RESULT
Johannesburg, March 05, 2017, Momentum One Day Cup
(49.5/49.5 ov) 294/4
(49/49 ov, T:294) 234/9

LIONS won by 59 runs (D/L method)

Player Of The Match
142* (144)
reeza-hendricks
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Hendricks' 142* takes Lions to second consecutive win

A round-up of the Momentum Cup matches played on March 5, 2017

File photo - Reeza Hendricks scored his second century in the Momentum One Day Cup  •  Getty Images

File photo - Reeza Hendricks scored his second century in the Momentum One Day Cup  •  Getty Images

Lions won their second consecutive game to climb to third place with a 59-run win via Duckworth-Lewis method against Knights in Johannesburg. Lions' victory was set up by opening batsman Reeza Hendricks, who scored an unbeaten 142 off 144 balls to help them post 294 after being put in. His knock was supported by fifties from Rassie van der Dussen (51 off 82), with whom he put on 145 for the opening stand, and Mangaliso Mosehle (59 off 47), who dominated a second-wicket stand of 90. Lions' innings ended on 294 for 4, cut short by rain with one ball to go. Knights were handed a revised target of 294 in 49 overs, and lost openers to Beuran Hendricks (3 for 40) within the eighth over. Rudi Second (43) and Leus du Plooy put on 80 for the third wicket, but Aaron Phangiso (3 for 52) struck in consecutive overs and Beuran returned to remove Patrick Botha in the next to reduce Knights to 114 for 5. Du Plooy eventually fell for 74 after putting on 51 with Aubrey Swanepoel for the sixth wicket. There were no other significant partnerships as they were restricted to 234 for 9.
Sixties from Heino Kuhn and Henry Davids, and cameos from Albie Morkel and David Wiese lifted Titans to 324 for 6 before they bowled Warriors out for 289 at Buffalo Park to move to the top of the table. Their innings was built on an opening stand off 100 between Aiden Markram (45) and Davids (66), before Tony de Zorzi (41) and Kuhn (61) carried them to 215 for 3 at the end of the 40th over. Morkel (34 off 16) and Wiese (44* off 26) then led the slog-overs charge as 109 came off the last ten overs. Warriors started their chase with a 150-run opening stand, but Markram removed the openers - JJ Smuts for 81 with his offspin, before running out Gihahn Cloete for 65 - to start a collapse of five wickets for only 22 runs in five overs. Lower-order cameos from Lesiba Ngoepe (41), Kelly Smuts (26) and Jerry Nqolo (26) kept Warriors in the hunt, but Malusi Siboto (2 for 33) took a brace to cut their resistance short.

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Momentum One Day Cup
TEAMMWLDPTNRR
TITNS10730331.273
KNGHT10640270.305
WAR10540260.195
DOLPH10540240.237
LIONS1037013-0.951
COBRA1037012-0.935