Praful Hinge has finally made his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut against Rajasthan Royals at the Rajiv Gandhi International stadium on Monday after being snubbed at the last moment in their previous game despite being named at the coin toss by captain Ishan Kishan.
On April 11 in Mullanpur, Hinge was named in the playing XI replacing Jaydev Unadkat.
"Salil comes in in place of Livingstone and Praful Hinge, it's his debut game, in place of Jaydev Unadkat," Kishan had said at the toss. However, the Vidarbha pacer never took the field as Sunrisers Hyderabad opted for Unadkat who shared the new ball after coming in as an Impact sub for Travis Head.
On Monday, Hinge was once again named in the playing XI, replacing Unadkat from the previous game. "We have got two changes from the last game, (Praful) Hinge coming in (and veteran Jaydev Unadkat misses out, Harshal Patel is among the impact players)," said Kishan after losing the toss to Rajasthan Royals skipper Riyan Parag.
Praful Hinge achieves massive record
Hinge grabbed the opportunity with both hands as he became the first player ever in the history of IPL to take three wickets in the first over of an innings. There have been 32 instances of a bowler bagging two wickets in the first over of an IPL innings. Hinge dismissed Vaibhav Suryavanshi, Lhuan-dre Pretorius, and Dhruv Jurel.
SRH vs RR playing XIs
Sunrisers Hyderabad (Playing XI): Abhishek Sharma, Travis Head, Ishan Kishan(w/c), Heinrich Klaasen, Salil Arora, Aniket Verma, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Harsh Dubey, Shivang Kumar, Praful Hinge, Eshan Malinga
Rajasthan Royals (Playing XI): Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dhruv Jurel(w), Riyan Parag(c), Lhuan-dre Pretorius, Donovan Ferreira, Ravindra Jadeja, Jofra Archer, Nandre Burger, Sandeep Sharma, Ravi Bishnoi, Tushar Deshpande
Who won toss during SRH vs RR?
Meanwhile, Parag won the toss and opted to bowl first in Hyderabad. Rajasthan Royals are sitting atop the IPL 2026 Points Table with 8 points from four games. Speaking during the toss, Parag said they have made two changes with South African batter Lhuan Dre Pretorious making his debut.
"We will be bowling first. A new wicket for us, first time it has been used this season as well. So hopefully there is a little bit of stickiness at the start. We have got two changes. Brijesh (Sharma) steps out, and Tushar Deshpande comes in. Hetty (Shimron Heymyer) gets a rest, and Pretorius makes his debut," said the Assamese cricketer.
How have SRH and RR performed so far?
The Ishan Kishan-led Sunrisers Hyderabad, who lost their previous clash against Punjab Kings (PBKS) will be eyeing their second win of the season, having lost three of their four matches so far. Sunrisers Hyderabad's only win in IPL 2026 came against Kolkata Knight Riders.
On the other hand, an in-form Rajasthan Royals would be aiming to make it five wins in a row. Having taken over from Sanju Samson, Parag has been leading from the front in IPL 2026. Rajasthan Royals have so far defeated Mumbai Indians, Royal Challengers Bengaluru, Chennai Super Kings and Gujarat Titans.
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