A new star has arrived in the IPL! Monday night witnessed an extraordinary debut by 24-year-old pacer Praful Hinge from Vidarbha, who turned the game between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals into a one-man show. In a historic feat, Hinge claimed three wickets in his very first over, leaving the league leaders, Rajasthan Royals, shell-shocked. His spell of 4/34 powered SRH to a crushing 57-run victory, propelling them to fourth place in the standings.

Hinge’s victims included the highly-rated Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, whom he dismissed on his second delivery, followed by Dhruv Jurel and Lhuan-dre Pretorius in the same over. He later added the prized scalp of RR skipper Riyan Parag to his tally. By outperforming even seasoned veterans like Bhuvneshwar Kumar in terms of opening-over impact, Hinge has firmly announced his arrival on the big stage. Rajasthan, who had won four matches in a row, had no answers to the swing and precision of this young pace prodigy.