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Matthew Breetzke

28South Africa

Right-handed top-order batter

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One-day record

Batting

	Mat	Inns	Runs	Avg	SR	100/50	HS
One-day	39	38	1,502	42.91	88.7	2/11	150
ODIs	17	16	881	58.73	98.1	2/6	150
v Australia	5	5	316	63.20	106.4	1/2	112
Domestic	22	22	621	31.05	78.0	0/5	94
Last 10	10	9	372	46.50	95.1	1/2	112

Batting style

Ultra-aggressive top-order batter

Tough to get out

Figure	Player	Par	Against par
Average	62.9	31.3
Strike rate	98	84
Boundary %	11.4	9.3
Dot %	45.2	53.6
Average v pace	69.9	30.7
Average v spin	63.2	32.2
Strike rate v pace	99	87
Strike rate v spin	97	80

898 balls in ODIs · Feb 2025 – Sept 2026

Compare with other players

Men's One-day

International rank: 34th; batters
Overall rank: 52nd; all one-day batters
Runs a match: +3.1; above an average player; Men's One-day batting, runs a match
AveragePeak +3.4 above
September 2026Now +3.1 above
20182020202220242026
ICC rank: 39; 543 points

Last 2 years	Mat	Runs	Avg	SR	Wkts	Bowl avg	Econ
One-day	17	881	58.7	98.1	–	–	–

Team

South AfricaSouth Africa v Australia ODI series 2026Batter · 17 ODIs · Last ODI Sept 2026

Matches

One-day streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	3/10	34%	0	8	42171672682441123425
42171672682441123425

Matthew Breetzke has made 50 or more in 3 of the last 10 one-day innings.

Last 10 one-day matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
30 Sept 2026	South Africa	Australia	JB Marks Oval	25 (29)	–	Lost by 45 runs (DLS)L 45 runs (DLS)
27 Sept 2026	South Africa	Australia	The Wanderers Stadium	34 (28)	–	Won by 32 runsW 32 runs
24 Sept 2026	South Africa	Australia	Kingsmead	112 (106)	–	Won by 67 runsW 67 runs
13 Sept 2026	South Africa	Namibia	Namibia Cricket Ground	–	–	Won by 9 wicketsW 9 wkts
11 Sept 2026	South Africa	Namibia	Namibia Cricket Ground	4 (5)	–	Won by 157 runsW 157 runs
6 Dec 2025	South Africa	India	Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium	24 (23)	–	Lost by 9 wicketsL 9 wkts
3 Dec 2025	South Africa	India	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium	68 (64)	–	Won by 4 wicketsW 4 wkts
30 Nov 2025	South Africa	India	JSCA International Stadium Complex	72 (80)	–	Lost by 17 runsL 17 runs
8 Nov 2025	South Africa	Pakistan	Iqbal Stadium	16 (35)	–	Lost by 7 wicketsL 7 wkts
6 Nov 2025	South Africa	Pakistan	Iqbal Stadium	17* (21)	–	Won by 8 wicketsW 8 wkts

ODI streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	3/10	50%	0	5	42171672682441123425
42171672682441123425

Matthew Breetzke has made 50 or more in 3 of the last 10 ODI innings.

Last 10 ODIs

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
30 Sept 2026	South Africa	Australia	JB Marks Oval	25 (29)	–	Lost by 45 runs (DLS)L 45 runs (DLS)
27 Sept 2026	South Africa	Australia	Wanderers Stadium	34 (28)	–	Won by 32 runsW 32 runs
24 Sept 2026	South Africa	Australia	Kingsmead	112 (106)	–	Won by 67 runsW 67 runs
13 Sept 2026	South Africa	Namibia	Namibia Cricket Ground	–	–	Won by 9 wicketsW 9 wkts
11 Sept 2026	South Africa	Namibia	Namibia Cricket Ground	4 (5)	–	Won by 157 runsW 157 runs
6 Dec 2025	South Africa	India	Dr. Y.S. Rajasekhara Reddy ACA-VDCA Cricket Stadium	24 (23)	–	Lost by 9 wicketsL 9 wkts
3 Dec 2025	South Africa	India	Shaheed Veer Narayan Singh International Stadium	68 (64)	–	Won by 4 wicketsW 4 wkts
30 Nov 2025	South Africa	India	JSCA International Stadium Complex	72 (80)	–	Lost by 17 runsL 17 runs
8 Nov 2025	South Africa	Pakistan	Iqbal Stadium	16 (35)	–	Lost by 7 wicketsL 7 wkts
6 Nov 2025	South Africa	Pakistan	Iqbal Stadium	17* (21)	–	Won by 8 wicketsW 8 wkts

Domestic one-day streaks

	Last 10	Career	Now	Best
50+ score	4/10	23%	3	3	32512723143531655580
32512723143531655580

Matthew Breetzke has made 50 or more in 4 of the last 10 domestic one-day innings, including the last 3.

Last 10 domestic one-day matches

Date	Team	Opponent	Ground	Bat	Bowl	Result
14 Mar 2020	Warriors	Cape Cobras	Buffalo Park	80* (84)	–	Won by 8 wicketsW 8 wkts
8 Mar 2020	Warriors	Dolphins	Buffalo Park	55 (61)	–	Won by 6 runsW 6 runs
6 Mar 2020	Warriors	Titans	Willowmoore Park	65 (71)	–	Won by 2 wicketsW 2 wkts
1 Mar 2020	Warriors	Lions	The Wanderers Stadium	31 (33)	–	Lost by 9 runs (DLS)L 9 runs (DLS)
23 Feb 2020	Warriors	Dolphins	City Oval	35 (46)	–	Lost by 7 wicketsL 7 wkts
7 Feb 2020	Warriors	Knights	Mangaung Oval	14 (23)	–	Won by 50 runsW 50 runs
2 Feb 2020	Warriors	Cape Cobras	Recreation Ground	23 (20)	–	Lost by 31 runs (DLS)L 31 runs (DLS)
13 Jan 2019	Eastern Province	Northerns	SuperSport Park	27 (44)	–	Lost by 49 runsL 49 runs
16 Dec 2018	Eastern Province	KwaZulu-Natal	Kingsmead	51 (43)	–	Won by 64 runsW 64 runs
4 Nov 2018	Eastern Province	Border	St George's Park	32* (40)	–	Won by 10 wicketsW 10 wkts

Records

7thMost fours in SA20 history86
9thMost runs in SA20 history949

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Blog · 28 September 2026What is Australia’s name worth at the bookmakers?South Africa have beaten Australia in six ODI series in a row, and Australia started as favourites in every game of the last five. Eight years of bilateral ODIs show how often the market has been right about them.