By Lehlohonolo Lehana.
Both SA20 fixtures scheduled for Saturday were abandoned without a ball being bowled as rain wreaked havoc in Johannesburg and Pretoria.
A sellout crowd arrived hopeful in Centurion for Pretoria Capitals and Durban’s Super Giants clash, that the fate of those at the Wanderers for the match between the Joburg Super Kings and Sunrisers Eastern Cape earlier in the day wouldn’t befell them too.
There was again optimism when captains Keshav Maharaj and Aiden Markram made it out to the middle at 6:50pm for the toss (ahead of a reduced 16-overs-per-side match), which was won by Maharaj who chose to bowl. But, mirroring the Wanderers, that was the closest the players got to getting the action underway.
The rain returned almost immediately and never let up, forcing the match officials into a second abandonment of the day. Teams were awarded two points each.