You had to give it to the bloke who turned up at Kingsmead on Thursday wearing a snorkel and goggles. Clearly, he had been shot in this movie before.
And he was again. For the fifth time in the six T20s in Durban this season, rain decided the issue.
The match was a semifinal between the Dolphins and the Cobras, and the washout meant the Dolphins advanced to yesterday's final against the Titans in Centurion by dint of finishing second on the log.This should have been merely an element of the drama of a competition that wouldn't have existed had a right royal mess not been made of organising the T20 Global League (T20GL), which was stillborn and replaced by just another franchise tournament.
But audiences were drawn in droves to the second prize. The figures were up in terms of viewership and spectatorship, and that led to increased sponsorship.
It helped that South Africa's best players were in action, which isn't often the case at this level, and that the prize money for crowd catches was increased.
Would the T20GL have done better? Who knows, but South African cricket - the suits included - should be giving itself a pat on the back...