IPL 2026, Jacob Duffy vs SRH: In the opening match of IPL 2026, New Zealand fast bowler Jacob Duffy performed in such a way on his debut that the entire cricket world was surprised. While playing for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB), he destroyed the strong batting of Sunrisers Hyderabad (SRH) in the initial overs itself.

Jos Hazlewood was not available due to injury, due to which Jacob Duffy got a place in the playing eleven and he capitalized on this opportunity brilliantly.

Jacob Duffy wreaked havoc in his debut match itself.

Starting the match, Jacob Duffy gave only 7 runs in the first over. Then on the first ball of his second over, he took his first IPL wicket by dismissing Sunrisers Hyderabad's explosive opener Abhishek Sharma. Duffy gave another big blow on the last ball of this over. He also sent Australia's dangerous batsman Travis Head to the pavilion.

In this way, by taking two big wickets in the same over, he put SRH under pressure in the beginning itself.

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Duffy did not stop here, in his third over he also gave the third blow to SRH by dismissing Nitish Kumar Reddy.

Due to which Sunrisers Hyderabad's innings faltered badly after three big wickets fell for just 29 runs. Let us tell you, Jacob Duffy bowled a spell of 4 consecutive overs and during this he took 3 wickets for just 22 runs. He also bowled 13 dot balls, his precise line and length troubled the batsmen a lot.

Jacob Duffy made a big claim

By taking three wickets on his IPL debut, Jacob Duffy not only gave a strong start to his team but also proved his usefulness in the entire tournament. His amazing spell was important in giving dominance to RCB in the initial phase of the match.

In such a situation, after the return of Jos Hazlewood, it will be very difficult for RCB to drop Jacob Duffy. Let us tell you, T20 World Cup 2026 was not anything special for Jacob Duffy, he could take only 3 wickets in the entire tournament. But he has made a memorable debut in IPL.