Kohli hits half-century in Bangalore win

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NEW DELHI, Apr 27 (AFP): Virat Kohli smashed a brisk half-century to help Royal Challengers Bangalore post a three-wicket victory over Delhi Daredevils in an Indian Premier League match Tuesday. He hit two sixes and eight fours in his 38-ball 56 as Bangalore surpassed Delhi's total of 160-6 with three balls to spare for their third win in seven matches of the Twenty20 tournament. Bangalore needed 22 runs to win in the last three overs, but skipper Daniel Vettori (18 not out) and Syed Mohammad (13 not out) held their nerve under pressure to see their team home. It was Delhi's fourth defeat in six matches. Kohli looked in excellent touch from the beginning, cracking four boundaries in an over from seamer Irfan Pathan before completing his half-century off just 31 balls. Delhi Daredevils 160-6 in 20 overs (J. Hopes 54, V. Sehwag 25, V. Rao 24; A. Mithun 2-37) lost to Royal Challengers Bangalore 161-7 in 19.3 overs (V. Kohli 56, C. Gayle 26; M. Morkel 3-25) by three wickets.