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Chanderpaul favourite but Bravo lurking

Shivnarine Chanderpaul showed he is the class in the West Indies line-up as he moved to the top of his side's runscorers for the series against England with his fine second-innings century at Old Trafford and is now just 4/11 (1.36) to finish on top after



Chanderpaul is now just 4/11 to be his side's top runscorer in the series © Getty Images

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Shivnarine Chanderpaul showed he is the class in the West Indies line-up as he moved to the top of his side's runscorers for the series against England with his fine second-innings century at Old Trafford and is now just 4/11 (1.36) to finish on top after the fourth and final Test.

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That is a pretty impressive effort given that he did not even play at Headingley, and has had two innings fewer than his rivals for top bat.

The left-handed former captain looks the one to beat, but at 4/11 he is too short, particularly as he is only 36 runs ahead of Dwayne Bravo, who has been the other man to really impress with the bat.

Batting at six, he has made 204 runs, which is a decent effort and if he has one more good innings, he could yet threaten Chanderpaul. Bet265 make him 7/2 to overtake his team-mate.

Devon Smith, who is next in the list with 145, is 14/1, while Chris Gayle is still only 8/1 despite scoring just 140 runs to date. That may well tempt punters though, as Gayle is capable of cutting loose if he can just find his touch.

Runako Morton, who has shown plenty of promise and always looks ready to attack, is a 14/1 chance, but it's still Chanderpaul's to lose.

Please note that odds are correct at time of publication and are subject to change.

Simon Cambers is Cricinfo's betting correspondent