Bookies can't pick a winner

The Test series between the two sides was nip and tuck all the way so it's no real surprise to see the prices for the five-match one-day series absolutely even. Sri Lanka and India are two of the best one-day sides in the world and the bookies can't split them.

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Bet365 make them both 5/6 to win the series, which begins on Aug 18 with the first of two matches in Dambulla, before the final three games take place in Colombo.

Sri Lanka won both of the Tests to be played in Colombo so they will have good feelings going back there, but India should not be underestimated for they have become an excellent one-day side again in recent years.

They even managed to adapt to Twenty20 cricket quickly enough to win the World Cup, beating Sri Lanka in the final, and they have enough experience and youth to do well in this series, especially as they will want revenge for their 2-1 Test series defeat.

That said, their squad does not include veterans Sachin Tendulkar, Sourav Ganguly and Rahul Dravid, whose one-day careers maybe in the past. Instead, the team, led by MS Dhoni, have a hungry look about them.

Sri Lanka, though, have home advantage and the perfect mix of attack and defence, with bowlers Muttiah Muralitharan and the new sensation Ajantha Mendis, set to be the stars of the series. If they excel, it's hard to see India coping.

Bet365 though, really can't decide which way it's going to go, making them both 16/1 to record a 5-0 whitewash, 9/2 to triumph 4-1 and just 2/1 for it to end 3-2.

The last series the two played in Sri Lanka - a three-match series in 2005 - ended in a 3-0 victory for the home side, so India have their work cut out.

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