CRICKET WICKETPLAYER CAREER
Kevin Pietersen
International career statistics, records and scorecard analysis
KP
277Internationals
13,797Career runs
32Centuries
18Wickets
Career records by format
Test
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 104
- Innings
- 181
- Runs
- 8,181
- Average
- 47.28
- Strike rate
- 61.72
- Highest score
- 227
- Not outs
- 8
- 100s
- 23
- 50s
- 35
- Ducks
- 10
- 4s
- 985
- 6s
- 81
- Balls faced
- 13,255
Bowling
- Matches
- 104
- Innings
- 58
- Balls
- 1,311
- Maidens
- 15
- Runs conceded
- 886
- Wickets
- 10
- Average
- 88.60
- Economy
- 4.05
- Strike rate
- 131.10
- Best innings
- 3/52
- Best match
- 4/78
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- 0
Fielding
- Matches
- 104
- Innings
- 193
- Catches
- 62
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 62
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 62
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.321
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
ODI
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 136
- Innings
- 125
- Runs
- 4,440
- Average
- 40.73
- Strike rate
- 86.58
- Highest score
- 130
- Not outs
- 16
- 100s
- 9
- 50s
- 25
- Ducks
- 7
- 4s
- 427
- 6s
- 77
- Balls faced
- 5,128
Bowling
- Matches
- 136
- Innings
- 23
- Balls
- 400
- Maidens
- 0
- Runs conceded
- 370
- Wickets
- 7
- Average
- 52.85
- Economy
- 5.55
- Strike rate
- 57.14
- Best innings
- 2/22
- Best match
- 2/22
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 136
- Innings
- 135
- Catches
- 40
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 40
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 40
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.296
- Best innings
- 2 (2ct 0st)
T20I
Official international careerBatting
- Matches
- 37
- Innings
- 36
- Runs
- 1,176
- Average
- 37.93
- Strike rate
- 141.51
- Highest score
- 79
- Not outs
- 5
- 100s
- 0
- 50s
- 7
- Ducks
- 1
- 4s
- 119
- 6s
- 32
- Balls faced
- 831
Bowling
- Matches
- 37
- Innings
- 3
- Balls
- 30
- Maidens
- 0
- Runs conceded
- 53
- Wickets
- 1
- Average
- 53.00
- Economy
- 10.60
- Strike rate
- 30.00
- Best innings
- 1/27
- Best match
- 1/27
- 4 wickets
- 0
- 5 wickets
- 0
- 10 wickets
- —
Fielding
- Matches
- 37
- Innings
- 36
- Catches
- 14
- Stumpings
- 0
- Dismissals
- 14
- Keeper catches
- 0
- Fielder catches
- 14
- Dismissals / inns
- 0.388
- Best innings
- 3 (3ct 0st)
Career records checked: 2026-09-07. — means not recorded; N/A means the statistic does not apply. Career totals are independent of the scorecard archive.
Explore this player’s available match data
277 match appearances in available scorecards. Filters below apply to this archive only.
Recent available appearances
| Date | Match | Format | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2014-01-03 | Australia v England | Test | Australia won by 281 runs |
| 2013-12-26 | Australia v England | Test | Australia won by 8 wickets |
| 2013-12-13 | Australia v England | Test | Australia won by 150 runs |
| 2013-12-05 | Australia v England | Test | Australia won by 218 runs |
| 2013-11-21 | Australia v England | Test | Australia won by 381 runs |
| 2013-09-16 | England v Australia | ODI | Australia won by 49 runs |
| 2013-09-14 | England v Australia | ODI | England won by 3 wickets |
| 2013-09-11 | England v Australia | ODI | No result |
| 2013-09-08 | England v Australia | ODI | Australia won by 88 runs |
| 2013-09-06 | Australia v England | ODI | No result |
| 2013-08-21 | England v Australia | Test | Match drawn |
| 2013-08-09 | England v Australia | Test | England won by 74 runs |
THE SHAPE OF A CAREER
Available scorecardsPerformance by year
Formats are shown separately. These totals cover published scorecards against the twelve national teams; they can differ from complete official career records.
