India favourites but Sri Lanka dangerous

Having been the dominant sides throughout the group matches, India and Sri Lanka lock horns in the final of the Asia Cup on Sunday with the trophy and bragging rights up for grabs.

Both sides have batted superbly throughout, so the final could be a case of which one can perform the better in the field.

Bet365 make India slight favourites at 4/7, with Sri Lanka 5/4 and I have to say, at those prices, Sri Lanka have the greater appeal.

The National Stadium in Karachi has already hosted nine games in the competition and the wear and tear on the pitch would seem to suggest that it could take spin, which would be in Sri Lanka's favour, with Muttiah Muralitharan likely to be a big threat as always.

Ajantha Mendis is also showing signs of being the next Murali - if that is not putting too much pressure on his shoulders - and the Sri Lankans are definitely the better fielding side.

The old warhorse Sanath Jayasuriya, who has been in fantastic form in the competition, is 3/1 favourite to be Sri Lanka's top runscorer. As always, Sri Lanka's plan will be to attack at the top of the order and if Jayasuriya fires, then they will have a great chance. He is also 8/1 favourite to be man of the match.

Kumar Sangakkara is 7/2 to top-score, with Mahela Jayawardene 4/1 and Chamara Kapugedera is 9/2. Mahela Udawatte is 5/1 and Chamara Silva is 6/1.

Virender Sehwag tops the India market at 3/1, just ahead of Gautam Gambhir at 10/3. Suresh Raina, MS Dhoni and Yuvraj Singh are all 9/2 and then there is a big gap to Rohit Sharma at 13/2.

There is not much to choose between the two sides but Sri Lanka have a pretty decent record in the competition against India, and the way they have been playing, they look a good bet at 5/4.