The Mongoose Bat of Hayden

Mathew Hayden introduced his Mongoose Bat in the match against Delhi Daredevils and scored 93 runs helping Chennai Superkings to win the match. Hydos stroked effortless sixes using the long handle bat in his match winning innings. Australia's Stuart Law is the first batman to use the bat. The Mongoose is a something of a miniature version of a normal cricket bat, but it has two distinguishing features: the handle is as long as the blade and the splice, which normal bats have in the blade, is built into that handle to guarantee a clean hitting surface on the bat. The design of Mongoose bat is simple, generally a batsmen rarely use the top part of their bats, so it makes sense to take that wasted wood and use it further down the blade. The longer handle offers more 'whip', and though it weighs the same as a normal bat, the Mongoose feels lighter because the unique handle offers 'leverage.' The bat with a 5 cm thick base, boasts a handle 43% longer and a blade 33% shorter. With no splice, the sweet spot is enhanced a whopping 120%, making it ideal for T20 power-hitting.