Hazlewood had returned home during the one-week break due to the suspension of the IPL in the wake of India-Pakistan military conflict and was also dealing with a shoulder niggle from which the right-arm pacer has recovered.

Royal Challengers Bengaluru let a golden chance to occupy a top-two position on the IPL table slip away with a 42-run defeat to Sunrisers Hyderabad, led by Ishan Kishan, on Friday.

Royal Challengers Bangalore, playing an IPL game after three weeks, got a reality check in their penultimate league match against Sunrisers Hyderabad at the Ekana Stadium on Friday night. It was a game which they were eager to win in order to improve their chances of finishing in the Top-2 after having already qualified for the Playoffs.