South Africa’s young batsman Matthew Britzke did wonders in his very first ODI match. On 10 February 2025, while playing against New Zealand in the ongoing Tri-Nation series in Pakistan, he played a brilliant inning of 150 runs in 148 balls. With this innings, he became the fourth South African batsman to score a century on ODI debut.
Mathew’s cricket journey started at a very young age. At the age of 14, he started playing for Gray High School and proved his talent. Just two years later, he got a place in the South Africa Under-19 team. Here he scored more than 1000 runs in 25 ODI matches, which is a great achievement for a young player.
Matthew Breetzke’s Brilliant domestic career and IPL entry
The year 2018 was very special for Matthew. This year he scored the second highest number of runs in the Under-19 tournament and also made it to South Africa’s emerging team against Sri Lanka.
After this, he started playing for Eastern Province in the 2018-19 season. He scored three centuries and four half-centuries in first class cricket. The average of 60.58 shows his batting ability.
Durban Super Giants captain Keshav Maharaj compares Mathew with Virat Kohli. He says that Mathew’s batting style and way of understanding the match is like Kohli. Apart from being aggressive, he also adapts his batting according to the circumstances.
Seeing Mathew’s talent, Lucknow Super Giants have bought him for IPL 2025 for Rs 75 lakh. The team hopes that he will leave his mark in the IPL as well. His batting style is perfect for T20 cricket.
Matthew Breetzke’s Records and future prospects in ODI debut
In his first ODI match, Mathew showed that he is a player on the big stage. After the dismissal of captain Bavuma, he made a 93-run partnership with Jason Smith to put the team in a strong position. Many memorable shots were seen in his innings of 150 runs.
Mathew is a calm player who stays away from the media and concentrates on his game. He believes that any position can be achieved with hard work and dedication.
Cricket experts believe that Mathew can play an important role for South Africa in all three formats in the future.
