Overview
- Matthew Breetzke scored 57 off 56 balls in Cairns to take his tally to 290 runs from three ODIs, surpassing Nick Knight’s 264.
- He has opened his ODI career with three consecutive fifty-plus scores, a rare feat previously achieved by Navjot Singh Sidhu, Tom Cooper and Max O’Dowd.
- South Africa posted 296-8, powered by half-centuries from Aiden Markram (82) and Temba Bavuma (65).
- Australia were bowled out for 198 as Keshav Maharaj claimed his maiden ODI five-for, sealing a 98-run win for the Proteas.
- Breetzke’s surge follows a 150 on debut in February and 83 in his second match, despite his earlier omission from South Africa’s Champions Trophy squad.