Who is Praful Hinge? Who created history by taking 3 wickets in the first over of IPL

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.