KL Rahul steals the show as Dewald Brevis' quick-fire 31 proves in vain for winless Mumbai

Lucknow Super Giants skipper KL Rahul smashed an unbeaten 103 on Saturday as they handed five-time IPL winners Mumbai Indians their sixth straight loss this season.

Rahul, playing his 100th Indian Premier League match, steered Lucknow to 199 for four after being put into bat first at Mumbai's Brabourne Stadium.

Mumbai Indians, led by Rohit Sharma, could only manage 181-9 to lose by 18 runs and remain winless in the Twenty20 tournament this edition, further denting their hopes of making the play-offs.

South African teenager Dewald Brevis again caught the eye with 31 off 13 balls, but his efforts proved in vain.

One of the most fancied IPL teams, Mumbai, owned by Nita Ambani, wife of India's richest man Reliance Industries billionaire Mukesh Ambani, stay bottom of the expanded 10-team tournament.

"We try and find combinations and playing XIs that work but we can't do it after losses," said a disappointed Rohit.

"If I know what's going wrong, I'd correct it but it's not coming off," the India captain said. "But I do take responsibility but I will look to use my experience and we hope to come back again as a team too."

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Lucknow registered their fourth win to be placed second behind fellow newcomers and IPL leaders Gujarat Titans.

Fast bowler Avesh Khan returned figures of 3-30 including key