Vidarbha’s pacer Praful Hinge and Bihar’s Sakib Hussain scripted history with four wickets each on IPL debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Rajasthan Royals. Their efforts bowled RR out for 159 in a 57-run win.

Praful Hinge made his IPL debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Punjab Kings at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad on Monday.

Another key influence in his growth was McGrath, who serves as director of coaching at the Foundation. Through multiple interactions, McGrath helped Hinge better understand the importance of discipline,

CHENNAI: Late on Monday, by the time the wider audience found out who Praful Hinge was, he had already scalped three wickets in his first IPL over. Since then, “Who is Praful Hinge?” has been trending.

Before the IPL-19 encounter between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals (RR) in Hyderabad on Monday evening, Vidarbha pacer Praful Hinge, 24, was an unknown entity. However, after the debutant SRH speedster struck thrice in the very first over of the innings,

Parful Hinge etched his name into the history books as he became the first bowler to take three wickets in the first over of an innings in the Indian Premier League. Hinge has opened up on his journey to the IPL and a special interaction with Hardik Pandya.

Praful Hinge was acquored by Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL 2026 auction for ₹30 lakhs. On his IPL debut against Rajasthan Royals, Hinge became the first player in the history of the league to take three wickets in the first over of an innings.

After suffering a stress injury in his back two years ago, Praful was helped by MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai, where he went for rehab,’ said Prakash Hinge

Debut sensation Praful Hinge etched his name in IPL history by claiming three wickets in the opening over against Rajasthan Royals. His remarkable spell, finishing with 4/34, propelled Sunrisers Hyderabad to a dominant 57-run victory.