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“From unknown to unstoppable” – Fans react as debutant Praful Hinge takes 4 wickets in 12 balls throughout SRH vs RR IPL 2026 match  

SportsApr 13, 2026
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SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH) pacer Praful Hinge announced himself in sensational fashion. The right-arm fast bowler made his debut in the team’s home match against Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad, on Monday, April 13.

RR were required to chase a 217-run target. Hinge ripped through the side’s batting lineup with a fiery new-ball spell. The 24-year-old struck on the second ball of his first over, dismissing the in-form Vaibhav Suryavanshi for a golden duck.

Hinge went on to take the wickets of Dhruv Jurel and Lhuan-dre Pretorius for ducks in the same over. He became the first-ever bowler to take three wickets in an opening over of an innings in the league’s history.

The seamer provided yet another breakthrough, sending RR skipper Riyan Parag (4 off 6) back in the following over. The bowler earned widespread praise on social media following his dream debut.

Here are some of the top reactions on X:

From unknown to unstoppable in 2 overs Praful Hinge, take a bow 🙌 4 wickets on debut 🔥 #SRHvsRR

On debut, performing on a stage like the #IPL takes serious courage and we’re seeing it right now. Praful Hinge, what a bowler. #SRHvRR #TATAIPL #SRH #PrafulHinge

People must have tuned in for Vaibhav – Jaiswal’s carnage, but praful hinge stole the show completely.

2 overs. 4 wickets. On debut. Praful Hinge, take a bow! When batters usually attack bowlers early, this was something rare and beautiful to watch💚 #SRHvsRR

First over of your IPL career, handed the trust, and you just walk in and wipe out four batters, that too inside three overs of the game!?!?!? Praful Hinge, this isn’t normal. 😭 Show some damn respect for the game.

While Praful Hinge picked up four wickets with the new ball, another debutant Sakib Hussain bagged one scalp in the powerplay. RR were reeling at 40/6 after six overs in the chase. Meanwhile, Ishan Kishan‘s blistering 91-run knock off 44 balls helped SRH post an impressive total in the contest.

Praful Hinge nearly made his IPL debut in PBKS vs SRH IPL 2026 match

SRH suffered a six-wicket defeat to Punjab Kings (PBKS) at Maharaja Yadavindra Singh International Cricket Stadium, Mullanpur, on Saturday, April 11. PBKS won the toss and elected to field first in the clash.

Speaking at the toss, SRH skipper Ishan Kishan hinted that Praful Hinge was set to make his debut in the match, coming in as the impact substitute in the second innings. However, there was a change of plan after their batting, and the team management later brought in left-arm pacer Jaydev Unadkat.

PBKS chased the target in 18.5 overs. Captain Shreyas Iyer played a brilliant knock to take his team home, remaining unbeaten on 69 off 33.