Tri-Series: Breetzke Sets World Record with 233 Runs in Two ODI Innings

ISLAMABAD: In a dazzling display of talent, South African prodigy Matthew Breetzke continued his run spree to score 83 in his second ODI followed by 150 against New Zealand on his debut, establishing a new world record for the most runs scored after two innings in men’s One Day Internationals (ODI’s).

During the opening match of the Pakistan Tri-Nation Series in Lahore against New Zealand, Breetzke etched his name into the annals of cricket history as the first player to notch a staggering 150 runs on his ODI debut, surpassing the long-standing record of 148 set by Desmond Haynes back in 1978.

With the cricketing world watching eagerly, Breetzke took to the field again in Karachi against Pakistan, where anticipation grew as he approached the fifty mark.

Although he ultimately fell short by 17 runs of becoming the inaugural cricketer to register centuries in his first two ODIs, he still has an opportunity to join an elite group.

Should he secure a century in his next outing, he would join Nick Knight and Mohammad Shahzad as only the third player to achieve two hundreds in their first three innings.

Temba Bavuma, Matthew Breetzke and Heinrich Klaasen powered South Africa to their highest ODI total in Pakistan 💥#PAKvSA 📝: https://t.co/dTm7I0Hdfv pic.twitter.com/IW43zVHp7x

— ICC (@ICC) February 12, 2025

Despite missing out on that second hundred, Breetzke’s 83 was more than sufficient to secure him another remarkable accolade—the record for the most runs accumulated after just two ODI innings. His total of 233 runs significantly overshadows Haynes’s previous record of 195.

Remarkably, even if Breetzke were to be dismissed for a duck in his next appearance, he would still find himself ranked fifth on the list of most runs after three ODI innings, trailing only Knight (264), Temba Bavuma (259), Allan Lamb (252), and Shahzad (244).

Most runs after two ODI innings