Inside Kingsmead, the Delhi Daredevils, Mumbai Indians, and Chennai Super Kings made use of the practice facilities. AB de Villiers and Makhaya Ntini reminded each other it was voting day as they met in the morning. “Of course I’ve already voted. I went and did it very early,” said de Villiers, when asked if he had exercised his franchise.
Over in Cape Town, the cricket continued unabated with a sizeable crowd watching because it was a public holiday, though the figure was nowhere near the 80% turnout mark for the elections. Results will start pouring in late in the night, and the picture is expected to become clear by Thursday morning.