India look to rub salt in Pakistan's wounds

The series may be over as a contest but Pakistan and India will still be going all out for victory in the final match of the five-game one-day series, which takes place in Karachi on Monday.

India have the momentum and the form after storming to a 3-1 lead, and with Pakistan hit by a couple of injuries and nursing their wounds, it's something of a surprise that bet365 can't split the two teams, making them both 5/6 (1.83) for glory.

With Shoaib Akhtar and Shahid Afridi again missing the match, Pakistan will need a big effort if they're to recover from their poor performance in the fourth match, when their batting collapsed again.

India, by contrast, should be in excellent spirits, having notched up the series win to take away some of the unpleasant aftertaste of the Test series defeat. Their batsmen are taking it in turns to score big and their bowlers performed superbly in Multan last time out.

Pakistan have only a 50-50 record in Karachi in one-day cricket, with 13 wins and 13 losses, and India have won two and lost one of their four matches against the home side in the National Stadium.

Misfiing top order
With Pakistan's top order suddenly misfiring, it's a tough call as to who will be their top runscorer, a statement backed up by bet365's market. They make no fewer than six players joint favourites at 9/2 (5.50) - Inzamam-ul-Haq, Kamran Akmal, Shoaib Malik, Salman Butt, Younis Khan and Mohammad Yousuf all sharing favouritism.

For India, as always, Sachin Tendulkar tops the betting and he will be itching for another big score after he missed out in Multan. Tendulkar is 7/2 (4.50), just ahead of his captain, Rahul Dravid, at 4/1 (5.00). Yuvraj Singh is 9/2 (5.50), Gautam Gambhir is 11/2 (6.50), Mahendra Dhoni is 6/1 (7.00) and Mohammad Kaif is 7/1 (8.00).