Pune's skipper Aaron Finch's decision to bat first seems to have backfired as they lost their openers at the score of 25 in 4.4 overs.
Mitchell Johnson continued his good form, dismissing Finch in his second over. The hosts suffered massive blow when Lasith Malinga struck to remove dangerous Robin Uthappa.
Million-dollar baby Glenn Maxwell has finally got his first game after Mumbai left out unwell Kieron Pollard.
Pune have made five changes as Abhishek Nayar, Manish Pandey, Kane Richardson, Ashok Dinda and Ajantha Mendis have been included.
Similar to their performance last year when they lost nine matches on the trot, Pune suffered their eighth straight loss against Kolkata Knight Riders in their previous game.
Languishing at the bottom of the table, Pune have won just two of their 13 games.
Mumbai, on the other hand, are high on confidence after defeating table-toppers Chennai Super Kings (60 runs) and defending Champions Kolkata Knight Riders (65 runs) in their last two games.
Mumbai's batting, however, has not exploded in all its glory so far, with senior batsman Sachin Tendulkar failing to convert his starts into big scores.
The middle-order has been the strength for Mumbai Indians, with wicket-keeper batsman Dinesh Karthik and Rohit being the leading run-scorers for the team.
Teams:
Pune Warriors: Robin Uthappa, Aaron Finch, Manish Pandey, Yuvraj Singh, Angelo Mathews, Abhishek Nayar, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Parvez Rasool, Kane Richardson, Ashok Dinda, Ajantha Mendis
Mumbai Indians: Dwayne Smith, Sachin Tendulkar, Dinesh Karthik, Rohit Sharma, Glenn Maxwell, Ambati Rayudu, Harbhajan Singh, Mitchell Johnson, Lasith Malinga, Pragyan Ojha, Abu Nechim
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