Kevin Pietersen
91England · BAT · 2004 to 2013 · on scorecards: KP Pietersen
BATTING
- Matches
- 136
- Innings
- 125
- Runs
- 4440
- Average
- 40.73
- Strike rate
- 86.58
- High score
- 130
- 100s / 50s
- 9 / 25
BOWLING & FIELDING
- Wickets
- 7
- Average
- 52.85
- Economy
- 5.55
- Strike rate
- 57.1
- Best figures
- 2/22
- 4w / 5w
- 0 / 0
- Catches / Stumpings
- 40 / 0
- Run-outs effected
- 11
CAREER IN BRIEF
Kevin Pietersen played 136 ODIs for England in CricArcade's archive, from 2004 to 2013. The first came against Zimbabwe at Harare Sports Club, with a score of 27, and the last against Australia at The Rose Bowl in 2013.
The most productive decade was the 2000s: 3,179 runs at 45.4 in 95 ODIs. The highest score in the archive is 130 from 153 balls against Pakistan at Dubai International Cricket Stadium in 2012, in a match England won. In all: 9 hundreds, 25 fifties.
At home the average was 30.8 across 52 ODIs; away it was 43.3 across 67 ODIs, a player who travelled well. The most runs came against India: 1,138 runs at 45.5 in 28 ODIs. Lord's was the most frequent ground, with 10 ODIs and 239 runs at 26.6. Kevin Pietersen captained England in 12 ODIs, winning 4 and losing 6. The scorecards record 10 player-of-the-match awards. England won 59 of the ODIs Kevin Pietersen played and lost 66.
The career totals above are the official figures; everything below is computed from the 136 ODI scorecards in CricArcade's archive, each linked.
BEST INNINGS
| Runs | Balls | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 130 | 153 | Pakistan | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | Won |
| 116 | 110 | South Africa | SuperSport Park | 2005 | Lost |
| 111* | 128 | India | Barabati Stadium | 2008 | Lost |
| 111* | 98 | Pakistan | Dubai International Cricket Stadium | 2012 | Won |
| 110* | 112 | New Zealand | Riverside Ground | 2008 | Won |
BEST BOWLING
| Figures | Overs | Against | Ground | Year | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2/22 | 5 | South Africa | Headingley | 2008 | Won |
| 1/4 | 1 | India | Keenan Stadium | 2006 | Won |
| 1/6 | 1 | India | Old Trafford | 2007 | Won |
| 1/20 | 5 | India | Holkar Cricket Stadium | 2008 | Lost |
| 1/36 | 8 | Bangladesh | Zahur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium | 2010 | Won |
RECORD BY OPPONENT
| Against | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| India | 28 | 1,138 | 45.52 | 1/8 | 3 | 32.33 |
| Australia | 27 | 761 | 31.71 | 1/5 | 1 | 43.00 |
| South Africa | 17 | 646 | 64.60 | 3/2 | 2 | 26.00 |
| Sri Lanka | 14 | 344 | 28.67 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| New Zealand | 11 | 358 | 35.80 | 1/2 | 0 | – |
| Pakistan | 11 | 479 | 53.22 | 2/1 | 0 | – |
| West Indies | 10 | 312 | 39.00 | 1/1 | 0 | – |
| Bangladesh | 7 | 74 | 14.80 | 0/0 | 1 | 45.00 |
| Zimbabwe | 4 | 104 | 104.00 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Ireland | 2 | 107 | 53.50 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Scotland | 2 | 17 | 17.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Canada | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Kenya | 1 | 56 | – | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Netherlands | 1 | 39 | 39.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
HOME, AWAY AND NEUTRAL
| Where | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Home | 52 | 1,201 | 30.79 | 1/7 | 3 | 38.33 |
| Away | 67 | 2,423 | 43.27 | 5/13 | 4 | 50.00 |
| Neutral | 17 | 816 | 58.29 | 3/5 | 0 | – |
BY DECADE
| Decade | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95 | 3,179 | 45.41 | 7/20 | 5 | 40.20 |
| 2010s | 41 | 1,261 | 32.33 | 2/5 | 2 | 84.50 |
GROUNDS
| Ground | ODIs | Runs | Avg | 100/50 | Wkts | Bowl avg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lord's | 10 | 239 | 26.56 | 0/1 | 0 | – |
| Kennington Oval | 8 | 239 | 34.14 | 0/3 | 0 | – |
| Edgbaston | 6 | 71 | 14.20 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
| Headingley | 5 | 126 | 42.00 | 0/1 | 2 | 22.00 |
| Kensington Oval | 5 | 116 | 29.00 | 1/0 | 0 | – |
| Trent Bridge | 5 | 41 | 41.00 | 0/0 | 0 | – |
FIRST AND LAST
- Debut: v Zimbabwe, 2004 at Harare Sports Club
- Latest in the archive: v Australia, 2013 at The Rose Bowl
PLAYER DETAILS
- Born
- 27 June 1980
- Batting
- Right-hand bat
- Bowling
- Right-arm offbreak
- Balls faced (career)
- 5,128
- Ducks
- 7
- Four-wicket hauls
- 0
- Most common batting position
- 4th
- Strike rate, overs 1 to 10
- 77.5
- Strike rate, overs 11 to 40
- 81.1
- Strike rate, overs 41 to 50
- 134.0
- Balls per dismissal against pace
- 54.4
- Balls per dismissal against spin
- 43.5
Position, phase strike rates and the pace and spin split come from ball-by-ball records (Cricsheet), which cover ODIs from 2002 onwards: 4,873 balls faced in that period.
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