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<br>MUMBAI, India (AP) - Jos Buttler's 66-ball century helped Rajasthan Royals hand Mumbai Indians a second straight loss to open the Indian Premier League on Saturday.<br> <br>Meanwhile, newcomer Gujarat Titans was two-for-two after beating Delhi Capitals by 14 runs.<br> <br>Buttler was out for 100 runs off 68 balls as Rajasthan powered to 193-8.<br>In reply, Mumbai could manage only 170-8 in 20 overs and a loss by 23 runs, despite Ishan Kishan´s second half-century in as many matches.<br> <br>Put in to bat, Rajasthan was two wickets down quickly when Buttler joined Sanju Samson (30). The pair put on 82 runs off 50 balls for the third wicket.<br> <br>Buttler hit 11 fours and five sixes and Rajasthan´s scoring rate rocketed as the innings advanced from 100 in only 10.3 overs to 150 in 16.1 overs.<br> <br>The England opener reached 50 off 32 balls and the second 50 from 34 in his second IPL hundred.<br> <br>At the other end, Shimron Hetmyer smacked 35 off 14 balls with three sixes after Samson´s dismissal.<br> <br>Jasprit Bumrah (3-17) bowled Buttler in the 19th over but the batter had done enough to make sure Rajasthan finished with a challenging total.<br> <br>In reply,  [https://telegra.ph/Rohit-Sharma-Well-require-Sanju-Samsons-shot-production-capacity-in-Australia-03-10 https://telegra.ph/Rohit-Sharma-Well-require-Sanju-Samsons-shot-production-capacity-in-Australia-03-10] Mumbai was dealt a major blow when Prasidh Krishna dismissed Rohit Sharma on 10.<br> <br>Kishan made 54 from 43 balls with five fours and a six.<br><br>He put on 81 runs with Tilak Varma, who scored 61 off 33.<br> <br>Varma hit five sixes and three fours as they powered Mumbai´s chase with 100 coming off 10.5 overs.<br> <br>However, Mumbai collapsed in losing four wickets for 15 runs.<br> <br>Yuzvendra Chahal claimed 2-26 and Ravichandran Ashwin took 1-30 as the spin duo squeezed Mumbai in the middle overs.<br><br>Ashwin bowled Varma, while Chahal got rid of Tim David (1) and Daniel Sams (0) on successive deliveries. Trent Boult had Kishan caught and the game turned in Rajasthan´s favor.<br> <br>At Pune, Shubman Gill´s 84 off 46 balls powered Gujarat to defeat Delhi.<br> <br>Skipper Hardik Pandya added 31 runs as Gujarat scored 171-6.<br><br>Mustafizur Rahman finished with 3-23.<br> <br>In reply, Delhi was restricted to 157-9. Lockie Ferguson picked 4-28 as Delhi was reduced to 34-3 at one stage.<br> <br>With 43 off 29 balls, Delhi captain Rishabh Pant tried a rescue act but it wasn´t enough.<br> <br>Gujarat climbed to third place, while Delhi suffered its first loss.<br> <br>___<br> <br>More AP cricket: website and website