An IPL statement issued on November 26 said that Shahbaz had been traded to SRH on his existing fee.
Senior pacer Mohammad Shami, who had missed the recently-concluded T20 series against Australia after contracting COVID-19 infection, is yet to recover completely and thus won't be a part of the T20 matches against the Proteas.
The 27-year-old Shahbaz has been rewarded for his stellar performance in the 2022 IPL season, where he turned out for Royal Challengers Bangalore.
A win was just around the corner for SRH and then Shahbaz Ahmed entered the fray. The 26-year-old from Haryana picked up three wickets in one over to take the match away from SRH, making it the second time that RCB won their opening two fixtures in the IPL.