Matthew Breetzke
South Africa
Personal Information
BornNovember 03, 1998 (27 years)
Birth Place-
Height-
RoleWK-Batsman
Batting StyleRight Handed Bat
Bowling Style-
ICC Rankings
Batting
Bowling
All-Rounder
| Format | Current Rank | Best Rank |
|---|---|---|
| Test | -- | -- |
| ODI | 27 | 27 |
| T20I | -- | -- |
Batting Career Summary
| Format | M | Inn | NO | Runs | HS | Avg | BF | SR | 100 | 200 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 2 | 3 | - | 14 | 13 | 4.67 | 55 | 25.46 | - | - | - | 1 | - |
| ODI | 12 | 12 | 1 | 706 | 150 | 64.18 | 730 | 96.72 | 1 | - | 6 | 60 | 17 |
| T20 | 13 | 13 | 1 | 158 | 51 | 13.17 | 136 | 116.18 | - | - | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| IPL | 1 | 1 | - | 14 | 14 | 14 | 12 | 116.67 | - | - | - | 1 | 1 |
Bowling Career Summary
| Format | M | Inn | B | Runs | Wickets | BBI | BBM | Econ | Avg | SR | 5w | 10w |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Test | 2 | - | - | - | - | -/- | -/- | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
| ODI | 12 | - | - | - | - | -/- | -/- | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
| T20 | 13 | - | - | - | - | -/- | -/- | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
| IPL | 1 | - | - | - | - | -/- | -/- | - | 0.0 | 0.0 | - | - |
Profile Summary
- Broad-shouldered, stylish and explosive right-handed batter.
- 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.
- 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.