made his first-class debut.
* 9–11 November 2017 Scorecard
* Namibia won by 164 runs Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Rudi Birkenstock and Andrew Louw
* Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Kgaudisa Molefe (Gauteng) made his first-class debut.
* 16–18 November 2017 Scorecard
* KwaZulu-Natal won by 89 runs Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Ryan Hendricks and Jurie Sadler
* Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
* Thula Ngcobo (KwaZulu-Natal) made his first-class debut.
* 16–18 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn Umpires: Lester Leendertz and Thomas Mokorosi
* South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 23–25 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Bongani Ntshebe and Jurie Sadler
* Eastern Province won the toss and elected to field.
* 23–25 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Johan Cloete and Hassen Dawood
* Western Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* Louren Steenkamp (North West) made his first-class debut.
* 23–25 November 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Tshwane University of Technology Oval, Pretoria Umpires: Gladman Gaseba and Arno Jacobs
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
* Rubin Hermann, Ruben Trumpelmann (Northerns), Allister Majola and Nduduzo Mfoza (KwaZulu-Natal Inland) all made their first-class debuts.
* 30 November–2 December 2017 Scorecard
* Northern Cape won by an innings and 34 runs Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Rudi Birkenstock and Kevin Lawrence
* Border won the toss and elected to bat.
* 30 November–2 December 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Pollock Field, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Thomas Mokorosi and Laurance Willemse
* Eastern Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* Myolisi Fumba and Emanuel Sererami (Western Province) both made their first-class debuts.
* 30 November–2 December 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn Chatsworth Stadium, Durban Umpires: Stephen Rex and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and elected to field.
* 30 November–2 December 2017 Scorecard
* Free State won by 114 runs Wanderers Cricket Club, Johannesburg Umpires: Gladman Gaseba and Marlon Jansen
* Free State won the toss and elected to bat.
* Lefa Thaba (Gauteng) and Janko Dreyer (Free State) both made their first-class debuts.

### December 2017

* 7–9 December 2017 Scorecard
* Border won by 4 wickets Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Clifford Isaacs and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* Boland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Bongolwethu Makeleni (Border) made his first-class debut.
* 7–9 December 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn City Oval, Pietermaritzburg Umpires: Murray Brown and Lester Leendertz
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
* 14–16 December 2017 Scorecard
* Northerns won by 9 wickets Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Siphelele Gasa and Marlon Jansen
* Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
* Gregory Mahlokwana (Northerns) made his first-class debut.
* 14–16 December 2017 Scorecard
* Easterns won by an innings and 173 runs Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Johan Cloete and Lubabalo Gcuma
* Easterns won the toss and elected to bat.
* 14–16 December 2017 Scorecard
* Western Province won by an innings and 31 runs Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town Umpires: Murray Brown and Clifford Isaacs
* KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and elected to bat.
* 14–16 December 2017 Scorecard
* Match drawn City Oval, Pietermaritzburg Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* Gauteng won the toss and elected to field.
* 14–16 December 2017 Scorecard
* Free State won by 7 wickets Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Thomas Mokorosi and Dennis Smith
* Boland won the toss and elected to bat.

### January 2018

* 4–6 January 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn Umpires: Stephen Rex and Jurie Sadler
* South Western Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* 4–6 January 2018 Scorecard
* KwaZulu-Natal won by 9 wickets Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Kevin Lawrence and Bongani Ntshebe
* KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and elected to field.
* 4–6 January 2018 Scorecard
* Eastern Province won by 7 wickets City Oval, Pietermaritzburg Umpires: Gladman Gaseba and Laurance Willemse
* Eastern Province won the toss and elected to field.
* 4–6 January 2018 Scorecard
* Free State won by 3 wickets Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Marlon Jansen and Jack Morton
* Easterns won the toss and elected to bat.
* 11–13 January 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Ryan Hendricks and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to bat.
* Darryl Hendricks, Fritz de Beer and Phumza Mntungwa (Boland) all made their first-class debuts.
* 11–13 January 2018 Scorecard
* Namibia won by 108 runs St George's Park, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Rudi Birkenstock and Jurie Sadler
* Eastern Province won the toss and elected to field.
* Niko Davin (Namibia) made his first-class debut.
* 11–13 January 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn Umpires: Murray Brown and Stephen Rex
* South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 11–13 January 2018 Scorecard
* Western Province won by 9 wickets Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Siphelele Gasa and Marlon Jansen
* Northern Cape won the toss and elected to bat.
* Mathew Goles and Bonga Makaka (Western Province) both made their first-class debuts.
* 18–20 January 2018 Scorecard
* Western Province won by 55 runs Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town Umpires: Jurie Sadler and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* Northerns won the toss and elected to field.
* Dalen Mmako (Northerns) made his first-class debut.
* 18–20 January 2018 Scorecard
* Border won by 8 wickets Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Hassen Dawood and Arno Jacobs
* Border won the toss and elected to field.
* 18–20 January 2018 Scorecard
* Gauteng won by 154 runs Orban Park, Johannesburg Umpires: Rudi Birkenstock and Lubabalo Gcuma
* Boland won the toss and elected to field.
* 25–27 January 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Diamond Oval, Kimberley Umpires: Ryan Hendricks and Stephen Rex
* Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.

