Top 5 players to watch in white-ball cricket this year
Top 5 players to watch in white-ball cricket this year
05 Jan 2026
2 MinMatthew Breetzke
South Africa
ICC Ranking
#27 Batter in ODI
Current Series
Full Name
Matthew Breetzke
Nationality
South Africa
Other Name
Matthew Breetzke
Role
Wicket Keeper
Birth Date
03 Nov 1998 (27y 137d)
Birth Place
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Batting Style
Right Hand Bat
Bowling Style
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Teams
ICC Ranking
#27 Batter in ODI
Batting Performance
| Format | M | Inns | No | R | H.S | Avg | BF | SR | 100s | 50s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 1 | 1 | -- | 14 | 14 | 14.00 | 12 | 116.67 | -- | -- |
| test | 2 | 3 | -- | 14 | 13 | 4.66 | 55 | 25.45 | -- | -- |
| odi | 12 | 12 | 1 | 706 | 150 | 64.18 | 730 | 96.71 | 1 | 6 |
| t20i | 13 | 13 | 1 | 158 | 51 | 13.16 | 136 | 116.17 | -- | 1 |
| t20 | 141 | 133 | 12 | 3549 | 94 | 29.33 | 2670 | 132.92 | -- | 26 |
| fc | 64 | 115 | 11 | 3852 | 188 | 37.03 | 7857 | 49.02 | 10 | 18 |
| list a | 75 | 75 | 7 | 2526 | 150 | 37.14 | 2983 | 84.67 | 2 | 18 |
| t10 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 38 | 29 | 19.00 | 23 | 165.22 | -- | -- |
Bowling Performance
| Format | M | Inns | Ovs | R | Wkts | BBI | Avg | ECN | SR | 4W | 5W |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ipl | 1 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | /0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| test | 2 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| odi | 12 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20i | 13 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| t20 | 141 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| fc | 64 | 15 | 50.30 | 180 | 2 | 1/13 | 90 | 3.56 | 151.5 | -- | -- |
| list a | 75 | 3 | 9.00 | 44 | 1 | 1/20 | 44 | 4.88 | 54 | -- | -- |
| t10 | 5 | -- | 0.00 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Recent Form (Last 5 Matches)
| Match | Bat | Bowl | Date | Venue | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| WAR vs NWD | 10 | - | 10 Mar 2026 | Port Elizabeth | lista |
| WP vs WAR | 15 | - | 03 Mar 2026 | Cape Town | lista |
| WAR vs DOL | 121* | - | 27 Feb 2026 | Port Elizabeth | lista |
| WAR vs LIO | 10 & 8 | 0/4 | 18 Feb 2026 | Johannesburg | firstclass |
| DOL vs WAR | 5 & 91* | - | 09 Feb 2026 | Durban | firstclass |
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