PUNE — Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) eliminated Rajasthan Royals (RR) by beating it by 71 runs and set up a match with Chennai Super Kings for a place in the final of the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2015 Wednesday. After AB de Villiers and Mandeep Singh led a terrific resurgence that saw RCB post a commanding 18-4, the Rajasthan batsmen floundered to award Bangalore a good win. Earlier, Chris Gayle and Virat Kohli put on 41 for the opening wicket, but both batsmen were dismissed in quick succession. Just when it seemed Rajasthan was on top, Mandeep and de Villiers led Bangalore's fightback with a 113-run stand for the third wicket. Brief scores: Royal Challengers Bangalore 180-4 (AB de Villiers 66, Mandeep Singh 54 not out; D. Kulkarni 2-28). Rajasthan Royals 109 in 19 overs (A. Rahane 42; S. Aravind 2-20; Harshal Patel 2-15). — Agencies
