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With the fantastic Pakistan v India series at 2-2, bet365 are offering odds of 5/6 on either team to win the fifth and final match at Lahore - and walk away with the Samsung Cup

Andrew Hall
22-Mar-2004


Inzamam-ul-Haq, who has blasted two hundreds in the series so far, is 10/1 to be Man of the Match in the fifth and final one-day international. © Getty Images
With the fantastic Pakistan v India series at 2-2, bet365 are offering odds of 5/6 on either team to win the fifth and final match at Lahore - and walk away with the Samsung Cup. So far, there have been two absolute heart-stoppers, and two reasonably convincing victories for each side, so the result really could go either way.
Wednesday's match will be perhaps the biggest one-day match played since the World Cup final this time last year, and bet365 are offering a wide range of betting markets and a free £10/$15 in-running bet on the match for new users.
Inzamam-ul-Haq is the leading runscorer in the tournament to date - his 302 runs have come at the handy average of 75.5. Unsurprisingly he is 100/30 favourite in the Top Pakistan Scorer market. Opener Yasir Hameed is certainly a star in the making for Pakistan, and he is priced at 7/2 alongside the more experienced Yousuf Youhana to top-score for Pakistan. Of the outside bets, why not take a look at the hard-hitting Abdul Razzaq at 9/1 - he averages 71.5 thanks to a couple of not-outs, but has nevertheless weighed in with a number of important late-innings runs. Given an early clatter of wickets, Razzaq could feasibly turn this form into a big score.
Inzaman's only rival for leading series runscorer is Rahul Dravid, who has again impressed with his solid and often telling contributions throughout. Is he now India's best batsman? Fans of Sachin Tendulkar would beg to differ. For the final match, Dravid is the 5/1 third favourite to top-score for India - alongside VVS Laxman - while Tendulkar is 9/4 favourite and his fellow opener Virender Sehwag is an attractive bet at 4/1.
If the short odds in the Top Team Batsman market leave you unimpressed, why not back one of the big hitters in the Man of the Match market? Punters can achieve 5/1 on Tendulkar, or a superb 10/1 on Inzamam. For a long-odds bet, try Mohammad Sami - he is 18/1, in spite of being the top Pakistan wicket-taker so far.
bet365 are also offering odds on Opening Partnership and Match Sixes, as well as Player Performances - based on Fantasy Cricket-style points.
Please note that odds are correct at time of publication and are subject to change.