▁In ▁Cont ro vers y , ▁Manchester ▁presents ▁his ▁own ▁detailed ▁account ▁of ▁the ▁affair , ▁which ▁had ▁generated ▁newspaper ▁head lines ▁in ▁ 1 9 6 7 . ▁ ▁Category : 1 9 7 6 ▁non - f iction ▁books ▁Category : History ▁books ▁about ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Category : L ittle , ▁Brown ▁and ▁Company ▁books ▁Category : E ss ay ▁collections <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 7 – 1 8 ▁Sun fo il ▁Series ▁was ▁a ▁first - class ▁cr icket ▁competition ▁that ▁took ▁place ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁from ▁ 1 9 ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁to ▁ 2 5 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 . ▁Kn ights ▁were ▁the ▁def ending ▁champions . ▁ ▁There ▁was ▁a ▁planned ▁break ▁in ▁the ▁competition ▁between ▁October ▁and ▁February ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁season ▁of ▁the ▁T 2 0 ▁Global ▁League ▁( T GL ). ▁However , ▁the ▁T GL ▁was ▁post pon ed ▁to ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 8 , ▁with ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁domestic ▁T 2 0 ▁competition ▁moved ▁back ▁from ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁to ▁November ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁to ▁replace ▁it . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁first ▁four ▁r ounds ▁of ▁fi xt ures , ▁all ▁twelve ▁matches ▁had ▁ended ▁in ▁draw s . ▁The ▁first ▁win ▁of ▁the ▁tournament ▁came ▁in ▁the ▁fifth ▁round , ▁when ▁Tit ans ▁beat ▁L ions ▁by ▁nine ▁w ick ets . ▁By ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁the ▁mid - season ▁break ▁in ▁October