Who is Praful Hinge? Who made history by taking 3 wickets in the first over of IPL; Learn everything about them

Praful Hinge, who came to play his first match of IPL 2026, has got a 'dream debut'. Sunrisers Hyderabad batted first and scored 216 runs. Rajasthan Royals must also have started to be proud of Vaibhav Suryavanshi, so 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

Praful Hinge came in to bowl the first over. Yashasvi Jaiswal took a run on the first ball, but on the second ball, the dreaded batsman Vaibhav Suryavanshi was dismissed without opening the account in the process of playing a big shot. Within the next 4 balls, Dhruv Jurel and Luan Drury Pretorius were also dismissed. The amazing coincidence was that all three of these batsmen were dismissed for 'zero'.

Praful Hinge is the first bowler in history to take 3 wickets in the very first over of an innings 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 hails from Nagpur in Maharashtra. He plays for Vidarbha in Indian domestic cricket. Prafulla's sister has been a major contributor to 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 be the best in any field.

Praful did not get the support of his father in the beginning, these are the days when Praful used to be 12 years old. But after a summer camp trial, Praful was also given the green signal to continue cricket

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