With six points, Mumbai still have some work to do to repair the damage of their early losses. For the last week they have had a chance to rest and perhaps rejoice. Now, with the return of Sachin Tendulkar and a dream opening pairing with Sanath Jayasuriya complete, Mumbai have an air of confidence about them.
"At this moment we know who are in contention and those are the teams which we have to beat for sure," Tendulkar said ahead of his team's home clash against Chennai.
But Tendulkar's challenge won't end just with the bat. He will take over from Shaun Pollock as captain, and expects to slip easily into that role.
"I will just have to go out there and with the help of other senior players, I will have to get into that groove, because it's not going to be easy to get in straight away. But I'm prepared for all those challenges," he added.
But while Chennai will be wary of Tendulkar's return, they are themselves functioning like a well-oiled machine now. With two victories in their last two games, Mahendra Singh Dhoni's side have the momentum with them, not that the skipper buys into that theory.
"In Twenty20 you can't really say much, because you get momentum by the sort of start you get in the game. So it's not whether you are winning four or five games regularly. It's all about what kind of a start you get and how you can really look to capitalise on that," Dhoni says.
Expect a full house at the Wankhede to see their hero on his return to the playing arena.
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