West Indian Gayle (41-ball 92) and India's Kohli (49-ball
84) blasted 141 runs for the second wicket as Bangalore chased down the target
with nine balls and six wickets to spare.
Gayle smashed eight huge sixes and the same number of fours
to set the platform for Kohli, who hit three sixes and 10 boundaries, to see
the side through at their home ground of M. Chinnaswamy Stadium.
Bangalore lost three quick wickets after the departure of
Gayle, who fell leg before to Pat Cummins, but Kohli kept his cool to guide his
team to the final.
Australian Warner followed up his unbeaten 69-ball 135
against Chennai Super Kings with another unbeaten knock of 123 off 68 balls to
power his side past the 200-run mark after they were put in to bat first.
Opener Warner hit 11 sixes and added 146 for the second
wicket with Daniel Smith (62 off 42 balls) after a sedate start, pegged back by
Sri Lanka captain Tillakaratne Dilshan's economical four-over spell of one
wicket for 10.
Shane Watson departed early but Warner's clean and straight
hitting took the Australian team to 203 for two wickets, which did not prove
enough in the end.
Mumbai
Indians will take on England's Somerset in the second semifinal in Chennai on
Saturday.
