Archive · 24 Sep 2026
Breetzke Matches Sidhu Record With Three Fifties Against Australia
Breetzke has played three ODI innings against Australia.
In all three, he scored at least 50 runs.
His earlier scores were 57 and 88.
Those innings took place in Cairns and Mackay last year.
The report says this matches a 38-year-old record linked to Sidhu.
It also says John Wright was previously the only player with this achievement against Australia.
Wright's three scores were 60, 57 and 58.
This makes Breetzke's performance unusual in ODI cricket.
Breetzke has scored at least a half-century in each of his first three ODI innings against Australia.
His previous scores against Australia were 57 and 88 at Cairns and Mackay last year.
The achievement matches a record associated with Sidhu that is described as 38 years old.
Before Breetzke, New Zealand's John Wright was identified as the only player to achieve the feat against Australia.
Wright made scores of 60, 57 and 58 during his first three ODIs against Australia in 1980-81.
- Who
- Breetzke, with John Wright and Sidhu referenced in connection with the record.
- What
- Breetzke scored a half-century in each of his first three ODI innings against Australia.
- When
- The earlier innings were played last year; Wright achieved the feat in 1980-81.
- Where
- The earlier Breetzke innings were at Cairns and Mackay, against Australia.
- Why
- The feat is notable because it matches a long-standing record and was previously associated with Wright in this Australia-specific comparison.
- Achievement
- Three consecutive ODI innings against Australia with scores of at least 50.
- Breetzke's earlier scores
- 57 and 88.
- Earlier venues
- Cairns and Mackay.
- Referenced record
- A 38-year-old world record associated with Sidhu.
- Previous Australia comparison
- John Wright was identified as the only previous player to score at least 50 in his first three ODIs against Australia.
- John Wright's scores
- 60, 57 and 58 in 1980-81.