Test
Exact yearly figures · 10 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 6 | 4.50 | 47.36 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 4.25 | N/A |
| 2013 | 11 | 21 | 758 | 113 | 36.09 | 51.74 | 1 | 6 | 86 | 8 | 1,465 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | 14 | 25 | 1,053 | 186 | 43.87 | 65.12 | 3 | 4 | 133 | 17 | 1,617 | 7 | 5 | 29.40 | 4.08 | 43.20 |
| 2011 | 8 | 11 | 731 | 202 | 73.10 | 64.12 | 2 | 4 | 93 | 2 | 1,140 | 11 | 0 | N/A | 4.18 | N/A |
| 2010 | 14 | 22 | 831 | 227 | 41.55 | 62.20 | 1 | 5 | 118 | 5 | 1,336 | 7 | 1 | 59.00 | 2.80 | 126.00 |
| 2009 | 10 | 17 | 760 | 102 | 47.50 | 58.28 | 1 | 5 | 80 | 4 | 1,304 | 6 | 0 | N/A | 4.11 | N/A |
| 2008 | 12 | 20 | 1,015 | 152 | 50.75 | 59.74 | 5 | 1 | 122 | 7 | 1,699 | 9 | 2 | 50.50 | 3.67 | 82.50 |
| 2007 | 11 | 21 | 1,007 | 226 | 50.35 | 60.95 | 4 | 1 | 117 | 4 | 1,652 | 5 | 1 | 129.00 | 4.16 | 186.00 |
| 2006 | 14 | 26 | 1,343 | 158 | 53.72 | 65.28 | 4 | 6 | 171 | 15 | 2,057 | 12 | 1 | 201.00 | 4.67 | 258.00 |
| 2005 | 8 | 16 | 674 | 158 | 44.93 | 69.77 | 2 | 3 | 65 | 19 | 966 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
ODI
Exact yearly figures · 10 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 9 | 9 | 256 | 76 | 28.44 | 83.66 | 0 | 2 | 29 | 4 | 306 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2012 | 4 | 4 | 281 | 130 | 93.66 | 84.38 | 2 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 333 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 4.00 | N/A |
| 2011 | 17 | 17 | 532 | 78 | 31.29 | 92.36 | 0 | 3 | 51 | 9 | 576 | 4 | 1 | 101.00 | 5.55 | 109.00 |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | 136 | 33 | 17.00 | 72.34 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 188 | 2 | 1 | 45.00 | 4.50 | 60.00 |
| 2009 | 8 | 7 | 132 | 48 | 18.85 | 79.04 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 3 | 167 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 0.00 | N/A |
| 2008 | 18 | 18 | 658 | 111 | 43.86 | 85.12 | 2 | 3 | 59 | 11 | 773 | 5 | 3 | 29.66 | 5.56 | 32.00 |
| 2007 | 23 | 23 | 828 | 104 | 41.40 | 78.55 | 2 | 6 | 67 | 9 | 1,054 | 3 | 1 | 15.00 | 5.29 | 17.00 |
| 2006 | 16 | 16 | 612 | 90 | 43.71 | 88.43 | 0 | 5 | 75 | 7 | 692 | 4 | 1 | 69.00 | 5.75 | 72.00 |
| 2005 | 14 | 14 | 766 | 116 | 76.60 | 104.64 | 3 | 4 | 71 | 24 | 732 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2004 | 3 | 3 | 104 | 77 | 104.00 | 83.87 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 124 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 11.00 | N/A |
T20I
Exact yearly figures · 8 seasons
| Year | Mat | Bat inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 100s | 50s | 4s | 6s | BF | Bowl inns | Wkts | Bowl avg | Econ | Bowl SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 3 | 3 | 112 | 62 | 56.00 | 130.23 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 86 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2011 | 5 | 5 | 153 | 53 | 30.60 | 150.00 | 0 | 1 | 16 | 6 | 102 | 1 | 0 | N/A | 8.50 | N/A |
| 2010 | 8 | 8 | 353 | 73 | 70.60 | 134.22 | 0 | 3 | 31 | 10 | 263 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2009 | 6 | 6 | 195 | 58 | 32.50 | 143.38 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 136 | 2 | 1 | 36.00 | 12.00 | 18.00 |
| 2008 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 43 | 44.00 | 131.34 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 1 | 67 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2007 | 8 | 8 | 224 | 79 | 28.00 | 157.74 | 0 | 1 | 24 | 6 | 142 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2006 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 17 | 8.50 | 100.00 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
| 2005 | 1 | 1 | 34 | 34 | 34.00 | 188.88 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 0 | 0 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Career timeline
Milestones found in available scorecards. The first recorded appearance here is not necessarily the international debut.
- First available scorecard
ODI v Zimbabwe · Harare Sports Club
- First century in this archive · 108 runs
ODI v South Africa · Mangaung Oval
- Highest recorded innings · 227 runs
Test v Australia · Adelaide Oval
- Best recorded bowling · 3/52
Test v South Africa · Headingley
- Latest available scorecard
Test v Australia · Sydney Cricket Ground