JOHANNESBURG: Royal Challengers Bangalore beat Lions by six wickets in their do-or-die encounter to advance to the semifinals of the Champions League twenty20 tournament here today. Brief Score: Lions: 159 for 6 in 20 overs (Alviro Petersen 45, Neil McKenzie 39; R Vinay Kumar 2/23).

RCB: 160 for 4 in 19 overs (Virat Kohli 49, Manish Pandey 44, Dravid 33, Cliff Deacon 1/21).