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Right! That's all from this game! The Knights finally open their account while the Cobras remain winless. They will look to come back stronger in their next game. We are not done yet as another game is coming on Monday. In the 8th game of the tournament, Titans will take on the Lions. That game will begin at 1430 local (1230 GMT). Do join us for that game. It is goodbye from us here. Cheers and take care!

Pite van Biljon, the Knights skipper, says that he is not sure what happened there. Tells that the way Pretorius batted, they might have to push him in the top 4. Tells that he along with van Tonder failed to get the big over. Adds the last over luckily became the big one for them. Feels that the bowlers didn't do well for them at the start. Says that there was a bit of grip when they were bowling and the execution wasn't great from them. Presses the same about their batting but is happy to bag the win. Hopes that he is happy to have the momentum on their side.

Migael Pretorius, the Batsman of the Match, is in for a chat now! He starts by telling that they thought the wicket will play differently but feels it came nicely on the bat. On his big shots, Migael says that he was moving in his crease to force the bowler to change his plans. Says he wanted to target the shorter side of the boundary. On the No Ball, he says that it was nice to get another opportunity. On the final ball which ended up being a Free Hit, Pretorius says that the pressure was on the bowler.

Shaun von Berg, the Bowler of the Match, says that the first ball he bowled was a slider and then he was thinking to bowl a back of a length ball. Adds that he performed well and he is very happy to contribute for his side.

Earlier in the game, Cobras won the toss and opted to bat first. On the back of a terrific half ton from Hamza, the Cobras posted a big score. Verreynne played a handy knock along with him and the duo added 88 to put the team in the driver's seat. Hamza remained unbeaten on 77 in just 49 balls. Shaun von Berg was the pick of the bowlers as he ended up with 2/23 in his 4 overs. The others couldn't do much against the association of Hamza and Verreynne. And they might have thought that they have conceded 20-odd runs too many. But Migael Pretorius came to the party with the bat as he took his side home. Superb performance with the bat. Stay tuned with the presentation!

Chasing the score, Knights got off to a flier with the Cobras' bowlers giving a few extras. Bosch returned to break the stand as he got the wicket of Snyman. Kruger followed him soon but Raynard van Tonder and Pite van Biljon put on a decent stand together to keep things moving for the side. Mahima got the better of van Biljon. Van Tonder continued and took the game deep but before he could take off, Mahima sent him packing. Towards the end, it looked like the Cobras will be able to seal the deal. With a fine penultimate over, the victory looked certain. However, Pretorius had other plans. He banged two sixes and then a boundary to take the Knights over the line and hand the Cobras their third defeat of the tournament. Abrahams will look at that last over where he gave away 20 and will be disappointed. He was superb before this over but that No Ball, which he bowled, meant that he has ended on the wrong side again, along with his team.

Ohh Migael Pretorius, take a bow! What an innings under pressure. 16 needed in the last 3 balls but Migael Pretorius has taken the game home for the Knights! He is pumped up and why would he not be? Simply superb. Ziyaad Abrahams is down on the ground in disbelief as to what happened out there. He is inconsolable at the moment but what a match we have witnessed. Brilliant.

FOUR! WOW! Knights win! What a shot! What a game! This is just magic from Pretorius. That was full, very full but Pretorius was waiting for the ball. He was well outside of his crease to thump it wide of the man at deep mid-wicket. The fielder gives it a chase to his left, puts in a valiant effort but he is not going to stop. What a sensational game. Knights win by 3 wickets.

NO BALL! Ziyaad thought he had sealed it for his side with this slower one. It was the slower one, around off, Migael swung hard but failed to make a connection. Before the Cobras can celebrate, they see the No Ball signal from the umpire. Oh, dear! This game has gone down to the wire. 3 needed now.

SIX! WOW! Two-in-two now! Just 4 to get now. What a game this is turning out to be. Abrahams misses his yorker again. It is the length ball, angled in. Right in the slot. Pretorius slams it over deep mid-wicket for a huge six. They need one more of these.

Ferisco Adams comes out now.

SIX! Oh, hello! There's the maximum. The chase is still on. What a strike from Pretorius. He goes deep in his crease. Abrahams bowls a very full ball. Pretorius clears his front leg and powers it over wide long on for a biggie.

OUT! TAKEN! Ziyaad gets one. Mokoena departs now. A full toss, it is the slower one. Grant had the chance to power it out of the park but he fails to time it well. It goes high in the air towards the cover region where de Zorzi gobbles the chance.

Another perfect yorker but Mokoena does well to keep it out. It goes towards long on and they take two.

Lovely from Abrahams. An excellent yorker on the pad. Pretorius looks to dig it out but misses to get hit on the pad. The ball goes on the leg side and they sneak a leg bye.

Full and wide again. Mokoena hits it wide of deep cover and gets two. A good over from Bosch. 19 needed in the final over.

Too full and outside off, squezed towards backward point for a single. It was actually a catch to the fielder who failed to pouch it.