Mumbai, Apr 11: Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah took a fifer but Royal Challengers Bengaluru still managed to reach to 196 for 8 in an Indian Premier League match here on Thursday.

Bumrah returned with impressive figures of 5 for 21.

While Faf du Plessis made 61 off 40 balls, Rajat Patidar hit 50 off 26 balls. Virat Kohli had a rare off day.

Towards the end, Dinesh Karthik made a 23-ball unbeaten 53-run cameo to take RCB to a competitive total.

Brief Scores:

Royal Challengers Bengaluru: 196 for 8 in 20 overs (Faf du Plessis 61, Rajat Patidar 50, Dinesh Karthik 53 not out; Jasprit Bumrah 5/21).

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Dehradun (PTI): Author Ruskin Bond has been admitted to a hospital in Dehradun due to a leg problem, a close friend of the writer said here on Sunday.

After visiting Bond at the hospital, well-known Dehradun-based publisher Upendra Arora said the elderly author was unable to walk properly, following which he was admitted to a private hospital here on Saturday.

The 91-year-old Bond, a recipient of the Padma Bhushan, lives in the Landour area of Mussoorie.

Arora said Bond is undergoing physiotherapy under medical supervision and is expected to be discharged from the hospital in two to three days.

"There is nothing serious," he said.

Bond has written more than 500 short stories, essays and novels, of which 69 books are for children.

He was awarded the Sahitya Akademi Award in 1992 for Our Trees Still Grow in Dehra.