South Africa batter Matthew Breetzke broke a world record with his half-century against Australia on Friday August 22.
Matthew Breetzke breaks world record with fourth consecutive ODI fifty
The second ODI between the sides kicked off at the Great Barrier Reef in Mackay, with Proteas stand-in skipper Aiden Markram winning the toss and choosing to bat first. The visitors were rocked early as seamer Xavier Bartlett accounted for Markram and fellow opener Ryan Rickelton inside the first six overs, the latter bringing Breetzke to the crease at 23-2.
After taking a few balls to settle in, Breetzke went after Aaron Hardie in the eighth over, taking 16 runs off the pacer with two sixes and a four. He rebuilt the innings alongside Tony de Zorzi, and eventually made it to a half-century in the 20th over, off 46 balls.
