The revolution in the cricket world continues. First it was the invention of the T20 format and then the idea of test cricket during night, pink balls and now the latest to be added to the bandwagon in the Mangoose Bat. This bat has been made essentially for the Twenty 20 cricket. The founders of this bat claim that it generates 20% more power and 15% more bat speed than the conventional cricket bat. Former Australian batsman Stuart Law, appearing for Derbyshire became the first player to use a Mangoose bat in a cricket match when he used it in a county Twenty20 match against Durham. Law called on for the Mangoose bat after he had made 30 off 20 balls and he added a further 10 runs off the 5 balls he faced with Mangoose bat. As you can see in the above picture of the Mangoose bat, the handle is longer than a normal bat and the founders claim this has a larger "Sweet spot" as they say in cricket than the normal bat. The MCC found that it met all requirements under law six of regulations regarding the make-up of a bat but they are yet to arrive on a decision as they need to maintain the balance between bat and ball. A company spokesman said there was "every chance" the bat, with a starting price of 159 pounds, could make an appearance at the Twenty20 World Cup as negotiations were under way with other international players. Stuart Law has been contracted by its founders to test the bat.Mangoose bat in IPL 2010:
Mathew Hayden became the first player in the Indian Premier League to use the Mongoose bat in the match against Delhi. Hayden, who plays for the Chennai Super Kings called on the Mangoose bat at the end of the third over after hitting four boundaries. And it was carnage from the moment he took the Mangoose bat as he destroyed the Delhi Daredevils. He hit a total of 9 boundaries(4 came from the normal bat) and 7 towering sixes as he blitzed his way to 93 off just 43 balls. After Hayden, Symonds is contemplating the usage of the Mangoose bat in the coming matches in IPL.
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