Kevin Pietersen
152off 181 balls
Kevin Pietersen made 152 off 181 balls against South Africa at Lord's in 2008. The match was drawn.
Was it a ton of consequence?
No: a good ton. A draw, and his side was never in danger of losing, so the hundred didn't save anything. 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+12.858
Narrative18% weight+10.659
Conditions & Opposition14% weight+9.266
Historical Weight10% weight+5.454
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.762
Greatness score on your weighting58.5
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, 3. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 58.1 and 59.8.