Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Giants by 7 wickets
Navi Mumbai (PTI): Skipper Harmanpreet Kaur struck an unbeaten 43-ball 71 as Mumbai Indians beat Gujarat Titans by seven wickets in their Women’s Premier League match here on Tuesday.
Asked to bat first, Gujarat Giants rode on a late blitz from Georgia Wareham and Bharti Fulmali to post a challenging 192 for five.
Wareham remained unbeaten on 43 off 33 balls, striking four fours and a six, while Fulmali blasted 36 off just 15 deliveries with three sixes and as many fours.
In reply, Mumbai Indians made 193 for three in 19.2 overs with Nicola Carey remaining unbeaten on 38 off 23 balls.
Earlier in MI innings, Amanjot Kaur smashed 40 in 26 balls after openers Hayley Matthews (22 off 12 balls) and Gunalan Kamalini (13 off 12) fell with the score reading 37 in the fifth over.
Brief scores:
Gujarat Giants: 192/5 in 20 overs (Georgia Wareham 43, Bharti Fulmali 36).
Mumbai Indians: 193/3 in 19.2 overs (Amanjot Kaur 40, Harmanpreet Kaur not out 71).
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Ramzan fasts to begin in India from Thursday
New Delhi (PTI): Ramzan fasts will begin on Thursday in India as the crescent moon marking the start of the fasting month was sighted in various parts of the country on Wednesday.
After the sighting of the moon, the holy month begins and for the next 30 days, Muslims fast from dawn to dusk.
Shahi Imam of Chandni Chowk's Fatehpuri mosque Maulana Mufti Mukarram Ahmed announced that the crescent moon was sighted and the month of fasting will start from February 19.
Naib Shahi Imam of Jama Masjid Syed Shaban Bukhari also declared that the moon was sighted.
During this month, a special prayer called Taraweeh are offered in mosques in the evening. In this prayer, the entire Quran is recited and it continues till the sighting of the Eid moon.
Mufti Mukarram has appealed to the Muslim community to "pray as much as possible for the well-being of the 140 crore people of the country".
