ICC Champions Trophy 2017, India vs Pakistan Match Prediction: Who will win today's match

After 17 days of action, we are down to the final two in the 2017 ICC Champions Trophy. India and Pakistan will contest the final of the tournament at what is expected to a full house a The Oval on Sunday.

Both teams have come into the event, on the back of some interesting results in the Group stage. India trounced their arch-rivals by 124 runs in the opening game at Birmingham and then lost to Sri Lanka in their very next match.

A clinical performance against South Africa in their final Group match meant a semifinal against Bangladesh was set up. The Asian neighbours were swept away in a commanding batting performance and it meant that the ‘Men In Blue’ reached their second consecutive Champions Trophy final.

On the other hand, after losing to India in their opening Group match, Pakistan steadily gathered momentum to make their way into the final. A rain-affected win against South Africa got them off the mark in the competition and then a thrilling win over Sri Lanka, meant a semifinal against England was set up.

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The hosts went into the contest as the favourites, but the ‘green brigade’ once again showed why they were considered such an unpredictable outfit, putting forth a superb all-round performance to march their way into the final.

The question ahead of the big-final is which Pakistan outfit would turn up – will it be the side that dismantled England or the side that so terribly lost against India in their opening match?

Here’s a look at the way both teams stack up in performances since the 2015 World Cup.

India			Pakistan
Win Probability* (Based on overall ODI form and history)	67%		Win Probability* (Based on overall ODI form and history)	33%
When India Bats 1st			When Pakistan Bats 1st
Win % batting first	64%		Win % batting first	44%
Win % batting first & scoring more than 300	50%		Win % batting first & scoring more than 300	83%
Team total batting first	286		Team total batting first	278
Top batsmen in 1st innings	Virat Kohli Inns-11, R-619, Avg-61.90, 100s-2, 50s-4 ... Rohit Sharma Inns-10, R-593, Avg-65.88, 100s-2, 50s-3		Top batsmen in 1st innings	Babar Azam Inns-14, R-864, Avg-66.46, 100s-4, 50s-3 ... Azhar Ali Inns-16, R-713, Avg-44.56, 100s-2, 50s-4
When India Bats 2nd			When Pakistan Bats 2nd
Win % batting second	53%		Win % batting second	50%
Win % chasing more than 300	29%		Win % chasing more than 300	13%
Team total batting second	281		Team total batting second	253
Top batsmen in 2nd innings	Virat Kohli Inns-14, R-852, Avg-85.20, 100s-3, 50s-5 ... Rohit Sharma Inns-12, R-622, Avg-56.54, 100s-2, 50s-3		Top batsmen in 2nd innings	Mohammad Hafeez Inns-20, R-741, Avg-41.16, 100s-2, 50s-3 ... Shoaib Malik Inns-18, R-672, Avg-74.66, 100s-1, 50s-4
When India Bowls 1st			When Pakistan Bowls 1st
Win % bowling first	53%		Win % bowling first	50%
Win % when restricting opposition to less than 300	70%		Win % when restricting opposition to 300 or less	71%
Opposition score batting first	254		Opposition score batting first	269
Top bowlers when team fields first	Jasprit Bumrah Inns-11, W-23, RPO-4.40 ... Umesh Yadav Inns-7, W-16, RPO-6.86		Top bowler when team fields first	Hasan Ali Inns-11, W-28, RPO-5.86 ... Mohammad Amir Inns-11, W-17, RPO-5.47
When India Fields 2nd			When Pakistan Fields 2nd
Win % fielding second	64%		Win % fielding second	44%
Win % when restricting opposition to less than 280	89%		Win % when restricting opposition to less than 280	47%
Opposition batting second	252		Opposition batting second	249
Top bowler when team fields second	Bhuvneshwar Kumar Inns-10, W-14, RPO-4.81		Top bowlers when team fields second	Imad Wasim Inns-12, W-14, RPO-4.81 ... Hasan Ali Inns-9, W-11, RPO-5.13

Note: *Win Probability is based on form and historyThe data considers ODI performances since WC 2015Stats provided by ZeLadder, the data platform for amateur and professional sports.