Matthew Breetzke 's ODI career started with a bang as he consistently scored runs from the top of the order. In this ODI series though - just first both in India and against India - he is performing an entirely different role.

Breetzke has been pushed down to No. 4 with senior players Aiden Markram and Quinton de Kock and the captain Temba Bavuma forming the top three, and he's coped well, scoring a match-winning half-century during South Africa's chase of 359 on Wednesday.

"Obviously I'm just getting more experience now batting at four, which I'm starting to feel a little bit more comfortable in the role," Breetzke said on the eve of the series decider in Visakhapatnam. "So that helps and I think the more I play at number four and in this role, hopefully the better I'll get."

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