The five-wicket victory over inconsistent Delhi Daredevils in their previous match has given the resurgent MI a shot in the arm to take on the formidable Super Kings at the MA Chidambaram Stadium here.
After starting the season with four consecutive defeats, Mumbai Indians have bounced back admirably, to be currently placed at fifth position with 10 points from 10 games, just a point behind Royal Challengers Bangalore (11) and Kolkata Knight Riders (11).
But it is certainly not going to be an easy task against the most consistent IPL team across all seasons.
The Mumbai Indians seem to be peaking just at the right time with the likes of Lendl Simmons, Parthiv Patel, skipper Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard starting to fire in unison after the loss of a few key players due to injury in the initial stage of the tournament.
The bowling department, spearheaded by Sri Lanka's Lasith Malinga, has done pretty well so far. If Malinga, R Vinay Kumar and Harbhajan Singh can live up to their reputation, they might give the Super Kings serious competition.
