Keegan Petersen Career, Records, Biography & More
Keegan Darryl Petersen (born August 8, 1993) is a South African cricketer. A right-handed batsman, occasional wicket-keeper and occasional leg-break bowler, he has played in South African cricket for the Boland, Cape Cobras, Knights and Northern Cape, having made his debut for Boland in February 2012. He made his international debut for the South Africa cricket team in June 2021.
Keegan Petersen Career, Records, Biography & More

Nationality | South Africa |
Role | Batsman |
Born | 8th Aug, 1993 |
Age | 31 years, 7 months, 7 days |
Batting Style | Right Hand Bat |
Bowling Style | Right Arm Leg Spin |
Overview | TEST | T20 | List A | 1st Class | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matches | 11 | 60 | 70 | 124 | ||
Innings | 20 | 52 | 65 | 210 | ||
Not Out | 0 | 13 | 8 | 18 | ||
Runs | 596 | 1079 | 1841 | 7543 | ||
High Score | 82 | 73 | 134 | 225 | ||
Average | 29.80 | 27.66 | 32.29 | 39.28 | ||
Strike Rate | 50.08 | 103.94 | 72.22 | 52.09 | ||
100S | 0 | 0 | 3 | 17 | ||
50S | 4 | 5 | 11 | 37 | ||
6S | 0 | 13 | 17 | 33 | ||
4S | 73 | 104 | 169 | 941 |
Overview | TEST | T20 | List A | 1st Class | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Matches | 11 | 60 | 70 | 124 | ||
Innings | 0 | 5 | 8 | 17 | ||
overs | 0 | 7 | 27.4 | 57 | ||
Runs | 0 | 69 | 145 | 327 | ||
wickets | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | ||
bestinning | 1/18 | 3/49 | ||||
bestmatch | 1/18 | 3/49 | ||||
Average | 48.33 | 109.00 | ||||
econ | 9.85 | 5.24 | 5.73 | |||
Strike Rate | 55.3 | 114.0 | ||||
4W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
5W | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
10w | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Career
Domestic Career
In September 2018 he was called up to the North Cape squad for the 2018 Africa T20 Cup. In April 2021 he was called up to the KwaZulu-Natal squad ahead of the 2021–22 South Africa cricket season.
International Career
In December 2019, Petersen was included in South Africa's Test squad for their series against England. In December 2020, Petersen was called up to the South Africa Test squad for his run against Sri Lanka. However, he was later withdrawn from the South Africa squad after testing positive for COVID-19. In January 2021, Petersen was called up to the South Africa Test squad again, this time for his series against Pakistan. In May 2021, Petersen was called up to the South Africa Test squad again, this time for his series against the West Indies. Petersen made his Test debut for South Africa against the West Indies on 6 June 2021.
Keegan Petersen was selected in South Africa's squad for Test series against India at home. He was voted last Test's Player of the Match and was also the Series Player. He was the top scorer in the series.