# List of international cricket centuries by Kevin Pietersen

Kevin Pietersen is a retired English cricketer and former captain of the England cricket team. He has scored centuries (100 or more runs in a single innings) in Test and One Day International (ODI) matches, on twenty-three and nine occasions respectively. As of 1 January 2013, Pietersen has played 104 Tests and 136 ODIs for England, scoring 8,181 and 4,440 runs respectively and is the first batsman to reach 5,000 or more runs in Test cricket in under five years. His performances in the 2005 Ashes series led to Pietersen being named one of five Wisden Cricketers of the Year for 2006 and being appointed a Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) in the 2006 New Year Honours.
Pietersen made his Test debut against Australia in July 2005, when he was called into the team to replace Graham Thorpe for the first Test of the 2005 Ashes series. He made his first century during the fifth Test of the series at The Oval; his 158 in the third innings enabled England to draw the match and win the series 2–1. His career best score of 227 also came against Australia in the second Test of the 2010–11 Ashes series at the Adelaide Oval. Pietersen has scored centuries against all Test cricket playing nations, with the exception of Bangladesh and Zimbabwe. He is most successful against India, against whom he has scored six centuries. He is joint twenty-third among all-time Test century makers, and second in the equivalent list for England.
Pietersen made his ODI debut in 2004 against Zimbabwe at the Harare Sports Club. His first century was against South Africa at Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein in February 2005. His highest ODI score is 130 against Pakistan in February 2012 at the DSC Cricket Stadium, Dubai. Pietersen played 37 Twenty20 International (T20I) matches since his debut in 2005, without scoring a century. His highest score in the format was 79 against Zimbabwe, in September 2007.

## Key

Key :
| Symbol | Meaning |
| * | Remained not out |
| † | Man of the match |
| Balls | Balls faced |
| Pos. | Position in the batting order |
| Inn. | The innings of the match |
| Test | The number of the Test match played in that series |
| S/R | Strike rate during the innings |
| H/A/N | Venue was at home (England), away or neutral |
| Date | Date the match was held, or the starting date of match for Test matches |
| Lost | The match was lost by England. |
| Won | The match was won by England. |
| Drawn | The match was drawn. |
| Tied | The match was tied. |

## Test centuries

List of Test centuries scored by Kevin Pietersen :
| No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | Test | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
| 1 | 158 $^†$ | Australia | 5 | 3 | 5/5 | The Oval, London | Home | 8 September 2005 | Drawn |
| 2 | 100 | Pakistan | 5 | 2 | 2/3 | Iqbal Stadium, Faisalabad | Away | 20 November 2005 | Drawn |
| 3 | 158 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 1 | 1/3 | Lord's, London | Home | 11 May 2006 | Drawn |
| 4 | 142 $^†$ | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 2/3 | Edgbaston, Birmingham | Home | 25 May 2006 | Won |
| 5 | 135 | Pakistan | 4 | 1 | 3/4 | Headingley, Leeds | Home | 4 August 2006 | Won |
| 6 | 158 | Australia | 5 | 1 | 2/5 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Away | 1 December 2006 | Lost |
| 7 | 109 | West Indies | 4 | 1 | 1/4 | Lord's, London | Home | 17 May 2007 | Drawn |
| 8 | 226 $^†$ | West Indies | 4 | 1 | 2/3 | Headingley, Leeds | Home | 25 May 2007 | Won |
| 9 | 134 $^†$ | India | 4 | 3 | 1/3 | Lord's, London | Home | 19 July 2007 | Drawn |
| 10 | 101 | India | 4 | 4 | 3/3 | The Oval, London | Home | 9 August 2007 | Drawn |
| 11 | 129 | New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 3/3 | McLean Park, Napier | Away | 22 March 2008 | Won |
| 12 | 115 | New Zealand | 4 | 1 | 3/3 | Trent Bridge, Nottingham | Home | 5 June 2008 | Won |
| 13 | 152 | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 1/4 | Lord's, London | Home | 10 July 2008 | Drawn |
| 14 | 100 ‡ | South Africa | 4 | 1 | 4/4 | The Oval, London | Home | 7 August 2008 | Won |
| 15 | 144 ‡ | India | 4 | 3 | 2/2 | Punjab Cricket Association Stadium, Mohali | Away | 19 December 2008 | Drawn |
| 16 | 102 | West Indies | 4 | 3 | 5/5 | Queen's Park Oval, Port of Spain | Away | 6 March 2009 | Drawn |
| 17 | 227 $^†$ | Australia | 4 | 2 | 2/5 | Adelaide Oval, Adelaide | Away | 3 December 2010 | Won |
| 18 | 202* $^†$ | India | 4 | 1 | 1/4 | Lord's, London | Home | 21 July 2011 | Won |
| 19 | 175 | India | 4 | 1 | 4/4 | The Oval, London | Home | 18 August 2011 | Won |
| 20 | 151 | Sri Lanka | 4 | 2 | 2/2 | P Sara Oval, Colombo | Away | 3 April 2012 | Won |
| 21 | 149 | South Africa | 4 | 2 | 2/3 | Headingley, Leeds | Home | 2 August 2012 | Drawn |
| 22 | 186 $^†$ | India | 4 | 2 | 2/4 | Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai | Away | 23 November 2012 | Won |
| 23 | 113 | Australia | 5 | 2 | 3/5 | Old Trafford, Manchester | Home | 1 August 2013 | Drawn |

## ODI centuries

List of ODI centuries scored by Kevin Pietersen :
| No. | Score | Against | Pos. | Inn. | S/R | Venue | H/A/N | Date | Result |
| 1 | 108* $^†$ | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 112.50 | Goodyear Park, Bloemfontein | Away | 5 February 2005 | Tied |
| 2 | 100* | South Africa | 5 | 2 | 144.92 | Buffalo Park, East London | Away | 9 February 2005 | Lost |
| 3 | 116 $^†$ | South Africa | 5 | 1 | 105.45 | SuperSport Park, Centurion | Away | 13 February 2005 | Lost |
| 4 | 104 | Australia | 4 | 1 | 85.24 | Sir Vivian Richards Stadium, Antigua | Neutral | 8 April 2007 | Lost |
| 5 | 100 $^†$ | West Indies | 4 | 2 | 109.89 | Kensington Oval, Bridgetown | Away | 21 April 2007 | Won |
| 6 | 110* $^†$ | New Zealand | 3 | 1 | 98.21 | Riverside Ground, Chester-le-Street | Home | 15 June 2008 | Won |
| 7 | 111* ‡ | India | 3 | 1 | 86.71 | Barabati Stadium, Cuttack | Away | 26 November 2008 | Lost |
| 8 | 111* $^†$ | Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 113.26 | DSC Cricket Stadium, Dubai | Neutral | 18 February 2012 | Won |
| 9 | 130 $^†$ | Pakistan | 2 | 2 | 84.96 | DSC Cricket Stadium, Dubai | Neutral | 21 February 2012 | Won |