In what will be remembered as one of the most stunning debut performances in the history of the Indian Premier League (IPL), the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) fast bowler Prafulla Hinge On Monday, he created history by taking three wickets in his very first over against Rajasthan Royals (RR). The 24-year-old right-arm pacer, who was making his IPL debut, dismissed Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel and Luan-Dre Pretorius to restrict the table-toppers to 1 for 3 in the first over at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.
Prafulla Hinge’s first historic over
Chasing the mammoth target of 217 runs set by SRH, Royals started their innings under immense pressure. On the second ball of the innings, Hinge dismissed the in-form Vaibhav Suryavanshi, who was caught by wicketkeeper Salil Arora for a golden duck. On the fourth ball, he dismissed wicketkeeper-batsman Dhruv Jurel for another duck. The carnage continued on the last ball of the over when he dismissed Luan-Dre Pretorius for a duck on two balls.
This remarkable feat made Hinz the first bowler in the 19-year history of the IPL to take three wickets in the opening over of the game.
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Prafulla Hinge: SRH’s new hero
The budding player’s journey to IPL stardom is a testament to his hard work in domestic cricket. Vidarbha right-arm fast bowler Hinge has been signed by SRH at his base price of Rs 30 lakh. He made his senior debut in all formats in the 2024–25 season and impressed in red-ball cricket, taking 27 wickets at an average of 26.66 in just 10 first-class matches. His limited T20 appearances include only one appearance, where he took one wicket.
Hinge has been carefully prepared for the big stage. He has been training at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai since 2022 and participated in a 15-day camp in Brisbane in 2024. His debut on Monday was particularly good as he was not given a chance in the previous game against Punjab Kings despite being named in the playing XI at the toss.
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Ishan Kishan’s heroics helped SRH set a huge total
The foundation of SRH’s victory was laid by their captain Ishan Kishan. After losing Abhishek Sharma for a golden duck on the first ball of the match, Kishan took up the responsibility and scored a brilliant 91 off just 44 balls with the help of eight fours and six sixes. His efforts took SRH to a total of 216 runs for 6 wickets in their 20 overs.
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