<p>Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli believes Harshal Patel has solved the team's death-overs woes in the Indian Premier League (IPL) following the seamer's bowling masterclass in Friday's victory against champions Mumbai Indians.</p>.<p>Patel claimed three wickets in four balls in the dramatic 20th over and conceded only one run to help restrict a star-studded Mumbai to a modest 159-9.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/ipl-2021-bangalore-break-chennai-hoodoo-972608.html" target="_blank">IPL 2021: Bangalore break Chennai hoodoo </a></strong></p>.<p>His 5-27 was also the first five-wicket haul any bowler has managed against five-time champions Mumbai, the most successful team in the Twenty20 league's history.</p>.<p>"The last six overs for us, probably the best we've ever had," Kohli told broadcaster <em>Star Sports</em> after Patel scored the winning run to secure their narrow victory in Chennai.</p>.<p>"I think his spell was the difference in containing those 20-25 runs at the end. He is going to be (Bangalore's designated death bowler), and he's relishing the responsibility."</p>.<p>Among Patel's victims were Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan and Kieron Pollard who form the league's most destructive middle order.</p>.<p>"The wickets that he got weren't fluke wickets," Kohli said.</p>.<p>"He actually wanted the guys to hit where they ended up getting caught. That was the hallmark of his game, he was very clear in what he wanted to do."</p>.<p>Patel, who troubled batsmen with his clever mix of yorkers and slower deliveries, said being told early about his role helped his preparation.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/cricket/ipl/knew-my-role-for-rcb-from-the-time-i-was-traded-by-dc-says-harshal-patel-972735.html" target="_blank">Knew my role for RCB from the time I was traded by DC, says Harshal Patel </a></strong></p>.<p>"When we gathered for the first camp there was a very clear instruction to me that I'm going to bowl at least two overs at the death," the 30-year-old told reporters after collecting the man-of-the-match award.</p>.<p>"That gave me a lot of clarity and confidence to work on my skills and develop plans against the batters I'm going to face in the death overs in various teams."</p>
<p>Royal Challengers Bangalore captain Virat Kohli believes Harshal Patel has solved the team's death-overs woes in the Indian Premier League (IPL) following the seamer's bowling masterclass in Friday's victory against champions Mumbai Indians.</p>.<p>Patel claimed three wickets in four balls in the dramatic 20th over and conceded only one run to help restrict a star-studded Mumbai to a modest 159-9.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/sports/cricket/ipl-2021-bangalore-break-chennai-hoodoo-972608.html" target="_blank">IPL 2021: Bangalore break Chennai hoodoo </a></strong></p>.<p>His 5-27 was also the first five-wicket haul any bowler has managed against five-time champions Mumbai, the most successful team in the Twenty20 league's history.</p>.<p>"The last six overs for us, probably the best we've ever had," Kohli told broadcaster <em>Star Sports</em> after Patel scored the winning run to secure their narrow victory in Chennai.</p>.<p>"I think his spell was the difference in containing those 20-25 runs at the end. He is going to be (Bangalore's designated death bowler), and he's relishing the responsibility."</p>.<p>Among Patel's victims were Hardik Pandya, Ishan Kishan and Kieron Pollard who form the league's most destructive middle order.</p>.<p>"The wickets that he got weren't fluke wickets," Kohli said.</p>.<p>"He actually wanted the guys to hit where they ended up getting caught. That was the hallmark of his game, he was very clear in what he wanted to do."</p>.<p>Patel, who troubled batsmen with his clever mix of yorkers and slower deliveries, said being told early about his role helped his preparation.</p>.<p><strong>Read more: <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/cricket/ipl/knew-my-role-for-rcb-from-the-time-i-was-traded-by-dc-says-harshal-patel-972735.html" target="_blank">Knew my role for RCB from the time I was traded by DC, says Harshal Patel </a></strong></p>.<p>"When we gathered for the first camp there was a very clear instruction to me that I'm going to bowl at least two overs at the death," the 30-year-old told reporters after collecting the man-of-the-match award.</p>.<p>"That gave me a lot of clarity and confidence to work on my skills and develop plans against the batters I'm going to face in the death overs in various teams."</p>