Kevin Pietersen revolutionized cricket with innovative shots and fearless batting.
Scored 8,181 Test runs (23 centuries) and 4,440 ODI runs (9 centuries) in a 9-year career.
Top innings include his debut Test century (158 vs. Australia) and double tons (226 vs. WI, 227 vs. Australia).
Kevin Pietersen changed cricket forever with his attacking approach, staggering shot-making, and unmatched charisma. Despite a brief 9-year international career, his contributions to cricket remain timeless. His numbers and iconic performances speak volumes of his greatness. Let’s look at his records in the next paragraph.
Kevin Pietersen played international cricket for just 9 years but in those 9 years he created such another he is talked about today with respect and reverence. He played 104 Test Matches and he got 8181 runs at a very good average of 47.28 and he has 23 Test hundreds and 3 double Hundreds to his name. In the 136 ODIs he played he scored 4440 runs at an average of 40.73 with 9 hundreds in ODIs. He has scored more than 12500 runs for England in just 9 years. Let’s take a look at his Top 5 Best Innings.
What are Kevin Pietersen’s best innings?
Kevin Pietersen is one of England's greatest cricketers, renowned for his innovative batting and fearless approach. His best innings include his maiden Test century (158 vs. Australia, 2005), double centuries against West Indies (226) and Australia (227), and ODI masterclasses like his unbeaten 108* vs. South Africa.
Top 5 best innings of Kevin Pietersen
158 vs Australia (2005)
In the Ashes series, Pietersen announced himself with a brutal maiden Test hundred, scoring 158 off 187 balls with 15 fours and 7 sixes. His fearless knock helped England secure a draw, showcasing a new cricketing star.
226 vs West Indies (2007)
This was the first double hundred in test cricket for Kevin Pietersen and he continued his habit of playing attacking test cricket. England were batting first in this test match and Kevin Pietersen came at number 4 to bat and showed no mercy as he kept hitting fours and sixes all around the ground and in just 262 balls he made 224 runs with the help of 24 fours and 2 sixes meaning 108 runs in boundaries. His strike rate was again very good at 86.26 and as a result of this innings England won this match by an innings and 283 runs.
227 vs Australia (2010)
This was one of the best overseas Innings by an England batter in some time as Kevin Pietersen got a double hundred at Adelaide and the fans there had to show respect to the greatness of this man. England were replying to Australia and KP came out to bat at number 4 and tore into the great bowling lineup and hit a lot of fours and in 308 balls he got 227 runs while hitting a mammoth 33 fours and 1 six meaning a total of 138 runs in boundaries. He was striking at 73.60 which is a bit low for him but way more than any other batter. And England won this match by an innings and 71 runs.
108* vs South Africa (2005)
This is the first ODI hundred in the career of Kevin Pietersen and it came in a tied match which means nobody lost and this was a special innings where he showed that he could play test and ODI cricket in the same way. KP came in at number 5 to bat and he from ball 1 just attacked the bowling and sent the ball to all parts of the ground and in just 96 balls hit 108* with the help of 6 fours and 2 sixes meaning 36 runs in boundaries. He ran a lot of ones and twos in the innings and his strike rate was an amazing 112.50 in this match. It was a statement innings yet again from the great.
130 vs Pakistan (2012)
The fifth performance in this list is his highest ODI score as well and it came in 2012 vs Pakistan in a run chase and in this innings he showed that he can build an innings from the start and take his team to the finish line. England were chasing 238 Runs to win and KP came out to open and in 153 balls that he faced he hit 130 amazing runs and he hit 12 fours and 2 sixes in this match winning innings of his and his strike rate was 84.97 and he scored more than half the runs and England won this match by 4 wickets.
Kevin Pietersen Stats
Format | Test Cricket | ODI Cricket | T20I |
Matches | 104 | 136 | 37 |
Innings | 181 | 125 | 36 |
Runs | 8,181 | 4,440 | 1,176 |
Highest Score | 227 | 130 | 79 |
Average | 47.3 | 40.7 | 37.9 |
Strike Rate | 61.7 | 86.6 | 141.5 |
100s | 23 | 9 | 0 |
50s | 35 | 25 | 7 |
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