Watch: Praful Hinge’s parents jump in joy as son scripts dream IPL 2026 debut

From nowhere, a debutant of the Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH), Praful Hinge, made history in the Indian Premier League (IPL) by picking up 3 wickets in the first over of his spell. Overall, against the Rajasthan Royals (RR), the pacer got 4 wickets in his 4-over spell.

After the match, when the pacer went to collect the player of the match award, he claimed that he had the desire to kick-start his IPL debut with sheer domination. Praful Hinge, who started playing cricket at the age of 13, kept the promise to himself. A dream debut for the SRH seamer.

Praful Hinge’s parents celebrate an emotional moment as video goes viral

Without the service of the premier pacer, Pat Cummins, the bowling lineup of the Sunrisers Hyderabad looked fragile, even when the playing combination was announced for the Rajasthan Royals match. With two debutants in the lineup- Hinge and Sakib Hussai- SRH defeated the table topped by 57 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad.

While Praful was dominating the field in the SRH colors, his parents kept their eyes on the television screen at their home. As soon as they witnessed their son’s shining performance under the floodlight, they jumped out of the couch in joy.

Prakash Hinge, father of Praful Hinge, said that he is really happy as his son registered history by picking up 3 wickets in his debut over for the team. He thanked the entire Sunrisers team management, coach, and especially Varun Aaron, the bowling coach of SRH, for showing trust in Praful. Prakash also said that he relished the moment thoroughly, as he also used to be a fast bowler. He is hopeful for his son’s bright future.  

Watch the reaction of the parents here:

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SRH pacer creates history with 3 wickets in first over on IPL debut

In the first over of the second innings of the match, when SRH went to defend their first innings total of 216 runs against the Riyan Parag-led team, Praful clinched back-to-back wickets in the first over. After claiming the wicket of Vaibhav Sooryavanshi, the emerging seamer claimed the scalps of Dhruv Jurel and Lhuan-dre Pretorius. Later, RR skipper Riyan Parag also could not hold his ground against the debutant.

“I did think about it. Last year, I had written somewhere that whenever I play my first match, I will definitely take four or five wickets. And I wanted to dominate as much as possible in the power play,” Praful Hinge said during the presentation ceremony.

“When I was 13, I told my father that I wanted to join a club. He refused a couple of times, saying I was too young. But somehow, things started from there. After that, I just kept playing. Standing at this stage, it feels really good. I want to dedicate this award to my family. They’ve made a lot of sacrifices for me,” he added further.

Fans react to heartwarming family celebration after record-breaking performance

Like his parents, the cricket fans were equally delighted to see the surprising spell. "He not only made his parents proud he made the whole indian proud," one of the fans commented. "Its a delight seeing our guys from Maharashtra doing great in any sports, best of luck," another fan wrote.