Dominating a top bowler

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Kevin Pietersen has since been in the news for off-field reasons, but on the third day of the Headingley Test, he made the headlines for all the right reasons. The whole innings was outstanding for his aggression and sheer brutality, but especially fearsome was his assault on Dale Steyn, unarguably the best bowler going around in Test cricket today. In 72 balls from Steyn, Pietersen clobbered 64 runs, including 12 fours and a six. Pietersen struck 22 fours in his entire innings of 149, which means more than 50% of the fours were scored off the best bowler in the opposition attack. Batsmen who've scored most runs v Steyn in a Test innings No code has to be inserted here. Batsmen who've been tied down by Steyn in a Test innings No code has to be inserted here. Most runs scored by a batsman v Murali in a Test innings since Jul 2001 No code has to be inserted here. Most runs scored by a batsman v Warne in a Test innings since Jul 2001 No code has to be inserted here. Most runs scored by a batsman v McGrath in a Test innings since Jul 2001 No code has to be inserted here. Most runs scored by a batsman v a bowler in a Test innings since Jul 2001 No code has to be inserted here.

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