Praful Hinge debuts with four wickets
On debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad, Praful Hinge took 4 for 34 and helped collapse Rajasthan Royals to 9/5, though RR later recovered to 159 thanks to a 118‑run sixth‑wicket stand. (moneycontrol.com)
Praful Hinge turned his first Indian Premier League match into the decisive spell, taking 4 for 34 as Sunrisers Hyderabad beat Rajasthan Royals by 57 runs in Hyderabad on April 13. (espncricinfo.com) Rajasthan Royals were 9 for 5 inside 2.2 overs of a chase of 217, with Hinge taking three wickets in his first over and fellow debutant Sakib Hussain finishing with 4 for 24. (espncricinfo.com) Donovan Ferreira made 69 and Ravindra Jadeja added 45 in a sixth-wicket stand of 118, but Rajasthan Royals were still bowled out for 159 in 19 overs. (espncricinfo.com) Sunrisers Hyderabad had set up the game with 216 for 6, led by captain Ishan Kishan’s 91 off 44 balls, Heinrich Klaasen’s 40 off 26, and Nitish Kumar Reddy’s 28 off 13. (espncricinfo.com) The result stopped Rajasthan Royals’ four-match winning start to the 2026 season and ended Sunrisers Hyderabad’s two-match losing streak. (espncricinfo.com) Hinge is a 24-year-old from Vidarbha, and ESPNcricinfo reported that his three wickets in his first over were the first time a bowler had done that on an Indian Premier League debut in the tournament’s history. (espncricinfo.com) The collapse came after Rajasthan Royals chose to field first at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, where Jofra Archer took 2 for 37 but Sunrisers Hyderabad still scored at 10.80 runs an over. (cricbuzz.com) For Sunrisers Hyderabad, the win reopened a season that had started unevenly; for Rajasthan Royals, the recovery from 9 for 5 showed batting depth even in a heavy defeat. (cricbuzz.com) The match will be remembered for the opening burst: a debutant fast bowler, a chase effectively broken in 10 balls, and a four-wicket return that changed the table-topper’s night. (moneycontrol.com)
