South Africa opening batter Matthew Breetzke broke a 47-year-old record when he made the highest score on one-day international debut with 150 in a losing effort against New Zealand in a Tri-Nations fixture at the Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore on Monday.

South Africa's Matthew Breetzke on Monday achieved an elusive record during the ODI Tri-Series as he became the first batter to score 150 runs during the men's ODI debut.Breetzke dethroned former West Indies cricketer Desmond Haynes' record of scoring 148 runs from 136 balls against Australia in his ODI debut in 1978.

South African opening batter Matthew Breetzke became the first cricketer to score 150 in his maiden ODI appearance in the tri-nation series game against New Zealand on Monday. Breetzke, who isn't part of South African squad for this month's Champions Trophy,

Apart from the highest debut score in the history of ODIs, Breetzke joins Ingram, Bavuma and R Hendricks on the list of South Africans

Opener Matthew Breetzke scored a record-breaking 150 on his ODI debut, helping South Africa reach 304-6 against New Zealand in Pakistan. His innings included 11 fours and five sixes. South Africa, missing several key players,