Ajith Ram's allround brilliance, Mumbai's hard-fought win headline day

Bengaluru, Nov 5 (UNI) Tamil Nadu's S Ajith Ram emerged as the standout performer of the day, combining a maiden first-class century with a seven-wicket haul, while Mumbai registered a hard-fought 106-run victory over Railways to headline Thursday's Ranji Trophy action. Ajith Ram's exceptional allround performance powered Tamil Nadu to a massive innings-and-259-run victory over Chandigarh in their Elite Group D encounter. Having scored an unbeaten 115 in Tamil Nadu's imposing first-innings total of 571 for seven declared, Ajith returned to dismantle Chandigarh's batting line-up with figures of seven for 48 in the second innings. Chandigarh, bowled out for 94…