Praful Hinge is a 24-year-old right-arm medium-fast bowler from Vidarbha, born in Nagpur on January 18, 2002. He plays for Sunrisers Hyderabad in the IPL. He’s known for taking wickets and bowling hard at the pitch in first-class matches.
Career
Hinge played his first professional (first-class) match for Vidarbha against Puducherry in October 2024. His first one-day (List A) game came in January 2025. By early 2026, he’d become a dependable fast bowler in domestic cricket, shining in key Ranji Trophy matches.
Stats
His early domestic cricket stats look promising. In one record, he played 10 first-class matches and took 27 wickets at an average of 26.7. Another shows 10 first-class games with 101 runs and a batting average of 11.22. He’s had limited List A experience so far, with just a few matches and average batting scores.
IPL Record
Sunrisers Hyderabad bought him for Rs 30 lakh at the IPL 2026 auction. In his debut match against Rajasthan Royals, he bowled brilliantly with figures of 4 wickets for 18 runs. He made history as the first IPL bowler to take 3 wickets in the opening over. He bowled 13 dot balls in his 3 overs, quickly becoming one of the league’s hottest young talents.
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Praful Hinge is a premium fast bowler who got successful late in his career. He went from doing well in local cricket to getting noticed right away in the IPL. He’s still early in his journey, but his good control, speed, and amazing debut show he could be a key bowler for SRH and Vidarbha.
