Royal Challengers Bangalore owner Vijay Mallya lauded Parthiv Patel and AB de Villiers for guiding the team to victory against arch-rivals Mumbai Indians in the IPL.

“I have always said Parthiv is a gutsy, talented player. AB coming in there and calming things down. He did his role and performed it perfectly,” he said. Patel scored 57 from 45-balls while De Villiers scored 45 from 48-balls.