Batters with 600-plus runs after first 10 ODI innings
What's the story
Albeit in a losing cause, South African batting sensation Matthew Breetzke played a stellar knock in the first ODI against India in Ranchi on Sunday. He scored a fighting half-century of 72 runs off 80 balls, including eight fours and a six. His efforts came as South Africa were chasing India's mammoth total of 349/8 but ultimately fell short by 17 runs. Meanwhile, here we look at batters to score over 600 runs after their first 10 ODI innings.
#3
Matthew Breetzke - 614 runs
Breetzke recently entered this list, scoring a total of 614 runs at an average of 68.22 and a strike rate of 95.48. His highest score is an impressive 150, which came on his debut against New Zealand earlier this year. In fact, he is the only player to register 50-plus scores in each of his first five ODI innings to date. His current tally includes one century and five fifties.
#2
Kevin Pietersen - 649 runs
At number two, we have England batting great Kevin Pietersen. The star batter collected a whopping 649 runs in his first 10 ODI innings. Overall, Pietersen represented England in 136 ODIs, scoring 4,440 runs at an average of 40.73. He slammed 9 hundreds and 25 fifties as his strike rate read a sensational 86.58.
#1
Janneman Malan - 661 runs
The record for the most runs after the first 10 ODI innings belongs to South Africa's Janneman Malan (661). The top-order batter, who has not played an ODI since October 2022, has racked up 958 runs from 23 matches at an average of 47.90 in ODI cricket. The tally includes three centuries and four fifties. Malan has a decent strike rate of 83.30 in the format.