Spin at the SA20: Orthodoxy is beating 'mystery'

 News24 Sport chief writer

All teams having gone beyond the midway mark in the SA20 round-robin phase, a striking statistical feature has been the success of conventional spinners.

Several pitches at the event – especially away from the highveld -- have been stubbornly sluggish and gripping, giving all exponents of the tweaking trade conditions for real effectiveness.