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he struck two sixes and five fours.
No 3 Tanmay Srivastava (54) gave fine support at the other end as the duo put together a match-turning 103-run partnership after Maharajas were reduced to 50/3 after the powerplay in pursuit of a challenging 171.
It was time for Harbhajan to roll back the years at this favourite venue Eden Gardens where he had become the first Indian bowler to claim a Test hattrick in the epic 2001 Test win against Australia.
But the star of the day was tall pacer Pankaj Singh, who returned with 5/26 which included a maiden over as World Giants managed 170/8 after they opted to bat.
India Maharajas vs World Giants Possible Starting XI:
India Maharajas: Virender Sehwag (c), Mohammed Kaif, Stuart Binny, Parthiv Patel (wk), S Badrinath, Yusuf Pathan, Irfan Pathan, Harbhajan Singh, S Sreesanth, RP Singh, Pragyan Ojha
World Giants: Jacques Kallis (c), Hamilton Masakadza, Shane Watson, Lendl Simmons, Asghar Afghan, Kevin O Brien, Matt Prior (wk), Nathan McCullum, Dale Steyn, Brett Lee, Muttiah Muralitharan
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