Archive · 25 Jul 2025
On This Day in 2011: Pietersen's Double Century Leads England Victory
Imagine it was a big cricket match between England and India.
It was a special game because it was the 100th time they'd played each other.
England's player, Kevin Pietersen, did amazing, scoring a lot of runs.
India's best batsman also did well.
But, India lost because of some injuries.
England won the game and later also won all the other matches.
This was a tough time for the Indian cricket team.
England defeated India by 196 runs in the 100th Test match between the two teams.
The match was the first of India's 2011 tour of England and the 2000th Test in cricket history.
Kevin Pietersen scored an unbeaten double century (202) in the first innings for England.
Rahul Dravid scored a century (103) for India, while Zaheer Khan was injured.
England's win started a 4-0 series defeat for India.
- Who
- England played against India.
- What
- England won the 100th Test match against India.
- When
- The match took place on this day in 2011.
- Where
- The match was at Lord's in England.
- Why
- The match was part of the 2011 tour and started a series of defeats for India.
- Match Result
- England won by 196 runs
- Test Number
- 100th between England and India
- Pietersen's Score
- 202*
- Dravid's Score
- 103
- Series Outcome
- England won the series 4-0