Hayden uses mongoose bat's long handle to power CSK to victory

Australian Matthew Hayden demonstrated the power of the muchhyped Mongoose bat to score an explosive 93 that powered Chennai Super Kings to a fivewicket win over Delhi Daredevils in the Indian Premier League IPL at the Ferozeshah Kotla here FridayThough the burly Australian who was using the specially designed bats for Twenty20 cricket for the first time fell agonisingly short of his maiden IPL century but made sure that his team successfuly chased down 185 without any hiccups Haydens 43ball 93 formed the cornerstone of the chase as the Super Kings playing without their key batsman and injured skipper Mahendra Singh Dhoni reached the target with five balls to spare New skipper Suresh Raina led by example scoring an unbeaten 49 off 34 balls and holding onto two brilliant catches Raina and Hayden joined forces to hit 78 runs for the third wicket after the fall of Parthiv Patel and Subramaniam Badrinath The quick dismissals of Albie Morkel 0 and Justin Kemp 4 after Haydens wicket in the 14th over did not deter Raina and he batted unreigned hitting three fours and three sixes But it was the mongoose bat that grabbed eyeballs The bat with a large handle and a shorter blade is supposed to pack more power for its large sweet spot Hayden took the bat in the fourth over of the innings and since then there was no stopping him as he muscled his way to his best IPL knock with some monstrous hits He struck seven sixes and nine fours that had the packed stadium fully entertained The loss was Daredevilss second successive at home after a massive 98run defeat at the hands of Mumbai Indians here Wednesday The Delhi team with two wins and equal number of losses is now at the fifth place in the pool table The wicket like in the match against the Mumbai Indians was good to bat on though it was a bit on the slower side and assited the spinners The spin duo of Muttiah Murlitharan 225 and R Ashwin 140 pegged Super Kings back into the match after Virender Sehwag smashed 74 off 38 balls and Daredevils looked set for a total past 200 Sehwag bludgeoned the hapless Super Kings bowlers to knock his second successive IPL fifty The Nawab of Najafgarh was in his element in the front of the home crowd and there was hardly a moment of pall during his stay His 10 fours and three sixes in his 38ball innings sent the crowd into raptures as the chants of his name grew louder The Daredevils were going strong at 101 for one when Murlitharan removed Tillakaratne Dilshan and Sehwag in a space of two balls in the 12th over Dilshan 15 in an attempt to charge was caught by Raina at midwicket while Sehwag fell to a stunning onehanded catch by Justin Kemp near the boundary rope at longoff In the next over Raina showed snappy reflexes at midwicket to send AB de Villiers packing off Ashwin The three quick wickets restricted Daredevils to 185 for six u00a0