Matthew Breetzke of South Africa, on his debut ODI game in 2025, scoring a brilliant match-saving 150 against New Zealand, is the highest individual ODI score made by a debutant cricket in the format. The Proteas youngster broke 47-years old record of Desmond Haynes.
It is incredibly challenging for a youngster to effect an innings of that calibre on a debut game, which is why the record stood atop for 45 years.
This article will list the top ten highest scores of debutant cricketers in One-Day Internationals.
Highest ODI Scores on Debut
| PLAYER | SCORE ON DEBUT | INNINGS | VS | VENUE | YEAR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Breetzke (SA) | 150 | 1 | New Zealand | Lahore | 2025 |
| Desmond Haynes (WI) | 148 | 1 | Australia | St John’s | 1978 |
| Rahmanullah Gurbaz (AFG) | 127 | 1 | Ireland | Abu Dhabi | 2021 |
| Colin Ingram (SA) | 124 | 1 | Zimbabwe | Bloemfontein | 2010 |
| Mark Chapman (HK) | 124* | 1 | U.A.E. | ICCA Dubai | 2015 |
| Martin Guptill (NZ) | 122* | 1 | West Indies | Auckland | 2009 |
| Andy Flower (ZIM) | 115* | 1 | Sri Lanka | New Plymouth | 1992 |
| Temba Bavuma (SA) | 113 | 1 | Ireland | Benoni | 2016 |
| Phillip Hughes (AUS) | 112 | 1 | Sri Lanka | Melbourne | 2013 |
| Abid Ali (PAK) | 112 | 2 | Australia | Dubai (DSC) | 2019 |
Key Stats
Matthew Breetzke’s 150 is also the highest individual ODI score on debut in a losing cause as South Africa lost that game against New Zealand by 6 wickets, followed by Andy Flower’s 115* against Sri Lanka in 1992.
Abid Ali’s 112, scored in Pakistan’s chase to Australia’s total of 277 in Dubai in 2019, is the highest debutant score while batting second in ODIs. Pakistan lost that game by just 6 runs.
And hence, Rob Nicol’s unbeaten 108 holds the record for the highest debutant score in a successful run chase in ODIs.
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