Sakib Hussain, the 21-year-old uncapped pacer from Gopalganj in Bihar, made history on his Indian Premier League (IPL) debut for Sunrisers Hyderabad against Rajasthan Royals on Monday by taking 4 for 24.Saqib is the seventh player in IPL history to take four or more wickets on debut and he now also has the joint fifth-best bowling figures on debut with Ashwani Kumar. He is behind Alzarri Joseph (6/12), Andrew Tye (5/17), Shoaib Akhtar (4/11).Sakib teamed up with fellow SRH debutant Praful Hinge (4/34) to help Sunrisers Hyderabad register a 57-run win in Hyderabad.Fans at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium were expecting a high-scoring match in the IPL 2026 match between Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals on Monday. Instead, they saw a performance led by two debutant pacers – Praful Hinge and Sakib Hussain, as SRH defeated RR by 57 runs.Best bowling figures on debut in IPL
- Alzarri Joseph – 6/12 (MI vs SRH, Hyderabad, 2019)
- Andrew Tye – 5/17 (GL vs RPS, Rajkot, 2017)
- Shoaib Akhtar – 4/11 (KKR vs DC, Kolkata, 2008)
- Kevin Cooper – 4/26 (RR vs PBKS, Jaipur, 2012)
- Ashwani Kumar – 4/24 (MI vs KKR, Mumbai WS, 2025)
- Saqib Hussain – 4/24 (SRH vs RR, Hyderabad, 2026)
- David Wiese – 4/33 (RCB vs MI, Bangalore, 2015)
- Dust Hinge – 4/34 (SRH & RR, Hyderabad, 2026)
Indian player hits 4 wickets in first IPL match
- 4/24 – Shadab Jakati (CSK) vs DC, Johannesburg, 2009
- 4/24 – Ashwani Kumar (MI) vs KKR, Mumbai WS, 2025
- 4/24 – Saqib Hussain (SRH) vs RR, Hyderabad, 2026
- 4/29 – Paul Valtati (PBKS) vs Deccan Chargers, Hyderabad, 2011
- 4/34 – Dust Hinge (SRH) vs RR, Hyderabad, 2026
(All are uncapped)
Who is Saqib Hussain?
IPL scouts have been tracking Sakib’s progress.The Bihar pacer was bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 30 lakh in the IPL 2026 auction. He was earlier signed by Kolkata Knight Riders ahead of the IPL 2024 season but did not play a match and was released ahead of the next season.The right-arm pacer made his T20 debut for Bihar in the 2022-23 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. At 17, he went 4-for-20 in Game 2.Saqib took 5 wickets for the first time in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy, taking 6 for 41 against Arunachal Pradesh.Bought by Sunrisers Hyderabad for Rs 30 lakh in the IPL 2026 auction, the pacer upset the fearsome batting line-up of Rajasthan Royals on his debut on Monday.
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