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India and Pakistan locked at 5/6

Friday's match at Kanpur sees India and Pakistan level at 2-2, and the sides are impossible to separate according to the latest odds at bet365

Andrew Hall
13-Apr-2005


India's Yuvraj hasn't quite fired in the series so far, can he do so at Kanpur? He is 16/1 to be the Man of the Match © Getty Images
Friday's match at Kanpur sees India and Pakistan level at 2-2, and the sides are impossible to separate according to the latest odds at bet365. Both India and Pakistan are 5/6.
Man of the Match Market
Inzamam-ul-Haq was the Man of the Match in the fourth match at Mohali after guiding Pakistan to a thrilling victory. He is 15/2 to repeat the feat in the fifth match at Green Park.
Following his scintillating century in the fourth match, Sachin Tendulkar is again favourite in the Man of the Match market. He is closely followed by the in-form Virender Sehwag at 7/1. Shahid Afridi comes in to 8/1 following his promotion up the order.
Man of the Match so far in the series
1st ODI: V Sehwag
2nd ODI: MS Dhoni
3rd ODI: Naved-ul-Hasan
4th ODI: Inzamam-ul-Haq
Other matches between the two sides since the 2004 India v Pakistan series
Jubilee Match: Salman Butt
ICC Champions Trophy: Yousuf Youhana
Amstelveen: Shoaib Malik
Asia Cup: Shoaib Malik
Top Team Batsman - India
Yuvraj Singh and Mohammad Kaif, whose joint finest hour was probably the 2002 NatWest Series final against England at lord's, have struggled so far in this series. In spite of extended runs in the side, neither player can truly say that he has cemented his place.
Kaif: 85 matches, average 31.19 (22.83 against Pakistan)
Yuvraj: 115 matches, average 29.61 (31.41 against Pakistan)
Kaif: 16/1 Man of the Match | 7/1 Top India batsman
Yuvraj: 16/1 Man of the Match | 13/2 Top India batsman
Top Team Batsman - Pakistan
Inzaman-ul-Haq is favourite in the Top Team Batsman - Pakistan market. He is in the prime of his career, and appears to be forging a highly competitive unit in partnership with Bob Woolmer, the coach. Inzi himself averages 39.73 from 340 one-day internationals, and 44.29 in matches against India. He doesn't have a century as yet in this series - he scored two in the 2004 series in Pakistan - and could be good value at 4/1 to top-score for Pakistan.
Meanwhile look out for Abdul Razzaq: he was promoted to No. 3 in the last match, and if he comes off, he could be a value bet at 13/2 in the Top Pakistan Batsman market. Don't discount Shahid Afridi, either - he is 7/1 to top-score for Pakistan.
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Please note that odds are correct at time of publication and are subject to change.