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Who will land knock-out blow at the WACA?

Following Pakistan's sensational victory on Sunday, Inzaman-ul-Haq's side have edged ahead of West Indies in the VB Series betting

Andrew Hall
31-Jan-2005


West Indies' Chris Gayle is due a big score in the VB Series and this might just be the game he comes good. He is 4/1 to be his side's top scorer © Getty Images
Following Pakistan's sensational victory on Sunday, Inzaman-ul-Haq's side have edged ahead of West Indies in the VB Series betting. Pakistan are now 6/1 and West Indies 7/1, although Australia remain firm favourites at 2/11.
In light of this, the match at the WACA on Tuesday has a massively increased significance. Pakistan are 4/6 favourites to record a vital victory, and West Indies are 11/10.
Abdul Razzaq, Man of the Match for his allround performance at Perth against Australia, is 14/1 to repeat the feat for a second game running. Shahid Afridi enjoyed the extra bounce and also contributed a superb 30 off just 13 balls, and he is 12/1. The consistent Yousuf Youhana chipped in with a vital 72 in Sunday's run-chase, and is 11/1 to take the Man of the Match award or 4/1 to top-score for Pakistan.
Brian Lara, with 288 runs at 57.60, is second most prolific run-scorer behind Michael Clarke in the tournament to date. The West Indies captain is is 11/4 favourite to top-score and 7/1 favourite for the Man-of-the-Match award.
Lara's team-mate Chris Gayle is 9/1 second favourite, but has had contrasting form to his skipper. He has just one 50 so far in the tournament - 82 in a high-scoring defeat to Pakistan in Brisbane - and is due a good score. He is 4/1 to top-score for West Indies in this vital match.
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Please note that odds are correct at time of publication and are subject to change.