India to seal 4-1 triumph

Having clinched the series in fine style on Wednesday, the fifth and final match of the one-day series with Pakistan is obviously a dead rubber. India look by far the better side at the moment and should win, but as ever when the series is already decided, the result of Sunday's game could come down to motivation.

India will want to seal a 4-1 scoreline to prove their supremacy but it would only be natural for them to take their foot off the gas a little. Pakistan have some problems in their side but with the pressure off they could at least salvage some pride.

It's never easy predicting what will happen between these two sides but it's even harder to know which way it will go when the series is already decided. Bet365 would have made India bigger favourites on form, but with a 3-1 lead, they can be backed at 4/6, while Pakistan are 11/10.

In the end, the only thing to really do is trust in class so at the moment, India look a good bet to win, having won five of the eight matches to be played at the Sawai Mansingh Stadium in Jaipur.

They did lose to Pakistan the last time they played there but that was back in 1998/9 and with Shoaib Akhtar struggling with a shin injury and with little to play for, it is tough to see Pakistan bouncing back this time round.

Sachin Tendulkar's 97 was his sixth innings in the 90s in his last 21 one-day matches so even though the centuries are proving unusually elusive, the little master looks in great touch, so it's no surprise that he is 3/1 favourite to top-score for his side.

Yuvraj Singh and Sourav Ganguly, who is due a big score, are both 4/1, while Gautam Gambhir and Virender Sehwag are 9/2. Captain Mahendra Dhoni, who smashed 183 on this ground a couple of years ago - albeit batting at No 3 - is 11/2, while Robin Uthappa is a 13/2 chance.

Mohammad Yousuf, who is in great form as ever, is 3/1 favourite to be top Pakistan runscorer, just ahead of Younis Khan, at 7/2. Salman Butt is 4/1 and captain Shoaib Malik 9/2, while Imran Nazir is 5/1, Yasir Hameed 11/2 and Misbah-ul-Haq 7/1.

It really is time that Tendulkar and Ganguly put together a sizeable partnership so take them to have the better opening partnership at 8/11.