Right-arm quick Praful Hinge was given the unenvious job of opening the bowling on his IPL debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) against Rajasthan Royals' intimidating opening pair of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi and Yashasvi Jaiswal.

Opening the bowling for SRH against a strong Rajasthan Royals top order, Praful Hinge delivered an unforgettable spell. He dismissed Vaibav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel and Lhuan-dre Pretorius, leaving RR reeling at 1/3 in after 1 over.

Hyderabad: Debutant pacers Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain announced themselves on the grand stage by picking eight wickets collectively as Sunrisers Hyderabad ended IPL 2026 table topper

Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain created history as they picked up four wickets each for Sunrisers Hyderabad on IPL debut. While Hinge became the first player to take three wickets in the opening over of an IPL game,

Praful Hinge scripted Sunrisers Hyderabad's huge win over Rajasthan Royals as he made a dream debut in the Indian Premier League 2026. Hinge rocked the celebrated RR top-order to hand SRH a 57-run win at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium.

Praful Hinge has been named in the Sunrisers Hyderabad playing Xi against Rajasthan Royals in IPL 2026. Hinge was due to make his IPL debut on April 11 against Punjab Kings, but the Vidarbha pacer was robbed of the opportunity due to some last-minute changes by the team management.