"Get him out": Praful Hinge reveals plan to get Vaibhav Sooryavanshi out after winning POTM in SRH vs RR clash
The TATA Indian Premier League (IPL) 2026 match no.21 was between Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) and Rajasthan Royals. The match was all about the young India pacers Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain, the two debutant pacers picked four wickets each and dismantled the RR batting order while they were chasing a target of 217 runs.
Praful Hinge started the havoc by dismissing three batters in the first over as he became the first bowler to do so in the 19 editions of the tournament. He dismissed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, Dhruv Jurel, and Lhuan-dre Pretorius. RR won the toss and elected to field first. Jofra Archer gave RR the dream start, picking up a wicket on the very first ball, dismissing Abhishek Sharma.
Ishan Kishan once again the hero
However, SRH skipper Ishan Kishan once again stepped up and scored a brilliant 91 off 44 balls, and he was supported by Heinrich Klaasen as he scored 40 off 26 balls. Later on, it was Nitish Kumar Reddy and Salil Arora, as both played a crucial role, scoring 28 and 24 runs respectively. As SRH scored 216/6 in their 20 overs.
Coming out to chase RR were dismantled by the player of the match, Praful Hinge, who picked up the inform Vaibhav on the very first ball of the second innings, and he did not stop and continued picking wickets in the first over, and had a dream debut. In his second over, he picked RR captain Riyan Parag.
Praful Hinge was all over Rajasthan
RR were 9/5 at one stage, and from there, Donovan Ferreira and Ravindra Jadeja stitched a partnership of 118 runs and saved the table toppers from humiliation. The former scored 69 off 44 balls, and Jaddu scored 45 runs. The Royals were bowled out for the score of 159 runs, and SRH won the match by 57 runs.
After Praful Hinge’s amazing spell of 4/34 in his debut game, he won the Player of the Match. He said, after receiving the award, "I had written this somewhere that I will take 4-5 wickets on my debut. I thought of dominating the powerplay. I believe in it (manifestation). At the age of 13, I started cricket."
The Sooryavanshi wicket- Praful Hinge on his best wicket among the four
"Did not know what leather ball cricket was. Asked my father to join a club. But he said I was too young. Then he just took me there, and I kept playing after it. Want to dedicate this award to my family. (On his favourite wicket) The Sooryavanshi wicket. I had told people that I would bowl a bouncer to him and get him out."
Praful Hinge concluded saying, "I just wanted to get him out. Varun bhai (our bowling coach) helped me plan it, so thank you. (On his body) Right now, it is okay. I want to say thank you to MRF (Pace Foundation). Naveen sir was there and I want to thank him now that I am on this stage."
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