Value in Pakistan, Hasan for final upset
Pakistan are one good performance away from their first global 50-over trophy since 1992 but India remain odds-on favourites with bookmakers Bet365

After fighting their way past the hosts, England, in the Champions Trophy semi-finals, Pakistan are one good performance away from their first global 50-over trophy since 1992. They are up against great rivals India, of course, who were one of the tournament favourites going in. Sarfraz Ahmed's team received a shellacking in the group stage - and India are now 4/9 with Bet365 to lift the trophy - but Pakistan are perhaps worth a bob or two at 7/4.
There is more value to be found in the player markets. Virat Kohli is the clear favourite to be Man of the Match, at 6/1, but given how Pakistan's quicks have bowled in their last three fixtures, they must be a factor. Hasan Ali, the tournament's leading wicket-taker and MoM against England, is 16/1 to repeat the trick at The Oval.
You will only get 2/9 on Hasan staying at the top of the wickets list. But India's Bhuvneshwar Kumar, with six in four matches so far, is a more attractive 17/2 to sneak past Hasan with a big haul on Sunday.
With three of the tournament's five leading run-scorers in the India XI - Shikhar Dhawan, Rohit Sharma and Kohli - you could put your money on a safe bet. Or you could take a cheeky punt on Azhar Ali, currently 148 runs behind Dhawan at the top of the tree, to pull off something special at 150/1.
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