Kumar Sangakkara
156*off 192 balls
Kumar Sangakkara made 156* off 192 balls against New Zealand at Wellington in 2006. Sri Lanka won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: carried the innings. In at 1 for 0, level. He made 58% of the team's 268, and no one else came close. The team won by 217 runs. The series was still to be settled in this Test. The rest of the team added only 112. How a ToC is decided
Sources: Cricsheet ball-by-ball data
High confidence. We have the full ball-by-ball record: the score when the batter came in, the lead and what the series rode on.
How the score is builtscore · points
Match Impact30% weight+16.856
Clutchness22% weight+13.059
Narrative18% weight+10.860
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+5.555
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.762
Greatness score on your weighting59.0
Your weighting
- Match Impact30%Did it decide the course of the game?
- Clutchness22%The weight of pressure in the moment
- Narrative18%The story surrounding the innings
- Conditions & Opposition14%What and who they were up against
- Historical Weight10%How time and experts have judged it
- Perceived Greatness6%The consensus of those who watched
How divisive is it?
Universally great, 2. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 58.8 and 60.1.
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