The intensity in Mumbai Indians' practice session at Wankhede Stadium was like never before in the Indian Premier League-8 so far. The tension too was palpable on the eve of their crunch clash against Kolkata Knight Riders as the core MI group were seen in intense discussion before getting down to business. Not surprisingly because MI's campaign might virtually end today if they fail to beat KKR.


Mumbai Indians head coach Ricky Ponting 

MI head coach Ricky Ponting declared today's match as THE clash of the tournament for them. "This is our most important game in the tournament. It's almost like the final for this team. That's the way we will approach the match tomorrow. This game for us is like what the last six games have been — all must-win games. We focus on every game like a knockout match. We are not looking at the mathematics. We have no control over that. We obviously have control over the outcome of this match," said Ponting yesterday.