Dhu Al Hijjah moon sighted in Saudi Arabia, 11-day Eid Al Adha holiday to begin on August 21
Riyadh, August 11: Saudi Arabia has announced the first of Eid Al Adha as August 21 after the Zul Hijjah moon was sighted on Saturday evening.
Therefore, the Day of Arafat will fall on Monday, August 20.
The Eid Al Adha holiday will last for 11 days in Saudi this year.
According to a release issued by the Saudi Ministry of Civil Service, the holiday will begin on Thursday, August 16, the fifth day of Zul Hijjah.
The 11-day holiday will end on Sunday, August 26, the fifteenth day of Zul Hijjah.
Courtesy: www.khaleejtimes.com
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Gaikwad, Deshpande guide CSK to easy 78-run win against SRH
Chennai, Apr 28: Skipper Ruturaj Gaikwad missed his second successive IPL century by a whisker, while pacers Tushar Deshpande and Matheesha Pathirana decimated the Sunrisers Hyderabad batting as Chennai Super Kings won their IPL home game by 78 runs here on Sunday.
After Gaikwad scored a 54-ball 98 and shared a 107-run partnership with Daryl Mitchell (52) to give CSK a healthy 212/3, Deshpande (4/27) and Sri Lankan Pathirana (2/17) came up with match-winning bowling figures to dismiss SRH for 134 in 18.5 overs.
Deshpande took the wickets of opener Travis Head (13) and Anmolpreet Singh (0) in his first over before getting rid of Abhishek Sharma (15) and captain Pat Cummins (5), while Pathirana got the dangerous Aiden Markram and Heinrich Klaasen to demolish SRH.
Brief Scores:
Chennai Super Kings: 212 for 3 in 20 overs (Ruturaj Gaikwad 98, Daryl Mitchell 52, Shivan Dube 39 not out)
Sunrisers Hyderabad: 134 allout in 18.5 overs (Aiden Markram 32, Heinrich Klaasen 20; Shardul Thakur 1/27, Tushar Deshpande 4/27, Matheesha Pathirana 2/17, Mustafizur Rahman 2/19).
