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.