Matthew Breetzke breaks massive record with gritty half-century against Australia in 1st ODI

August 20, 2025

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The Proteas hammered the Aussies in the first ODI of the 3-match series and won the match by a massive 98-run margin.

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South Africa decimate Australia

South Africa batter Matthew Breetzke played a robust knock of 57 runs against Australia in 1st ODI, hitting 7 boundaries and a six.

Breetzke's impressive fifty

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Despite having only played 3 ODIs so far, Breetzke has already scored 290 runs in the format, including a century and 2 fifties.

Brilliant start to ODI career

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Breetzke made a huge impact on his ODI debut for South Africa and played a stunning knock of 150 runs against New Zealand in February, 2025.

Century on debut

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With his fifty against Australia in Cairns, Breetzke broke the record for the most runs scored by a player after playing 3 ODIs. Here is the full list -

Already a record-breaker

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The South Africa batter has 290 runs under his belt after playing his first 3 matches in one-day cricket.

Matthew Breetzke

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The former England batter had scored 264 runs in his first 3 ODI matches.

Nick Knight

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The South Africa ODI captain had 259 runs under his name after playing his first 3 matches in the format.

Temba Bavuma

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The former England batter had scored 252 runs in his first 3 matches in the one-day format.

Allan Lamb

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The veteran Afghanistan batter had scored 244 runs in his first 3 ODI matches.

Mohammad Shahzad

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