The first round of the CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge saw some exciting action, with close wins for Northerns, Easterns and KwaZulu-Natal.
Free State 168 (Thandolwethu Mnyaka 45, Dilivio Ridgaard 27, Karabo Mogotsi 21; Gideon Peters 4-55, Ruan de Swardt 2-15, Gregory Mahlokwana 2-33)
Northerns 169-8 (Diego Rosier 53 not out,Wandile Makwetu 35, Leus du Plooy 31; Gerald Coetzee 5-33, Patrick Botha 1-19, Thandolwethu Mnyaka 1-34)
Northerns won by two wickets
KwaZulu-Natal 218 (Dudu Zondo 44, Michael Erlank 32, Blayde Capell 31; Phaphama Fojela 4-32, Basheeru-Deen Walters 2-38, Bamanye Xengxe 2-57)
Border 192 (Bradley Williams 68, Clayton Bosch 35, Basheeru-Deen Walters 33 not out; Daryn Dupavillon 4-28, T Ngcobo 1-25, Tyron Koen 1-25)
KwaZulu-Natal won by 26 runs
Western Province 258-8 (Jonathan Bird 104, Givon Christian 33, Justin Dill 32; Dyllan Matthews 2-39, Neo Felane 2-45, Matthew Arnold 2-49)
Easterns 261-6 (Wesley Marshall 57, Jurie Snyman 49, Armand Erasmus 49 not out, Matthew Arnold 40 not out; Matthew Kleinveldt 2-25, Andre Malan 2-38, Mpilo Njoloza 2-57)
Easterns won by four wickets
North West 289-7 (Yaseen Valli, Ruan Haasbroek; Andrew Birch, Kelly Smuts)
Eastern Province 66-3 (Andrew Birch 24, Matthew Breetzke 21; Brady Barends 1-6, Bjorn Fortuin 1-7)
Match delayed due to bad weather
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