So it is that time of the year when India take on Sri Lanka in the final of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2011. The two teams have quite clearly been the best in the business and that should hold them in a good stead for this important game.

India will have the advantage in the sense that they are playing at home. Sri Lanka’s record in India has been anything but exciting. They have barely managed to win any game here and off the last 39 matches here, they have won only 11.

India will look to play S Sreesanth in place of Ashish Nehra who is injured whereas the batting of Angelo Mathews will be missed by the Lankans and he will be replaced by Thisara Perera.

Between the two teams it is going to be very difficult to choose the winner, but one thing is certain that the team batting first will have a huge advantage going into the game.

That said they will need to score at least 250 in the first innings.