Matthew Breetzke
About
- Scores majority of his runs square on both sides of the wicket, strong down the ground as well.
- Hailing from the Eastern Cape, schooled at Grey High School in Gqeberha.
- Represented South Africa in the 2018 Under-19 World Cup.
- Made his T20I debut in 2023.
- 3rd highest run-getter in the 2024 edition of the SA20 where he amassed 416 runs at an average of 32 and a strike-rate of 135.50 playing for Durban Super Giants.
- Played for Northants in the T20 Blast, scoring 460 runs and 403 runs in 2024 and 2025 respectively.
- Made his ODI debut in February 2025 and scored 150 vs New Zealand which is the highest score by a debutant in ODI history.
- First player with five 50+ scores (150, 83, 57, 88, 85) in the first five ODIs.
- Bought by Lucknow Super Giants for INR 75 lakh at the 2025 IPL auction and featured in just one game. Retained by LSG for the 2026 season.
- After representing Durban for three seasons, he played for Sunrisers Eastern Cape (the eventual champions) in 2025-26.
| Format | Debut | Last Played |
|---|---|---|
| T20 | vs Australia, 2023-09-03, Kingsmead | vs Pakistan, 2025-11-01, Gaddafi Stadium |
| TEST | vs Bangladesh, 2024-10-21, Shere Bangla National Stadium | vs Zimbabwe, 2025-06-28, Queens Sports Club |
| ODI | vs New Zealand, 2025-02-10, Gaddafi Stadium | vs India, 2025-12-06, ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium |
| IPL | vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 2025-05-27, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium | vs Royal Challengers Bengaluru, 2025-05-27, Bharat Ratna Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee Ekana Cricket Stadium |
| Stat | Test | ODI | T20 | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 2 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| Innings | 3 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| Runs | 14 | 706 | 158 | 14 |
| Balls | 55 | 730 | 136 | 12 |
| Highest | 13 | 150 | 51 | 14 |
| Average | 4.67 | 64.18 | 13.17 | 14 |
| SR | 25.46 | 96.72 | 116.18 | 116.67 |
| Not Out | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Fours | 1 | 60 | 14 | 1 |
| Sixes | 0 | 17 | 6 | 1 |
| Ducks | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 50s | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 100s | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| 200s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 300s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 400s | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stat | Test | ODI | T20 | IPL |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matches | 2 | 12 | 13 | 1 |
| Innings | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Balls | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Runs | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Maidens | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wickets | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Avg | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Eco | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SR | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| BBI | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- |
| BBM | -/- | -/- | -/- | -/- |
| 4w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 5w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 10w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
De Kock, Milne power Sunrisers Eastern Cape to bonus-point win
Quinton de Kock and Matthew Breetzke set the tone with fluent half-centuries, before Adam Milne's four-wicket burst ripped through the Capitals' chase
SA20, 2025-26· 30 Dec 2025Kohli ton headlines India's jittery win
Marco Jansen, Matthew Breetzke and Corbin Bosch kept India on their toes in the run chase but South Africa eventually fell short
South Africa tour of India, 2025· 30 Nov 2025Unstoppable, unvarnished Matthew Breetzke
Breetzke's 77-ball 85 at Lord's made him the only man of all the 2,968 who have taken guard in ODIs to pass 50 in their first five innings
Record Breaker· 5 Sept 2025It's a long way from Breetzke to Stubbs
Matthew Breetzke scored more runs in his last five innings than Tristan Stubbs did in his last 15
South Africa tour of England, 2025· 28 Aug 2025Breetzke's magical mayhem in the mist in vain
Breetzke's 150, which came off 148 balls with 11 fours and five sixes, broke a record that has stood for 13 days short of 48 years.
Pakistan ODI tri-series 2025· 10 Feb 2025Breetzke's 150 powers South Africa to 304
The right-hander smashed the highest individual score on debut and was well accompanied by Wiaan Mulder for the fourth wicket
Pakistan ODI Tri-series· 10 Feb 2025