In the <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-venues-for-two-gujarat-titans-chennai-super-kings-fixtures-swapped-due-to-municipal-corporation-elections-23625667" rel="nofollow">IPL 2026</a> match against Rajasthan Royals (RR), Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) emerged victorious by 57 runs at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
In the second essay of the game, SRH's Praful Hinge returned with the figures of four wickets for 34 runs in four overs.
Recollecting the time when he faced <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/article/ipl-2026-rcb-tim-david-mi-hardik-pandya-fined-after-wankhede-clash-23625637" rel="nofollow">Hardik Pandya</a> during the Vijay Hazare Trophy, the youngster revealed the message passed to him by the star all-rounder.
"When I was bowling to him, I was quite nervous because everyone knows what kind of batsman Hardik bhai is and what he can do. But after the first ball, the nerves settled, and I told myself I could bowl without taking undue pressure. I kept reminding myself to bowl my best delivery every ball. Yorkers are my go-to deliveries; I&rsquo;ve practised them the most," he said.
"I bowled good yorkers to him and mixed in a few bouncers as well. After taking a single, he came up to me and said, &lsquo;Praful bhai, well bowled.&rsquo; That gave me a huge boost. After the match, I met him again and he said, &lsquo;You&rsquo;re doing well, just keep at it. I will see you in the IPL," added Hinge.
In an attempt to chase a target of 217 runs, the Royals were bowled out for 159 runs in 19 overs.
Following the win, <a href="https://www.mid-day.com/sports/cricket/photo/ipl-2026-srh-abhishek-sharma-registers-an-unwanted-record-with-poor-show-against-rr-110595" rel="nofollow">SRH</a> is placed in the fourth position with two wins and three defeats. They have a net run rate (NRR) of +0.576 and four points. On the other hand, despite suffering the loss, RR is still at the top of the table with a net run rate (NRR) of +0.899 and eight points. They have won four matches and suffered one loss.
SRH will now lock horns with Chennai Super Kings (CSK) on April 18 at the Rajiv Gandhi International Cricket Stadium in Hyderabad.
<h2>IPL 2026, Sunrisers Hyderabad vs Chennai Super Kings: Full Squads</h2>
Sunrisers Hyderabad: Harshal Patel, Jaydev Unadkat, Pat Cummins, Heinrich Klaasen (WK), Travis Head, Liam Livingstone, Ishan Kishan (WK), Kamindu Mendis, Brydon Carse, Zeeshan Ansari, Abhishek Sharma, Shivam Mavi, Jack Edwards, Harsh Dubey, Salil Arora (WK), Nitish Kumar Reddy, Amit Kumar, Praful Hinge, Smaran Ravichandran, Eshan Malinga, Sakib Hussain, Aniket Verma, Shivang Kumar, Krains Bhaveshbhai Fuletra, Omkar Tarmale.
Chennai Super Kings: Ruturaj Gaikwad (C), MS Dhoni (WK), Sanju Samson (WK), Dewald Brevis, Ayush Mhatre, Kartik Sharma, Sarfaraz Khan, Urvil Patel, Anshul Kamboj, Jamie Overton, Ramakrishna Ghosh, Prashant Veer, Matthew Short, Aman Khan, Zak Foulkes, Shivam Dube, Khaleel Ahmed, Noor Ahmad, Mukesh Choudhary, Nathan Ellis, Shreyas Gopal, Gurjapneet Singh, Akeal Hosein, Matt Henry, Rahul Chahar.

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