Henry Davids smashed an unbeaten half-century as the Cape Cobras eased to an eight-wicket victory over the Victoria Bushrangers in the Champions League Twenty20 in Bangalore.
The start of the second-round match was delayed by close to two hours due to a security scare, but play eventually got under way with the match reduced to 17 overs.
Useful contributions from Andrew McDonald (29), Cameron White (24) and Aiden Blizzard (22) helped Victoria reach a decent 125 for five, but the Cobras' reply was emphatic.
Opening batsman Derek Brand (29 off 15) got his side off to a flying start and Davids made easy work of the chase, clobbering seven fours and two sixes in his unbeaten 69 as the Cobras coasted to victory with an over to spare.
The result ended the Royal Challengers Bangalore's hopes of going through to the semi-final.
Hours before the start of the match at the M Chinnaswamy Stadium, a player from Jammu and Kashmir's under-22 team was questioned by Bangalore City police after security devices suggested the presence of explosive material in a bag in his room.
The Jammu and Kashmir team have been in Bangalore for a domestic tournament and staying on the stadium premises.
Police later decided there was no cause for concern, and Bangalore City police announced the man had been released without charge and the match would go ahead.
M R Pujar, the Additional Commissioner for Police, Law and Order and Security, said on Saturday: "Following a regulation security sweep of M Chinnaswamy Stadium this morning, police were called to investigate a suspicious bag. A young man was taken for questioning by police but he has subsequently been released without charge.
"Police and security experts have checked the stadium twice, as well as the suspicious bag, but nothing of concern has been found. As a result, the stadium has been given the all-clear for tonight's matches to proceed."
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