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SA20's riveting group stage ends: How did YOUR franchise fare?

The group stages of the first-ever SA20 are over, and they did not disappoint. 

Without looking at the points table, here's how News24 Sport judged the teams:

The team that went according to form: Pretoria Capitals - FIRST 

The Capitals, under Wayne Parnell's sound leadership, sought destruction wherever they went on their way to finishing at the top. They were five points clear of the Joburg Super Kings and collected bonus points like they were going out of fashion.

They were stymied by Johannesburg and Paarl, then unexpectedly humbled at home by Durban's Super Giants, but they always looked like the team to beat.

They seemed to have the team for all conditions and this was proven by the fact that they won in Durban, Gqeberha and Cape Town, where the manner of their successes spoke to their adaptability. 

They had a measure of revenge when they beat the Paarl Royals by 59 runs on Tuesday, who had beaten them in Paarl, but they'll have to do it again on Wednesday when the sides meet at the Wanderers for what is sure to be a grudge match semi-final on Wednesday. 

Home bully boys: Joburg Super Kings - SECOND 

On the coast, they were dodgy, even though they won two from four. They were badly beaten by the Capitals, but take them to the Wanderers, and they play like bulls charging at a red flag at the Bullring.

After their terrible loss to the Capitals at the halfway mark, their coach Stephen Fleming said they had a few things they needed to sort out, especially with their batting. 

They had a few home games to get that right and, largely through the free-scoring form of Faf du Plessis, they've made the Corlett Drive-based ground a hard one for visiting teams.

They were the only side that didn't drop a home game in the tournament and

Read more on news24.com