Praful Hinge made a stunning IPL debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad, taking three wickets in the first over against Rajasthan Royals and finishing with figures of 4/34. After the match, he recreated a video moment from Mohammed Siraj, addressing fake social media accounts.
NEW DELHI: Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Praful Hinge, after dismantling Rajasthan Royals, recreated a Mohammed Siraj-style video following SRHâs win. Making his debut for SRH on Monday, Hinge broke RRâs backbone with a three-wicket burst in the very first over of the innings and helped Sunrisers Hyderabad cruise to a 57-run victory in their IPL 2026 match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. He went on to finish with figures of 4/34 after rattling RRâs strong top order.
Nagpur-based Hinge became the first bowler in IPL history to take a three-wicket haul in the opening over.
After the win, Hingeâs teammate Nitish Reddy posted a video with the pacer, saying: "Bhai log, jo bhi bhai ka id hai wo sab fake hai. Ek jo niche ID jo tag hoga wo real hoga."
The context of the clip was linked to an old video Siraj had shared on Instagram. Years ago, Siraj had posted a video clarifying that his account was the original one, while many fake profiles also existed.
After Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a massive 216/6 in 20 overs, powered by Ishan Kishanâs 91 and Heinrich Klaasenâs 40, Hinge produced the unthinkable.
On the very first ball of his spell, Hinge dismissed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi cheaply. Sooryavanshiâs eyes lit up on seeing the short ball and he went for an expansive pull, but a top edge was taken by keeper Salil Arora, leaving Hinge and SRH jubilant.
It was the beginning of a sensational spell from Hinge - he had Dhruv Jurel chopping onto his stumps before trapping Lhuan-dre Pretorius, who flicked one straight to long leg. The dream start made Hinge the first-ever bowler to take three wickets in the opening over of an IPL innings.
Sunrisers Hyderabad will next face Chennai Super Kings on April 18 at the same venue.
Praful Hinge became the first bowler in IPL history to take a three-wicket haul in the opening over of a match.
Sunrisers Hyderabad won the match by 57 runs, with Praful Hinge playing a key role in dismantling the Rajasthan Royals' batting lineup.
Nitish Reddy stated that all social media accounts claiming to be Hinge were fake, except for the one he tagged in the video.
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