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Abrahams century sets up Knights' first win

A round-up of Momentum One Day Cup matches played on October 24, 2014

Knights 266 for 6 (Abrahams 123, Pienaar 61*, Mbane 4-47) beat Warriors 219 (Smuts 76, Coetsee 4-38) by 47 runs
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Opener Gerhardt Abrahams' maiden List A century set up a comfortable first win of the tournament for Knights over Warriors in East London. Abrahams made 123 off 133 deliveries with nine fours and six sixes, and was fifth man out in the 47th over as Knights posted 266 for 6. Knights were down to 119 for 4 but Obus Pienaar supported Abrahams in a 113-run stand. Pienaar made an unbeaten 61 off 52, while Lundi Mbane finished with 4 for 47.
Warriors started with a steady 50-run opening partnership between Michael Price and JJ Smuts. Ryan Bailey and Smuts then put on 61 for the third wicket, but Knights struck regularly after that. Werner Coetsee picked up 4 for 38 as Warriors were dismissed for 219 after Smuts departed for 76 off 101. Dillon du Preez, Corne Dry and Malusi Siboto took two wickets each.
Titans 209 for 4 (de Bruyn 60) beat Cape Cobras 208 (Puttick 55) by six wickets
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Titans handed Cape Cobras their first defeat of the tournament in Centurion, reaching the target of 209 with six wickets and 69 balls to spare. Theunis de Bruyn led with 60 and Henry Davids contributed 33 at the top of the order. Farhaan Behardien and Mangaliso Mosehle combined in a breezy, unbeaten fifth-wicket stand of 69 as victory was achieved in the 39th over.
Cobras began with an opening partnership of 71 inside 13 overs between Richard Levi and Andrew Puttick. However, they lost Levi for 33 and Stiaan van Zyl cheaply in the next over. Puttick's 55 helped them rebuild to 129 for 2 but they lost wickets in successive overs again and never recovered. Ethy Mbhalati ran through the tail to finish with an expensive 3 for 58 in 7.1 overs while Marchant de Lange took 2 for 34 in nine.
Dolphins 219 for 7 (Zondo 70*, Pretorius 4-36) beat Lions 214 (Bavuma 80, Frylinck 4-30) by three wickets (D/L method)
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Khaya Zondo guided Dolphins to a three-wicket win over Lions in Potchefstroom with an unbeaten 70. Dolphins had been reduced to 160 for 6 in pursuit of 217, but Zondo, with support from Prenelan Subrayen, steered his side home. Zondo came in at 89 for 3 and made 70 from 75, while Subrayen hung around to make 13 off 30. Morne van Wyk and Cameron Delport put on 64 upfront but that soon became 95 for 4. Daryn Smit contributed 27 in a 54-run stand with Zondo but after that partnership was broken, Dwaine Pretorius claimed his fourth wicket to send back Robbie Frylinck.
Frylinck had taken 4 for 30 as Lions were bowled out for 214. The match was shortened to 47 overs per side and a revised target of 217 was set after rain halted play when Lions were 74 for 1 in 14 overs. Alviro Petersen (47) and Temba Bavuma extended their partnership to 99 upon resumption, but after Smit removed the former in the 24th over, Lions were not able to build a substantial stand. Zondo ran out Bavuma for 80 off 93 before stepping up with the bat.