India will be looking to get back on track after a summer of frustration while Sri Lanka tries to make a winning start to their Australian tour in the Commonwealth Bank Series match in Perth on Wednesday.
India appeared to have got back to somewhere near their best in an impressive performance in their eight-wicket win over Australia in the second KFC T20 International, but their effort in the rain-interrupted first match of the one-day international tri-series was a far cry from that.
Australia won that game by 65 runs after recovering from a slow start to score 216 from just 32 overs, with MS Dhoni's side dismissed for just 151 in reply.
The world's second ranked ODI nation were criticised for their poor display with the bat and insipid effort in the field, both problems which have plagued them throughout the summer.
Now India heads west to again confront a WACA Ground pitch which caused them major problems during the Vodafone Test series and has proved a thorn in their side for many years, with their one win from their past five ODIs at the venue coming against lowly Zimbabwe.
Openers Sachin Tendulkar, who is still searching for his 100th international century, and Gautam Gambhir both failed in the first match in Melbourne and India will need a better effort from their top order to beat the world's fourth-ranked side.
But Sri Lanka's record in Australia, where they've won just 20 of the 83 50-over internationals they've played, suggests it could be a tough tour for Mahela Jayawardene's team.
Sri Lanka - who lost their ODI series in South Africa in January 3-2 but won the last two games - are also short on match practice after Friday's tour match against the Prime Minister's XI in Canberra was abandoned due to rain, but many in their touring party have extensive experience playing in Australia.
Thirty-four-year-old captain Jayawardene has already played seven matches at the WACA for a return of 181 runs at an average of 25, while Kumar Sangakkara and Tillakaratne Dilshan also have a good knowledge of Australian conditions.
The pace and bounce of the Perth wicket should help Sri Lanka's pace attack, which is led by 28-year-old slinger Lasith Malinga - the world's 10th ranked ODI bowler.
The match in Perth begins at 12.20pm local time.
