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Journalism of Courage
May 1: Delhi Ranji paceman Atul Wassan won the Raju More Single Wicket Cricket Tournament defeating Vadodara southpaw Atul Bedade by 29 runs to annex the Bindu Madhav Trophy and a cash prize of Rs 25,000 at the MIG Club, Bandra, here, today.
Wassan was also richer by Rs 5,000 for raking up the highest score and scoring the most number of sixes in an innings.
Earlier in the semis, Bedade beat Amit Pagnis 56-40 while Wassan upstaged Amit Dani 83-30. Wassan while scoring 83 in the semi-finals hit eight sixes.
Test discards Vinod Kambli and Sanjay Manjrekar and former India stars Sandeep Patil and Chandrakant Pandit failed to impress losing in the first round itself.
Brief scores: Final: Atul Wassan bt Atul Bedade 53-24; Semi-finals: Bedade bt Amit Pagnis 56-40; Wassan bt Amit Dani 33-30. Quarter-final: Pagnis bt Sameer Samant 32-26; Bedade bt Paras Mhambrey 39-26; Wassan bt Wasim Jaffer 55-34; Dani bt Manoj Joglekar 53-52.
