Ajith Ram seven-wicket haul leads Tamil Nadu to innings victory over Chandigarh
Ajith Ram scored an unbeaten 115 and took 7/48 to secure a 259-run win for Tamil Nadu.
Ajith Ram claimed seven wickets for 48 runs to guide Tamil Nadu to an innings and 259-run victory against Chandigarh in their Ranji Trophy Elite Group D match on Thursday, according to Rediff.
Tamil Nadu declared their first innings at 571/7 before bowling Chandigarh out for 94 in the first essay. Chandigarh was asked to follow on and was eventually bowled out for 218 in their second innings.
Ram, who scored an unbeaten 115 in Tamil Nadu's only batting outing, took three more wickets on the fourth day to complete his seven-wicket haul. He dismissed Akshit Rana, Bhagmender Lather, and Arjit Pannu.
In Chandigarh's second innings, Arjun Azad scored 60 and Manan Vohra made 59. The hosts had reached 155/2 at one stage before being bundled out for 218.
Other bowlers for Tamil Nadu included Sonu Yadav, who took four wickets in the first innings, and Sai Kishore, who took two wickets in the first innings and one in the second.
Tamil Nadu earned 7 points for the win, while Chandigarh received 0 points.