Tendulkar finally found his form, smashing four boundaries on the trot off Ashok Dinda to provide Mumbai early momentum.
Earlier, MI skipper Ponting won the toss and opted to bat against state rivals Pune. 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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