Having been bought for ₹30 lakh during the IPL 2026 auction, the Vidarbha-born pacer Praful Hinge made a name for himself on his debut. On 13 April 2026, he made his debut against the Rajasthan Royals at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium.

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The Royals, chasing 217, however, faced fury of two debutant pacers - Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain. Both the pacers took took four wickets each as SRH got a dominating 57-run win. Praful and Sakib are only the second Indian pair of Indian bowlers taking four wickets each in one IPL innings.

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Hinge, a 24-year-old Nagpur born bowler, plays for Vidarbha in India's domestic cricket. He idolises his SRH skipper Pat Cummins and India veteran Umesh Yadav, also a Vidarbha bowler. He took 4/34 in IPL debut for SRH vs RR and won the player of the match award as well.

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SRH won by 57 runs, thanks to young pacers Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain, both of whom took four wickets each on their IPL debut. Batting first, SRH scored 216/6 in 20 overs, while RR, unbeaten so far, were 9/5 inside three overs in the chase and were bowled out on 159 in 20 overs.

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The two pace-bowling debutants, Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain, won it for the SunRisers Hyderabad (SRH), who moved to the fourth spot with two wins in five contested matches.

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