Kohli, Gayle blitz sets up Bangalore win over Pune

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Virat Kohli smashed a 42-ball 67 with the help of four sixes and West Indies opener Chris Gayle a brisk 49 off 26 balls to set up Royal Challengers Bangalore's 26-run victory over Pune Warriors here in a day-night match on Friday.
Pune finished on 155-5 chasing a 182-run target to suffer their fifth defeat in seven matches.
New Zealander Jesse Ryder top-scored with a 34-ball 51 for Pune and skipper Yuvraj Singh cracked 41 off 23 balls with the help of three sixes.

Brief scores:
Royal Challengers Bangalore 181-5 in 20 overs (V. Kohli 67, C. Gayle 49, AB de Villiers 26; A. Thomas 2-23, R. Sharma 2-27) beat Pune Warriors 155-5 in 20 overs (J. Ryder 51, Yuvraj Singh 41, R. Uthappa 23 not out) by 26 runs.
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