India, Aug. 22 -- South Africa's batting stocks in the white ball game continue to grow stronger and stronger. The latest in a long line of powerful attacking batters has come along in the form of Matthew Breetzke, who scored a powerful 88(78) during the second ODI between South Africa and Australia.

Coming in to bat at number four after stand-in captain Aiden Markram had opted to bat first at the Great Barrier Reef Arena in Mackay, Breetzke created history as he became the first batter in ODI history to start off his career with four consecutive scores of 50+.

The South African player already holds a world record to his name, having become the player with the highest score on ODI debut when he racked up 150 in his first match against N...