Both teams retained the same playing eleven.
Riding on their thumping 44-run triumph over Delhi Daredevils on Tuesday, Mumbai will look to improve on their better head-to-head record against Warriors.
Mumbai enjoy a 3-1 win-loss record against Pune, who snapped their 11-match losing streak with a seven-wicket win over Rajasthan Royals on Thursday.
More importantly, the under-performing batting line-up clicked for the Warriors against the Royals.
Clearly, Mumbai go into the match as favourites, but they still have to address their opening blues - with star batsmen Sachin Tendulkar and Ricky Ponting unable to give them a good start, barring the first game against RCB.
Pune would be eager to continue their new-found touch against formidable rivals MI in the Maharashtra Derby clash.
Teams:
Mumbai Indians: Ricky Ponting (captain), Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma, Ambati Rayudu, Kieron Pollard, Harbhajan Singh, Rishi Dhawan, Lasith Malinga, Mitchell Johnson, Pragyan Ojha
Pune Warriors India: Robin Uthappa (wk), Aaron Finch, Ross Taylor, Yuvraj Singh, Angelo Mathews (captain), Abhishek Nayar, Tirumalasetti Suman, Mitchell Marsh, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Rahul Sharma, Ashok Dinda
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