Jadeja slams quickfire fifty as India stretch lead
July 20, 2014  19:01
Ind 332-7 (97 ovs) vs Eng 319 | Scorecard

Three fielders back on the fence on the leg side but Jadeja is not shying from attempting the pull shot against Plunkett which he misses. He gets the third ball over the fielder at mid-on for three runs before Kumar takes a single from the last ball to retain strike.

Broad attempts a short ball to Kumar as he targets his body but it slides down the leg side for four byes.

Kumar comes forward to drive a full delivery but gets an edge past the slips for another boundary through the vacant thirdman region.

The Indian balcony is all smiles as they enjoy Jadeja and Kumar take on the English bowlers.

Wasim Akram is amazed as to why England still don't have a fielder at thirdman and he is right. Kumar steers the last ball past the slips for another four through that same region to take his score to 44.

Interestingly, the wagon wheel of the Indian innings shows that 22 percent of the runs have been scored through the thirdman region but England still don't feel the need to have a fielder in that position.
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