1.10pm After being asked to bat, South Africa have posted 304 for 6 on the back of a record-breaking innings from Breetzke. He marked his ODI debut with 150 off 148 balls. Along the way, he became the fourth SA player to hit a century on ODI debut and by the time he was done, he claimed the record for the highest score by anyone on ODI debut. "It hasn't sunk in yet and I'm a bit tired," he tells the host broadcaster. "Hope we can get the win. That's the only thing on my mind. The pitch was tacky and O'Rourke was really tough to face. My mindset was to bat as long as possible and give myself a chance at the end. If we can strike with the ball in the powerplay and squeeze in the middle, we might have enough." Ashish Pant will be back shortly for NZ's chase.

Highest scores on ODI debut
Matthew Breetzke - 150* v NZ, Lahore 2025
Desmond Haynes - 148 v AUS, Antigua 1978
Rahmanullah Gurbaz - 127 v IRE, Abu Dhabi 2021

Mpongwana is the new man for SA

BazzaZim: "I guess the argument against tri series was that when the two visiting teams played there was hardly anyone in the crowd. Now there are very few anyway..."

Mustafa Moudi: "One of the memory of a Tri-Series is a Rare Instance of Graeme Smith Bowling in the VB Series in Australia. He Dismissed Jayasuriya in one of the match and this week, after 19 year its Reverse happened as Jayasuriya Dismissed Steve Smith in the Final WTC Test !!"

Usama: "@Siddhant, Absolutely! Those tri-series had a special charm and high stakes. Unfortunately, with the rise of T20 leagues and packed schedules, multi-nation ODIs have taken a backseat. Would be great to see them make a comeback!"

Muthusamy at No.7

Abdul Samad: "Why are we only thinking 300 here. I think South Africa can go up to 325 . Give the kiwis a taste of their own medicine"