India and Sri Lanka try again

After the washout in Kolkata, India and Sri Lanka will try again in the second match of the four-game one-day series, scheduled for Rajkot on Sunday, with the hosts again solid favourites at 1/2 (1.50).

Providing the rain stays away - no sure thing apparently - India should hold the edge but they have been hit by a few more fitness worries, with Irfan Pathan struggling with a shoulder problem and Yuvraj Singh doubtful with a back worry.

Ajit Agarkar is still recovering from flu and may not be risked.

For Sri Lanka, Muttiah Muralitharan and Chaminda Vaas are rested again but they looked full of confidence before rain ruined things in Kolkata, and could be a generous price at 6/4, particularly as the shorter boundaries will aid their strokeplayers.

With both teams due to announce their 15-man World Cup squads at the end of the match, ther is plenty to play for and this could well be a tightly-contested, high-scoring game

First one-day match
Sri Lanka, remember, have won 13 of their past 20 matches, while India's recent record is pretty dire. On home soil, though, and with such a talented batting line-up, as always, they ahve to be respected.

Unusually, Sachin Tendulkar is not at the top of the betting to be his side's top runscorer in the opening match. That honour goes to the skipper, Rahul Dravid, who is 10/3 with bet365 to come out on top.

That makes Tendulkar second favourite at 7/2 and that could be on the generous side after the little master smashed a brilliant hundred last time out.

Sourav Ganguly 7/2 is 4/1 while Robin Uthappa is 9/2 and Virender Sehwag 5/1. Yuvraj Singh is 6/1 and Dhoni and Kartik are both 8/1.

For Sri Lanka, Sanath Jayasuriya, who seems to love playing against India, is the favourite at 10/3, while Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene are both 4/1.

Marvan Atapattu, who is still a good bet despite being more suited to Test cricket, is 6/1, with Tillekeratne Dilshan 8/1.