### February 2018

* 1–3 February 2018 Scorecard
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by an innings and 77 runs City Oval, Pietermaritzburg Umpires: Gladman Gaseba and Jurie Sadler
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
* Mpho Ndumo (KwaZulu-Natal Inland) made his first-class debut.
* 1–3 February 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Marlon Jansen and Claude Thorburn
* Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
* Bradley de Villiers (South Western Districts) made his first class debut.
* 8–10 February 2018 Scorecard
* KwaZulu-Natal won by an innings and 72 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Murray Brown and Bongani Ntshebe
* Namibia won the toss and elected to field.
* Nicol Loftie-Eaton, Mauritius Ngupita and Ben Shikongo (Namibia) all made their first-class debuts.
* 8–10 February 2018 Scorecard
* Western Province won by 4 wickets Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town Umpires: Rudi Birkenstock and Thomas Mokorosi
* Gauteng won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8–10 February 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Clifford Isaacs and Marlon Jansen
* Easterns won the toss and elected to bat.
* 15–17 February 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Centurion Park, Centurion Umpires: Marlon Jansen and Stephen Rex
* North West won the toss and elected to field.
* 15–17 February 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Recreation Ground, Oudtshoorn Umpires: Jurie Sadler and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* Hershell America (South Western Districts), Sinethemba Qeshile, Jason Niemand and Bamanye Xenxe (Border) all made their first-class debuts.
* 15–17 February 2018 Scorecard
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by an innings and 143 runs City Oval, Pietermaritzburg Umpires: Rudi Birkenstock and Gladman Gaseba
* Namibia won the toss and elected to bat.
* 22–24 February 2018 Scorecard
* Boland won by an innings and 26 runs Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Dennis Smith and Clifford Isaacs
* Boland won the toss and elected to field.
* 22–24 February 2018 Scorecard
* Eastern Province won by an innings and 145 runs ABSA Oval, Port Elizabeth Umpires: Murray Brown and Abdoellah Steenkamp
* Gauteng won the toss and elected to field.
* Jade de Klerk (Eastern Province) made his first-class debut.
* 22–24 February 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Wanderers Cricket Ground, Windhoek Umpires: Andrew Louw and Arno Jacobs
* Free State won the toss and elected to bat.
* 22–24 February 2018 Scorecard
* Easterns won by 7 wickets Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Ryan Hendricks and Kevin Lawrence
* Easterns won the toss and elected to field.

### March 2018

* 1–3 March 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Murray Brown and Thomas Mokorosi
* Free State won the toss and elected to field.
* 1–3 March 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Tshwane University of Technology Oval, Pretoria Umpires: Ryan Hendricks and Clifford Isaacs
* South Western Districts won the toss and elected to bat.
* Wandile Makwetu (Northerns) made his first-class debut.
* 8–10 March 2018 Scorecard
* Boland won by 3 wickets Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Murray Brown and Nitin Menon
* Eastern Province won the toss and elected to bat.
* 8–10 March 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Jurie Sadler and Hassen Dawood
* Northern Cape won the toss and elected to field.
* Only three balls were bowled on day 1 due to rain.
* 8–10 March 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Senwes Park, Potchefstroom Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Lubabalo Gcuma
* North West won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.
* Kevin Crowie (North West) made his first-class debut.
* 8–10 March 2018 Scorecard
* Match abandoned University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg Umpires: Abdoellah Steenkamp and Phillip Vosloo
* No toss.
* No play was possible due to rain.
* 15–17 March 2018 Scorecard
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won by an innings and 14 runs Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Thomas Mokorosi and Clifford Isaacs
* Free State won the toss and elected to field.
* 15–17 March 2018 Scorecard
* Western Province won by 169 runs Western Province Cricket Club, Cape Town Umpires: Siphelele Gasa and Ryan Hendricks
* South Western Districts won the toss and elected to field.
* 22–24 March 2018 Scorecard
* Northerns won by 60 runs Boland Park, Paarl Umpires: Lubabalo Gcuma and Johan Cloete
* Boland won the toss and elected to field.
* 22–24 March 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Buffalo Park, East London Umpires: Philip Vosloo and Thomas Mokorosi
* Border won the toss and elected to field.
* Malwande Zamo (Border) made his first-class debut.
* 22–24 March 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Willowmoore Park, Benoni Umpires: Arno Jacobs and Brad White
* KwaZulu-Natal Inland won the toss and elected to field.
* No play was possible on days 1 and 2 due to rain.
* 22–24 March 2018 Scorecard
* Match drawn Mangaung Oval, Bloemfontein Umpires: Abdoellah Steenkamp and Stephen Harris
* Free State won the toss and elected to bat.
* No play was possible on day 1 due to rain.

## Final

* 12–15 April 2018 Scorecard
* KwaZulu-Natal won by an innings and 25 runs Kingsmead Cricket Ground, Durban Umpires: Jurie Sadler and Marlon Jansen
* KwaZulu-Natal won the toss and elected to field.
