Henry Davids smashed an unbeaten half-century as the Cape Cobras eased to an eight-wicket victory over the Victoria Bushrangers.
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 ! question ed 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: "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 r! esult, the stadium has been given the all-clear for tonight's matches to proceed."
Spectators were allowed in after being searched, while the teams were initially asked to remain at their respective hotels.
Cobras captain Andrew Puttick appeared confused at the toss and was unsure of his team at that point - top order batsman Herschelle Gibbs eventually pulled out due to the security scare - but it was Victoria who were rattled when the game began.
Monde Zondeki gave the South African side an excellent start by removing both openers - Rob Quiney and Brad Hodge - for ducks in his first over with the new ball.
Blizzard cracked four boundaries as he injected some momentum into Victoria's innings, but Rory Kleinveldt snared the batsman in his second over to leave the Australian side reeling at 28 for three.
Victoria managed 31 from the powerplay - reduced to five overs - and when David Hussey (19), who shared a 31-run stand with skipper White, was snared by JP Duminy, the Cobras had all the advantage.
White, however, found good support from McDonald, the two reviving the innings with a 35-run stand for the fifth wicket.
They were considerably aided by a wayward Duminy, who conceded 31 from his next two overs, while Kleinveldt was cracked for consecutive boundaries by Mathew Wade (18 not out) to leak 12 from his third - the 15th of the innings.
McDonald's hitting at the ! end helped Victoria finish with a decent score.
The Cobras then lost Puttick cheaply, but Brand got his side off to a flyer with an array of attacking shots.
He smacked Harwood for a six and two fours in the bowler's second over and followed up with consecutive boundaries off Peter Siddle.
Brand was run out by Clint McKay, but the Cobras cantered along with Davids and Duminy ticking along nicely.
Davids reduced the required rate to less than a run a ball with sixes in consecutive overs from Jon Holland, survived two dropped catches - by McDonald on 37 and Blizzard on 47 - and brought up his half-century off 41 deliveries with a single off Siddle.
He brought up victory with a boundary off Harwood.
