
Dust hinge (Image credit: BCCI/IPL) NEW DELHI: After dismantling Rajasthan Royals, Sunrisers Hyderabad pacer Praful Hinge has recreated a Mohammed Siraj style video after SRH’s win. On his SRH debut on Monday, Hinge broke RR RR with a three-wicket burst in the very first over of the innings to help Sunrisers Hyderabad to a 57-run victory in their IPL 2026 match at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium in Hyderabad. He finished with figures of 4/34 after rocking RR’s strong top order.Nagpur-based Hinge became the first bowler in IPL history to take three wickets in the opening match.
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Riyan Parag on losing RR Vs. SRH, pitches and ‘baseless comparisons’ After the win, Hinge’s teammate Nitish Reddy posted a video with the pacer and said, “Bhai log, jo bhi bhai ka id hai wo sab fake hai. Ek jo niche ID jo tag hoga wo real hoga.”The context of the clip was linked to an old video shared by Siraj on Instagram. Years ago, Siraj posted a video clarifying that his account was genuine, while there were also many fake profiles.After Sunrisers Hyderabad posted a massive 216/6 in 20 overs, powered by Ishan Kishan’s 91 and Heinrich Klaasen’s 40, Hinge did the unthinkable.On the very first ball of his spell, Hinge dismissed Vaibhav Sooryavanshi cheaply. Sooryavanshi’s eyes lit up at the sight of the short ball and he went for an expansive drive but keeper Salil Arora took the top edge, leaving Hinge and SRH to rejoice.It was the start of a sensational spell from Hinge – he had Dhruv Jurel slashing at his stumps before catching Lhuan-dre Pretorius who flicked one straight to long leg. A dream start made Hinge the first ever bowler to take three wickets in an IPL opening innings.Sunrisers Hyderabad will next face Chennai Super Kings on April 18 at the same venue.





