sachin's presence

I think you are reading too much into the result. It was just the blitzkrieg of Sanath Jaisurya that fetched the victory for Mumbai Indians. I didn't see an awe inspiring performance from Sachin, both as a batsman or a captain.

He was very poor with his bowling changes. The field setting was also not what most T20 captains put in action. I believe Sachiin needs some time to get used to T20. He still has the hang over of ODIs as this was his first official T20 performance.

I believe the players in the Mumbai Indians team were always performing well. The big guns were failing to fire. Abhishekh nayar, Bravo and Pollock were the only 3 consistent with their performances. All other were failing to fire. Now that the players have started putting their hands up and taking the responsibility in the crucial matches I believe the Mumbai Indians have a better chance of victories in the matches coming ahead.