Just 24 hours after he predicted the astonishing rise of Twenty20 cricket would ultimately sound the death knell for the longer one-day format, Pietersen delivered the type of spectacular innings which may yet breathe new life into this form of the game.

His stunning, unbeaten 110 off only 112 balls transformed England's innings which was stuttering at the halfway stage. They eventually reached a commanding 307-5 and in reply New Zealand were dismissed for a lowly 193 at Chester-le-Street.

Pietersen's brilliant knock, which included eight fours and three sixes, overshadowed a useful return to form from captain Paul Collingwood and another encouraging bowling display from Stuart Broad.

Promoted to number three after Alastair Cook was ruled out with a shoulder problem, Pietersen thrived.

New Zealand's decision to bowl first was justified when Luke Wright fell early after driving straight to mid-off and Ian Bell's encouraging innings of 46 was ended when he attempted to take a quick single and was run out from short mid-wicket.

He was followed three overs later by Ravi Bopara providing a sharp caught-and-bowled chance to Scott Styris to leave England on 99-3 after 24 overs.

Collingwood came in and chipped his first boundary down the ground and that inspired the first of Pietersen's three sixes, coming down the wicket to hit New Zealand captain Daniel Vettori back over his head and bring up the 50 partnership off 58 balls.

Pietersen then hit a reverse sweep so powerfully off a full-length ball from Styris, it flew over the boundary rope for six.

Four overs later he attempted the same party trick off the same bowler, only this time his reverse sweep flew over what would have been mid-off for another six.

Pietersen's innovations helped add 136 in only 122 balls with Collingwood (64), before the latter chopped a quicker ball from Vettori onto his stumps.

With only 6.1 overs left Owais Shah had little time to make an impression but still succeeded, smashing 49 off 25 balls including four fours and three sixes.

In reply, Brendon McCullum started brightly, racing to 36 off 27 balls, but the introduction of Broad in the ninth over effectively halted New Zealand's challenge. His first delivery bounced more than McCullum expected and he hit it straight to cover.

Broad followed that key scalp by removing fellow-opener Jamie How, caught at cover off a leading edge, while off-spinner Graeme Swann ended the determined innings of middle-order pair Styris and Daniel Flynn.

Collingwood then finished New Zealand's resistance in swift fashion by claiming 4-15 in just 2.5 overs to seal the triumph.

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