ENG vs SA 2nd ODI: Matthew Breetzke creates world record during Lord`s outing

Updated On: 05 September, 2025 01:08 PM IST | Sujay Shivalkar

During the second ODI match against England, South Africa`s Matthew Breetzke created a world record. Here is all you need to know (Pic: AFP)

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During the second ODI match against England, South Africa`s Matthew Breetzke created a world record. Here is all you need to know (Pic: AFP)

<p>During the second ODI match against England, South Africa`s Matthew Breetzke played a knock of 85 runs off just 77 deliveries. His knock was laced with seven boundaries and three maximums</p>

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During the second ODI match against England, South Africa`s Matthew Breetzke played a knock of 85 runs off just 77 deliveries. His knock was laced with seven boundaries and three maximums

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With this, he became the first-ever player to register scores of fifty-plus in each of the first five ODI matches

<p>His score is also the highest by any South African batsman in an ODI match at the ord`s Cricket Ground. The record was previously held by Herschelle Gibbs, who scored 74 runs in 2008</p>

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His score is also the highest by any South African batsman in an ODI match at the ord`s Cricket Ground. The record was previously held by Herschelle Gibbs, who scored 74 runs in 2008

<p>Breetzke also joined the likes of Jonty Rhodes, Quinton de Kock, and Heinrich Klassen in registering the joint-most fifty-plus scores for the Proteas in the format</p>

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Breetzke also joined the likes of Jonty Rhodes, Quinton de Kock, and Heinrich Klassen in registering the joint-most fifty-plus scores for the Proteas in the format

<p>Currently, the 26-year-old has scored 463 runs in five ODI innings. With an average of 92.60, he also has a century and four half-centuries to his name. So far, his best score in the 50-over format is 150 runs</p>

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Currently, the 26-year-old has scored 463 runs in five ODI innings. With an average of 92.60, he also has a century and four half-centuries to his name. So far, his best score in the 50-over format is 150 runs

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