The 21st match of the 19th season of the Indian Premier League was played between the team of Sunrisers Hyderabad and Rajasthan Royals, in which the team of Sunrisers Hyderabad managed to win the match by 57 runs. In this match, 21-year-old fast bowler Saqib Hussain, who was playing his IPL debut, played an important role in Hyderabad’s victory. In the match against Rajasthan Royals, Saqib Hussain took four wickets while conceding just 24 runs in his 4 overs, in which he dismissed Yashasvi Jaiswal, Dunovan Ferreira, Jofra Archer and Ravi Bishnoi. On the basis of his performance, Saqib Hussain has become the sixth best performing player in the IPL debut match.
Who is Saqib Hussain?
Talking about 21-year-old fast bowler Saqib Hussain, who comes from Bihar, he was a part of Kolkata Knight Riders in the IPL 2024 season, but he did not get a chance to play a single match. Whereas Sunrisers Hyderabad had bought Shakib for Rs 30 lakh in the auction of IPL 2026 season. Shakib made his debut in T20 cricket for Bihar in the 2022-23 Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy and at that time he was only 17 years old. Shakib took four wickets for 20 runs in his second T20 match. After this, he got a chance to debut in first class cricket for Bihar in the 2025-26 Ranji Trophy season and he took 6 wickets for 41 runs along with taking 5 wickets in the innings in the match against Arunachal Pradesh. Now along with making his debut in IPL, Shakib has proved his talent on the big stage as well.
Players who bowled best in IPL debut match
- Alzarri Joseph – 6 wickets for 12 runs vs Sunrisers Hyderabad (2019)
- Andrew Tye – 5 wickets for 17 runs vs Rising Pune Super Giants (2017)
- Shoaib Akhtar – 5 wickets for 11 runs vs Delhi Capitals (2008)
- Kevon Cooper – 4 wickets for 26 runs vs Punjab Kings (2012)
- Ashwini Kumar – 4 wickets for 24 runs vs Kolkata Knight Riders (Year 2025)
- Saqib Hussain – 4 wickets for 24 runs vs Rajasthan Royals (Year 2026)
- David VJ – 4 wickets for 33 runs vs Mumbai Indians (2015)
- Prafulla Hinge – 4 wickets for 34 runs vs Rajasthan Royals (Year 2026)
Every player expects a debut like this
Shakib Hussain, while talking to the broadcaster about his performance after the win against Rajasthan Royals team, said that every player expects a debut like this, so it feels very good. I am very happy. The bowling coach had told me a day before the match that I would play. From then on, my entire focus was just on performing well. Mentally I had prepared myself to give my best. Varun Bhai has been working with me for the last four years. Whatever improvement you see in my bowling is because of him. I give him full credit for this.
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