A typically gritty performance from a team used to winning crucial matches ensured that Mumbai went from a relatively tricky position at the end of the first day to one of strength by the time a truncated second day ended.
Heavy overnight showers meant that play could only begin at 12.30 p.m. Once it did, the going was slow, initially, for the pitch had been under covers and sweated.
In this context, the 113-run sixth-wicket partnership between Hardik Tamore (115) and Shams Mulani (50) proved invaluable. Both batters were solid, and after one ball beat the outside edge of Mulani early on, there were few scares.
