"We are back in the game very nicely. We will try and put them under pressure early on tomorrow. It will be the key," said the home side skipper confidently.

While praising the four-pronged Karnataka pace attack that brought Mumbai to its knees, Suryakumar also hailed the track as a "sporting one".

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"In one line it's a completely sporting wicket on which you need to apply yourself to get runs. They bowled really well in the first session before drinks—right up in the areas.

"We could have definitely applied ourselves more but it was better than the last game [v Railways who scored an outright victory over the 41-time champions]. We actually threw our wickets away that time," said Suryakumar, adding that his even team members "were surprised how much the ball was turning on Day One itself."

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