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SA20 hits and misses: Cricket's new showpiece off to a near-perfect start

The SA20, just from a crowd perspective, has been a roaring success. The six grounds, in their various team colours, have brought the fans in and have looked splendid.

Critically, the rain that dogged the first half of South Africa's summer has stayed away, with only one game being remotely challenged by the weather.

The undisrupted cricket has allowed the cricketers who made the cut to display their wares in varying forms.

The tournament will return next week Thursday, with the struggling Durban's Super Giants hosting fellow basement dwellers MI Cape Town.

The Hits: 

Packed stadiums

This has to be the most important part of the tournament, for the reception of the SA20 was going to gauge its short-term success.

It started during the coastal school holidays and the crowds at Newlands, St George's Park, and Boland Park responded in kind with exceptional attendance.

If organisers had their hearts in their mouths from a crowd perspective, it would have been at Kingsmead. For once, the Durban ground didn't disappoint and with two games left, fans still have an opportunity to get their fill.

The vibrant Orange Army of St George's Park will be missed - Sunrisers Eastern Cape have completed their home games - but they do leave Joburg's Yellow Whistle gang and Pretoria's Blue Sea to pick up the baton from them.

Ton-up Faf

England and Paarl Royals captain Jos Buttler may be the top run-maker, but Faf du Plessis's ton is living long the memories of those who watched it.

It was a well-paced and well-managed innings that belied the Joburg Super Kings' stuttering tournament.

The tournament needed a South African hero from a batting perspective to give it the full authenticity it deserved from a batting perspective.

Roaring Roelof

The bowlers had

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