The match, being billed as the battle between Tendulkar and Royals captain Shane Warne, didn't reach the point as Sachin Tendulkar departed before the spin legend came on to bowl, after the Mumbai captain won the toss and chose to bat.
Sanath Jayasuriya and Tendulkar gave Mumbai a flying start at the Brabourne Stadium, with the veteran Sri Lankan taking the attack to the likes of Shaun Tait and Kamran Khan.
Jayasuriya crashed three fours and a six before Amit Uniyal trapped the Sri Lankan in front of the stumps, before Dmitri Mascarenhas had Tendulkar playing across the line for 17. Mascarenhas added another in the same over when he had Aditya Tare caught by Warne at short cover.
But right-hander Rayudu, who made his debut in the IPL, and Tiwary added 110 runs in a little over 10 overs. The onslaught included Tiwary's special treatment for Shane Warne, who the left-hander dispatched for 29 runs in his three overs.
Rayudu started cautiously but picked up with fluent boundaries all around the ground. He finally fell for 55 which came off only 33 balls while Tiwary's 53 also took up as many deliveries.
Mumbai Indians were without JP Duminy, who is yet to recover from an injury sustained during South Africa's tour of India. They fielded Proteas all-rounder Ryan McLaren, Sanath Jayasuriya, Lasith Malinga as their overseas players, not naming a fourth.
Mumbai handed IPL debuts to Ambati Rayudu, Aditya Tare and R Sathish.
Rajasthan, on the other hand, fielded Shaun Tait, Graeme Smith and Dmitri Mascarenhas as their overseas stars along with Shane Warne, while new faces included Abhishek Jhunjhunwala, Paras Dogra and Amit Uniyal.
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