Gilchrist favoured in top scorer market

Chris Gayle looked in great touch as he powered his way to a fifty on Friday © Getty Images

Fresh from his fantastic century, Adam Gilchrist again tops the betting to be Australia's top runscorer in the third and final Super Series match against the Rest of the World in Melbourne. The left-hander looked right back to his best in flaying the Rest of the World attack on Friday and it would be no real surprise to see him come out on top again in Sunday's game. Gilchrist is 100/30 (4.33) to finish on top, while captain Ricky Ponting is next at 7/2 (4.50) while Michael Clarke is 9/2 (5.50) and Andrew Symonds, who must be due a big innings, is 5/1 (6.00). Damien Martyn, back to form with a half-century in match two, is 11/2 (6.50), while Simon Katich and Michael Hussey are 13/2 (7.50).

The Rest of the World's batting has left a lot to be desired in the first two matches, with Kumar Sangakkara, Andrew Flintoff and Chris Gayle honourable exceptions. However, bet365 clearly believe that some of the men who failed in the first two games will come good. Jacques Kallis is joint favourite at 4/1 (5.00) with Virender Sehwag, who looked in great touch before losing his wicket on Friday. Brian Lara, another due to hit form before long, is 9/2 (5.50), as is Gayle, who plundered the Australia attack early on in game two. Sangakkara is also a 9/2 (5.50) chance and he may get plenty of money after half-centuries in both matches. Rahul Dravid, a fantastic player but probably better in Test cricket, is a 5/1 (6.00) bet, while Flintoff, who has looked superb so far, is 13/2 (7.50). Kevin Pietersen, who suffered from cramp on Friday and has struggled so far, is available at 7/1 (8.00).

Of the other markets, Gilchrist and Flintoff top the Man of the Match betting at 9/1 (10.00), while Sehwag, Ponting, Kallis and Symonds are 10/1 (11.00). Australia are 8/11 (1.72) to have the best opening partnership, while the home side are 6/4 (2.50) outsiders, to the Rest of the World's 9/10 (1.90) to hit the most sixes in the match. And it's 8/11 (1.72) that the Rest of the World outscore Australia (evens, 2.00) in the first ten overs.