IPL pace sensation Praful Hinge on dismissing Vaibhav Sooryavanshi off first ball on debut
4 min readApr 14, 2026 12:04 PM IST With his three wickets in his maiden over in the IPL in the match against Rajasthan Royals at Hyderabad on Monday evening, pacer Praful Hinge became the first bowler in the league’s history to take three wickets in the opening over. While he finished with a match haul of four wickets during Hyderabad’s 57-run win over the Royals, Hinge took his maiden IPL wicket in the form of IPL sensation Vaibhav Sooryavanshi off the second ball of his maiden over. The 15-year-old, who had become IPL’s youngest centurion last year, tried to hit Hinge for a six, but the extra pace and bounce meant that the U-19 World Cup winner mishit the ball and gave a catch to wicket-keeper Salil Arora, resulting in Hinge’s maiden wicket. Post the match, Hinge spoke about how he had planned for Sooryavanshi’s wicket and had told a few people that he would remove the attacking opener off the first ball. ALSO READ | Praful Hinge was his teachers’ cautionary tale. His …
