Harbhajan Singh-led Mumbai Indians thrashed Royal Challengers Bangalore by 31 runs to win the third edition of Champions League Twenty20 tournament.
Royal Challengers Bangalore, whose success revolves around Gayle, Kohli and Dilshan, are the overwhelming favourites against Mumbai Indians in the CLT20 final.
Mummai Indian beat Somerset in the second semi-final of the Champions League. They've made the final an all-IPL affair, as Royal Challengers Bangalore had qualified yesterday.
Mumbai Indians will bank on their familiarity with the conditions to fight through another tough challenge when they take on Somerset in the CLT20 semifinal.
Chris Gayle (92) and Virat Kohli (84*) played stupendous knocks to take Royal Challengers Bangalore into the Champions League Twenty20 final.
Just who will reap the rich harvest for the all the hard labour put in, will be unravelled when Bangalore take on New South Wales in the first semifinal of CLT20.
Tillakaratne Dilshan (74) and Virat Kohli (70) guided Royal Challengers to clinch a stunning two wickets victory over South Australia in their CLT20 match.
English county Somerset entered the semi-finals of the Champions League Twenty20 with a 12-run win over Warriors of South Africa at the Chinnaswamy stadium here Wednesday.
A buoyant Royal Challengers will cross swords with South Australia Redbacks as the race for the semifinal spots in the Champions League T20 intensifies.
With a semifinal spot at stake, South Africa's Warriors and England's Somerset will clash in a make-or-break Champions League Twenty20 match in Bangalore.