Vijay hits fifty to lift India after quick wickets
July 19, 2014  22:30
Ind 156-4 (55 ovs) vs Eng 319 | Scorecard

Vijay takes a single to square leg before Broad resumes his battle with Dhoni. This time the pacer is bowling full and outside the off-stump to the Indian captain, who lets the first two balls go through before he defends one. He then pulls a short delivery to the fine leg fielder for a single. Vijay steers the last ball through his favourite thirdman region for a four to take his score to 42.

Plunkett causing the Indians a lot of problem. Dhoni offers no stroke to the first ball which comes back and hits him on the pads but he is well outside the line and the height saves him too. He does it again off the fifth delivery and once again Dhoni is well outside the line of the off-stump.

Broad then has another huge appeal for LBW turned down against Vijay  with the ball clearly looking to be heading down the leg side. Broad had charged all the way to the batsman without even bothering to look at the umpire believing that it was a plumb decision but it was missing leg stump comfortably.

Dhoni then punches the next delivery past mid-off for a boundary to bring some cheer to the Indian dressing room after some tight bowling in the recent overs.

Anderson comes back, replacing Broad, who bowled a good last spell. Vijay drives the third ball through the covers for a four and then flicks the next fine on the leg side for another boundary to bring up his fifty in some style, from 162 balls.
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