Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium: Vidarbha pacer Praful Hinge announced himself on the big stage by picking three wickets in his very first over for Sunrisers Hyderabad in their IPL 2026 clash against Rajasthan Royals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Monday.
Hinge, 24, was picked up by SRH at his base price of Rs 30 lakh at last year’s auction in Abu Dhabi and made an instant impact by dismissing teenaged batting sensation Vaibhav Suryavanshi for a first-ball duck before removing Dhruv Jurel and South African recruit Lhuan-dre Pretorius in the same over.
In doing so, Hinge became the first bowler in IPL history to take three wickets in the opening over of an innings. Tall and nippy, Hinge uses his frame effectively to generate bounce and seam movement. He represents Vidarbha in domestic cricket, and made his senior debut across formats in the 2024/25 season.
