Praful Hinge claimed four wickets on debut to script Sunrisers Hyderabad’s (SRH) thumping 57-run victory over Rajasthan Royals (RR) at Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium on Monday (April 13).
The 24-year-old pacer dismissed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel, Lhuan dre-Pretorius and Riyan Parag in the space of 11 deliveries to stun RR.
While Sooryavanshi, Jurel and Pretorius fell in the very first over of the chase, Hinge got rid of the Royals captain in his second over.
Sakib Hussain, the other SRH debutant, also enjoyed a dream start as he got the prized scalp of Yashasvi Jaiswal. As result, RR found themselves reeling at 9/5 in the chase of 217.
Subsequently, Donovan Ferreira and Ravindra Jadeja held the fort with a stand of 118 runs. Ferreira slammed his maiden IPL half-century in just 31 balls whereas Jadeja supported him to perfection. However, the duo failed to keep the required run rate in check.
Sakib broke the partnership by removing Ferreira for 69 off 44 balls. Jadeja (45 off 32) followed suit as Ehsan Malinga took his wicket, leaving RR at 129/7.
Jofra Archer and Ravi Bishnoi were Sakib’s third and fourth victims, respectively, while Malinga finished things off by dismissing Tushar Deshpande, bundling out RR for 159 in 19 overs.
Earlier, a blistering knock of 91 (44 balls) from captain Ishan Kishan propelled SRH to a formidable 216/6 in 20 overs.
For his sensation spell on IPL debut, Praful Hinge garnered rich praise from the cricket fraternity on social media platform X.
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