He was at his ruthless best while opening the innings and showed his superior skill set again.
Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) wicketkeeper batter Matthew Breetzke played a blistering knock in the T20 Blast 2025 fixture between Warwickshire and Northamptonshire in Birmingham. He was at his ruthless best while opening the innings and showed his superior skill set again. Breetzke scored 85 runs in only 40 deliveries, including seven boundaries and six maximums, at a strike rate of 212.50. Moreover, 75.29% of his runs came via fours and sixes, and the Proteas batter scored 35.41% of the team’s runs alone.
ODW
148/10
PD
66/10
WDL
189/2
SDS
185/7
West Delhi Lions beat South Delhi Superstarz by 8 wickets
NDT
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EDR
–
NDS
–
ODW
–
GUI
146/7
CPP
150/3
CFS Pinnacle Pro won by 7 wickets
LCC
123/4
CPP
119/5
London County Cricket beat CFS Pinnacle Pro by 6 wickets
GUI
123/6
KSP
124/3
Kreative Sports XI beat Guildford by 7 wickets
KSP
–
LCC
–
GUI
–
LCC
–
WIM
–
LCC
–
KSP
–
LCC
–
WIM
–
CPP
–
CPP
–
KSP
–
WIM
–
KSP
–
YOR
140/5
BB
137/10
Yorkshire beat Birmingham Bears by 5 wickets
LAN
–
NOR
–
Match abandoned
GLAM
252/10
HAM
324/6
Hampshire beat Glamorgan by 72 runs
DURH
310/7
SUSS
259/10
Durham beat Sussex by 51 runs
NOT
283/9
ESS
234/10
Nottinghamshire beat Essex by 51 runs (D/L) method
GLO
341/8
DER
282/10
Gloucestershire beat Derbyshire by 59 runs
SURR
–
LEI
–
MID
–
SOM
–
BCC
87/5
GUG
89/10
Bud Cricket Club beat Guwahati Giants by 17 runs (DLS method)
NVR
49/4
NAJC
50/0
Nabajyoti Club beat Navarang Club by 10 wickets
GTC
–
GUG
–
BCC
–
CCC
–
RTZ
85/3
TCC
125/6
Tally Rangers beat Royal Trivianz by 40 runs
GUJCC
–
NCMI
55/4
KUMS
–
CEC-A
–
PCR
–
BNC
–
JOR
234/3
MEL
119/9
Johor beat Melaka by 115 runs
KELN
169/10
PHG
173/7
Pahang beat Kelantan by 4 runs
KLPR
97/10
PENG
104/8
Penang beat Kuala Lumpur by 7 runs
PUT
100/10
SRAK
256/6
Sarawak beat Putrajaya by 156 runs
SEL
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MEL
–
JOR
–
PHG
–
PRK
–
PENG
–
KLPR
–
PUT
–
MWW
34/10
HTW
38/1
Hubli Tigers Women beat Mysore Warriors Women by 9 wickets
SHLW
78/6
BBW
–
Match abandoned due to rain
HTW
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MDW
–
SHLW
–
MWW
–
IRE-W
–
PAK-W
–
LOS
–
OVI
–
MAO
–
SOB
–
LSW-W
176/5
OIW-W
159/4
London Spirit Women won by 17 runs
MOW-W
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SBW-W
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He opened the innings and formed two crucial partnerships with Ricardo Vasconcelos and David Willey. His knock ensured Northamptonshire reached a massive 240/6 in their allotted 20 overs in the first innings. He had an opportunity to complete his century but fell short as he kept playing his shots to maintain the run rate.
This was his seventh fifty of the T20 Blast and his third-highest T20 score, as Breetzke continued his fine form and was instrumental in a comprehensive 64-run victory for his team. He had also scored a magnificent 93 in the previous fixture against Derbyshire, showing how good his rhythm has been in this tournament.
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Lucknow Super Giants bought Matthew Breetzke for his base price of INR 75 Lakhs in the Indian Premier League (IPL) 2025 auction. But he didn’t get many opportunities to showcase his expertise. He played a solitary game – the final fixture of LSG in IPL 2025 against Royal Challengers Bengaluru (RCB) – scoring 14 runs while opening the innings.
LSG had the likes of Mitchell Marsh and Aiden Markram at the top, whereas Nicholas Pooran batted at No.3. All of them were mighty consistent and didn’t allow Breetzke to get a look in. His only opportunity came when Markram left for national duties after IPL 2025 was delayed, but the team must have seen his potential.
LSG might part ways with Rishabh Pant after his below-par performances throughout the season, given that he is taking a big chunk of the purse. That means they will need more wicketkeeper batters in their squad and can afford to keep Breetzke since he is not costing them much.
He can be a long-term investment for the franchise. His game will only improve from here on as he gets more exposure to the franchise and international cricket. His recent form must be a good enough reason not to let him go before the IPL 2026 auction.
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