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Zaheer Khan's first over was pummelled for 18 and Ashley Noffke's for 22. The fifty was raised after just four overs. You imagined the cheerleaders, whose job was to jig about every time there was a boundary, might get pretty tired in such heat. Sure enough, by the time McCullum had larruped his 10th six to go with nine fours, they were wearily waving their pom-poms sitting down.

A man with breathtaking bat speed, McCullum's repertoire grew more outrageous. He sailed past Cameron White's Twenty20 record score of 141 and finished the innings by jabbing a low full toss for his 13th six. The Kolkata team owner, Bollywood legend Shah Ru Khan, nodded his approval knowing his $700,000 outlay for McCullum was clearly money well spent. He'll probably get him a bit part in his next film.