IPL Debutant Hinge Claims Record Three Wickets in Opening over as Sunrisers Beat Royals
The 24-year-old pacer took 3 wickets for 0 runs in six balls and became the first bowler to do it in an IPL debut over.
- Sunrisers Hyderabad debutant Praful Hinge dismantled the Rajasthan Royals top order at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, securing an all-time IPL record with three wickets in his opening over.
- Born in Nagpur, Hinge honed his skills at the MRF Pace Foundation before joining Vidarbha's Ranji Trophy campaign; snapped up for INR 30 Lakh, he earned his IPL opportunity through domestic excellence.
- During his opening over, Hinge dismissed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel, and Lhuan-dre Pretorius with figures of 1-0-1-3, then claimed his fourth wicket by removing Riyan Parag in his second over.
- SRH reduced RR to 9/5 in three overs while chasing 217; debutant Sakib Hussain joined the effort by dismissing Yashasvi Jaiswal, tightening the team's grip on the match.
- Making history, Hinge became the first bowler in 19 years to achieve this opening-over feat on debut, while his Instagram following quadrupled from over 6,000 in minutes.
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