Praful Hinge, who came to play his first match of IPL 2026, has got a ‘dream debut’. Sunrisers Hyderabad, batting first, scored 216 runs. Rajasthan Royals must have also started feeling proud of Vaibhav Suryavanshi, hence they called him for the opening as an impact player. But who would have thought that a bowler named Praful Hinge would create a sensation in his IPL debut match itself.
Praful Hinge came to bowl the first over. Yashasvi Jaiswal took one run on the first ball, but on the very second ball, the dreaded batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi got out without opening the account while trying to play a big shot. Dhruv Jurel and Luan Drie Pretorius were also out within the next 4 balls. The amazing coincidence was that all three batsmen were out on ‘zero’.
Praful Hinge is the first bowler in history to have taken 3 wickets in the very first over of an IPL match. There have been bowlers who have taken 2 wickets in the first over of the innings, but Praful is the first bowler to take 3 wickets.
Who is Praful Hinge?
Sunrisers Hyderabad bought Praful Hinge in the mini auction of IPL 2026 for Rs 30 lakh. SRH had bought Praful as a backup fast bowler, but his amazing performance in the very first over of his IPL career proves that Praful should not be seen as a backup player.