Who Is Praful Hinge? SRH Pacer Who Bagged Three Wickets In His First IPL Over

Sunrisers Hyderabad debutant Praful Hinge stole the limelight on his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut with a magnificent record. The Vidarbha pacer picked three wickets in his opening over, removing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi (0), Dhruv Jurel (0) and Lhuan-dre Pretorius (0).

Hinge thus became the first bowler ever in the 19-year-old history of IPL to grab three wickets in the opening over of a game.

Hinge wasn’t done yet. The debutant quickly added a fourth wicket in his second over, dismissing Riyan Parag to cap off a sensational spell. Returning remarkable figures of 4 for 6 in just two overs, Hinge announced himself in style on the IPL stage.

Who Is Praful Hinge?

Hinge, a right-arm pacer from the Vidarbha cricket team, was signed by Sunrisers Hyderabad at his base price

of INR 30 lakh. The 24-year-old made his senior debut across formats in the 2024–25 season.

In 10 First-Class matches, he has taken 27 wickets at an average of 26.66, while in List A cricket, he has five wickets from six games. He has featured in just one T20, claiming a wicket.

Hinge has also been training at the MRF Pace Foundation in Chennai since 2022 and attended a 15-day camp in Brisbane in 2024.

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