Praful Hinge displayed lethal bowling in his IPL debut match. He took 3 wickets in the very first over, which included the wicket of Vaibhav Suryavanshi. Hinge, who was included in the Sunrisers Hyderabad team, took 4 wickets for 34 runs in 4 overs against Rajasthan Royals, for which he was adjudged Player of the Match. After this match, he became popular on the internet, his videos and reels started going viral. He became a star overnight. Before this match he had less than 4 thousand followers.

In that match played on Monday, Sunrisers Hyderabad had scored 216 runs (vs Rajasthan). While defending the target, Praful Hinge bowled the first over, on the very second ball of which he dismissed Vaibhav Suryavanshi. He walked Dhruv Jurel on the fourth ball and Luan Dre Pretorius on the last ball. Took 3 wickets for 1 run in the first over. Praful created an Instagram account in 2018, from then till last Sunday he had less than 4 thousand followers, which have now crossed 5 lakh.

Followers increased 150 times

Praful Hinge’s Instagram ID is prafulhinge_140. He created this account in 2018. Very few people knew Praful, who played for Vidarbha, he had less than 4 thousand followers on Instagram. But after his debut match against Rajasthan Royals, the whole of India is talking about him. Cricket watchers know that the 4 wickets he took in the debut match were not easy. Vaibhav scored a lot of runs on legendary bowlers like Bumrah and Bhuvneshwar, who were dismissed by Praful on the first ball.

Till the time of writing this news, Praful Hinge has 5 lakh 20 thousand followers on Instagram. He himself follows 403 people, he has made 98 posts so far.

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The first match of IPL 2026 was between RCB and SRH, in which Prafulla got a chance to meet Virat Kohli, so he did not let it go. Prafulla took a photo with Kohli and shared it on Instagram. Prafulla wrote with it, “With the legend.”

Prafulla Hinge won the Player of the Match award in his IPL debut match, he dismissed a dangerous batsman like Vaibhav Suryavanshi on his very second ball. In the same over, he also sent Dhruv Jurel to the pavilion, who had looked in good form in the previous matches of the ongoing edition. He took a total of 4 wickets. In the match held on Monday, Sunrisers Hyderabad defeated Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs. Prafulla said after the match that he had already told the people that Vaibhav would be out on a bouncer ball. He also said that he had written somewhere that he would take 4-5 wickets in his debut match.

Batting first in this match played at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Sunrisers Hyderabad had scored 216 runs, but considering the batting of Rajasthan Royals seen in the previous matches, this chase did not seem very difficult. But Prafulla Hinge, who was playing his debut match in IPL, wreaked havoc on the Rajasthan batsmen. He bowled the first over of the innings, on the very second ball of which he dismissed Vaibhav Suryavanshi and dismissed Dhruv Jurel on the fourth ball. In the very first over, he also sent Luan-Dre Pretorius to the pavilion. He took his fourth wicket in the form of Riyan Parag.

What did Prafulla Hinge say?

After receiving the Player of the Match award, Prafulla said, “I had written somewhere that I will take 4-5 wickets in my debut match. I thought that I will put pressure in the powerplay. I believe that whatever you think, it comes true. I started playing cricket at the age of 13, then I did not even know what leather ball cricket was. I asked my father to join some club. But he said that I am too young. Then he took me to the club, and after that I continued playing. I want to dedicate this award to my family.”

Describing Vaibhav Suryavanshi’s wicket as his favourite, Prafulla Hinge further said, “I told people that I will bowl him a bouncer and get him out. I just wanted to get him out. Our bowling coach helped me plan it, so thanks to him.”

Praful Hinge, who came to play his first match of IPL 2026, has got a ‘dream debut’. Sunrisers Hyderabad, batting first, scored 216 runs. Rajasthan Royals must have also started feeling proud of Vaibhav Suryavanshi, hence they called him for the opening as an impact player. But who would have thought that a bowler named Praful Hinge would create a sensation in his IPL debut match itself.

Praful Hinge came to bowl the first over. Yashasvi Jaiswal took one run on the first ball, but on the very second ball, the dreaded batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi got out without opening the account while trying to play a big shot. Dhruv Jurel and Luan Drie Pretorius were also out within the next 4 balls. The amazing coincidence was that all three batsmen were out on ‘zero’.

Praful Hinge is the first bowler in history to have taken 3 wickets in the very first over of an IPL match. There have been bowlers who have taken 2 wickets in the first over of the innings, but Praful is the first bowler to take 3 wickets.

Who is Praful Hinge?

24 year old Praful Hinge comes from Nagpur, Maharashtra. He plays for Vidarbha in Indian domestic cricket. Praful’s sister has played a big role in taking off his career. His sister is a chartered accountant and used to study till late night. Seeing his sister’s hard work and dedication, Praful also wanted to become the best in some field.

Praful did not get the support of his father in the beginning, these were the days when Praful was 12 years old. But after a summer camp trial, father also gave green signal to Praful to continue cricket.

Praful was not good in studies

Praful Hinge was not interested in studies, but he became very fond of the game of cricket. Praful considers India’s legendary fast bowler Umesh Yadav as his idol. Even both of them have shared the dressing room for Vidarbha. Umesh, who has taken 288 wickets in international cricket for the Indian cricket team. Praful got the inspiration to establish himself as a star fast bowler from Umesh Yadav.

Sitting in the temple, watching the auction

When the IPL 2026 auction was going on, players usually had their eyes fixed on the TV. Like everyone else, Praful was also watching the auction live, but he was not at his home in Nagpur but was watching the auction sitting in a temple near his home. Last season also his name was in the auction, but no team bid on him. At that time Praful promised his father that he would definitely be auctioned in the next season and indeed his hard work paid off.