Matthew Breetzke is a South African cricketer who debuted internationally in September 2023. He has played for South Africa in all three formats. His first international appearance was in a T20I against Australia in September 2023. He then played two T20Is against India in December 2023 and toured the West Indies with the T20I squad in May 2024.
Breetzke made his Test debut in October 2024 against Bangladesh, playing in the first Test of the series, and was dismissed for a duck in his only innings. In February 2025, he was selected for the Tri-Series in Pakistan and made his ODI debut on 10 February 2025 against New Zealand. In September 2025, he was named in South Africa’s T20I squad for the Pakistan tour and was appointed ODI captain in place of Temba Bavuma.
Matthew Breetzke Records and Achievements
Matthew Breetzke earned a place in Grey High School’s first team at 14 and later became a regular for South Africa’s under-19 side. He scored over 1,000 runs in 25 youth ODIs and was the team’s second-highest run-scorer at the 2018 Under-19 World Cup.
His major breakthrough came in first-class cricket, where he finished as the leading run-scorer in the 2022–23 CSA four-day competition. He hit three centuries and four fifties in 14 innings and averaged 60.58.
He continued to impress in domestic T20 leagues, becoming the third-highest run-scorer in the 2024 SA20 and the top batter in the CSA T20 Challenge. His consistency earned him a place in South Africa’s Test squad for the West Indies series in August 2024.
Matthew Breetzke Career Stats
In Tests, Matthew Breetzke has played three innings and scored 14 runs, with one boundary and no half-centuries or hundreds. His ODI record is much stronger, with 10 innings producing 614 runs, including one century and five fifties, along with 55 fours and 15 sixes. In T20Is, he has scored 158 runs from 13 innings, with one fifty, 14 fours, and six sixes. He has not bowled in any international format, so he has no wickets or bowling figures recorded.
| Batting | ||||||
| Format | Inns | Runs | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s |
| Tests | 3 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| ODIs | 10 | 614 | 1 | 5 | 55 | 15 |
| T20Is | 13 | 158 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 6 |
| Bowling | ||||||
| Format | Inns | Runs | Wkts | 4w | 5w | 10w |
| Tests | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| ODIs | – | – | – | – | – | – |
| T20Is | – | – | – | – | – | – |
Matthew Breetzke’s Personal Life
Matthew Breetzke was born in Port Elizabeth in 1998 and studied at Grey High School. He began his domestic cricket journey with Eastern Province in 2017. He made his first-class debut on 9 February 2017 in the Sunfoil 3-Day Cup. Three days later, on 12 February, he played his first List A match in the CSA Provincial One-Day Challenge. He then made his T20 debut on 1 September 2017 in the Africa T20 Cup.
Matthew Breetzke Contract
Matthew Breetzke has signed a new two-year contract with Northamptonshire, covering all formats. He is 27 and first played for the club the previous summer. He has represented South Africa in three Tests, ten ODIs, and 13 T20Is. Northants head coach Darren Lehmann praised his batting and fielding ability, while Breetzke said he is happy to stay with the club and is focused on helping the team reach Finals Day.
Matthew will play for the Lucknow Super Giants in the 2026 IPL season. LSG bought him at the IPL 2025 auction for INR 57 lakhs. This will be his second IPL season.
FAQs.
Q. Which team is Matthew playing for in IPL 2025?
A. Matthew is playing for the Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2025.
Q. What record-breaking ODI start did Matthew achieve?
A. Matthew scored 150 off 148 balls against New Zealand in the Pakistan Tri-Nation Series, breaking Desmond Haynes’ previous record of 148.
Q. Who are Matthew’s favorite cricketers?
A. Matthew considers Virat Kohli his favorite cricketer.
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