Kevin Pietersen
151off 165 balls
Kevin Pietersen made 151 off 165 balls against Sri Lanka at Colombo (PSS) in 2012. England won the match.
Was it a ton of consequence?
Yes: carried the innings. In at 2 for 213, 62 behind. He made 33% of the team's 460, and no one else came close. The team won by 8 wickets. The series was still to be settled in this Test. He scored at 92 runs per 100 balls. 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+5.252
Perceived Greatness6% weight+3.762
Greatness score on your weighting58.3
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, 4. Almost everyone agrees. This innings transcends the debate. Across five points of view it scores between 57.6 and 59.7.